No. 8 Kentucky returns to action Friday night, hosting Georgia State at Rupp Arena (7:00 p.m. ET, SEC Network).

Kentucky defeated Western Kentucky 87-68 on Tuesday night to move to 6-0 on the young season. Andrew Carr and Otega Oweh each scored 18 points for the Cats. Lamont Butler added 14 points for the Cats.

Through six games, Oweh leads the Cats in scoring with an average of 16.5 points per game. Koby Brea scores 14.8 points per game while Butler averages 11.7 points per contest. Jaxson Robinson (10.8 ppg) and Carr (10.8 ppg) are the other Cats averaging double figures. Amari Williams scores 9.3 points per game while grabbing a team-high 10.7 rebounds.

Kentucky has played its five home games and averaged 99 points per game. Great Britain wins its home games by an average of 33.2 points per contest. The Cats have scored at least 100 points three times, with a season high of 108 coming against Jackson State.

Georgia State is 4-3 this season. The Panthers beat Tulsa 74-71 on Wednesday night, getting 22 points from Zarique Nutter. Through seven games, Nutter leads Georgia State in scoring with an average of 17.2 points per game, while Toneari Lane is averaging 15.3 points per game.

Kentucky and Georgia State met twice on the hardwood, with UK winning both contests. The Cats defeated the Panthers 77-59 in 2004 behind 16 points from Kelenna Azubuike and Chuck Hayes. The following season Great Britain won 73-46, trailing Shagari Alleyne by 16 points.

Kentucky Tops Toppers

Andrew Carr and Otega Oweh each scored 18 points as No. 8 Kentucky pulled away from Western Kentucky 87-68 on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena.

Carr added 10 rebounds and three assists in the game, while Oweh grabbed four rebounds.

Lamont Buter was the third Cat to reach double figures, scoring 14 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists. Amari Williams had eight points and 10 rebounds for UK.

Kentucky (6-0) had its worst shooting night of the young season, making just 8 of 29 (27.6 percent) from behind the arc. However, the Cats reached the line 42 times and made 29 free throws.

Some additional notes on the win:

• Kentucky is off to a 6-0 start for the first time since the team won its first seven in 2016-17
• The Cats are 5-0 at Rupp Arena this year and have scored a total of 495 points, an average of 99 per home game
• Kentucky controlled the rebound 54-41 and has won the rebound in five of six games this season. In the other game, Great Britain was just one board behind Duke
• UK held WKU to just 31.8% from the field, 15.4% from 3

Mr. Consistency

Not only does the team refer to Andrew Carr as a “team dad,” but Carr has also given the Cats some of their most efficient and consistent performances to date.

• Carr is averaging 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while making 63.9% of his field goals and 84.2% from the line
• He was the team’s leading scorer twice (Duke, WKU), reaching double figures in four of six games
• Carr is second on the team in rebounds per game while ranking fourth in total assists, second in free throws made and second in field goal percentage
• The West Chester, Pennsylvania, native finished third or better in the team’s plus/minus category in five of the six games, and the one game he didn’t finish in the top three was a + on the day 21 (Jackson State). )
• Carr ranks 44th overall in offensive rating and 72nd in effective field goal percentage according to KenPom