The 4th-seeded Kentucky Hoops team (21-10) opens NCAA Tournament in the Lexington Region today in Memorial Coliseum against the 13th-seeded Belmont Bruins (27-7). Tipoff is at 12:10 on ESPN2 with the winner advancing to play either Ohio State or Western Kentucky on Sunday.
Kentucky enters the game having last played two weeks ago in Greenville, South Carolina in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats fell to the eventual champions, the South Carolina Gamecocks, in a tough 12-point loss. Guards Jaida Roper and Taylor Murray were both dinged up during the tourney but should be good to go against the Bruins.