Kentucky and St. John's open the SEC-Big East Invitational this season in a game that looked a lot better before the Red Storm lost several members of their recruiting class to eligibility issues. Kentucky looks to see if it can hang on to a shiny new #1 ranking for more than a single game, something the 2010 squad was unable to do.

Tentative Upcoming GOG Schedule (to help you plan your GOGness):

GOG #3: St. Johns

GOG #4: UNC

GOG #5: Indiana

GOG #6: Chattanooga, Samford, Loyola, Lamar

GOG #7: Louisville

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Note: A "Stop" is defined as a possession where a team does not score any points.

Entries are due by tip-off at 7:30 PM Thursday.

GOG 2011-12 #03: St. Johns [47 points]

1. Who wins the game? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] UK
   
2. How many points does UK score? [4/3/2/1 points] 81
   
3. How many points does St. John's score? [4/3/2/1 points] 59
   
4. How many players (both teams) score in double figures in the game? [4 points] 5
   
5. One place where St. John's excels is not sending opponents to the free throw line. How many FT Attempts for UK in the game? [3 points] 30
   
6. St. John's gets to the line a lot, but doesn't shoot particularly well. What is the Made FT differential for the game (UK's Made FTs minus STJ's Made FTs)? [3 points] +1
   
7. What is the longest string of consecutive stops that UK's defense makes against St. John's? [3 points] 6 stops in a row
   
8. How many different times does the UK defense put together a string of 3 or more consecutive stops? [3 points] 5 separate times with 3 or more stops in a row
   
9. Which player (both teams combined) has the best Offensive Rating in the game? [4 points] Lamb
   
10. Doron Lamb: predict his made 3's/made 2's/assists. [2 points each, 6 points total] 2/4/3
    
11. The awesomely named Sir`Dominic Pointer: predict his FGA+FTA/blocks+steals/assists+turnovers [2 points each, 6 points total] 11/3/1
    
12. Some other games from the SEC/Big East Invitational: Pick the winners of Alabama vs Georgetown, Syracuse vs Florida, Louisville vs Vanderbilt, and West Virginia vs Mississippi St. [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect, 4 points total] Georgetown, Syracuse, Louisville, Mississippi St
    
13. Which conference wins the Invitational [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] Big East
    
14. A little football: the inaugural Pac-12 championship will be played Friday between UCLA and Oregon. Who wins? [+1 if correct, -1 if incorrect] Oregon
    
15. Special Bonus: What is the highest combined score in a game in the SEC/BE event? The closest answer will get 3 points and every answer within 15 points of the correct answer will get 1 point. 143 (South Carolina/Providence)