Official Site of the Blue Devils · Nov 7, 2021
Duke, Kentucky Tip Off Season with Top-10 Showdown Tuesday
OPENING TIP
The ninth-ranked Duke men's basketball team opens the program's 117th season with a marquee showdown versus 10th-ranked Kentucky in the State Farm Champions Classic on Tuesday in New York City.
The game tips at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN with Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Holly Rowe on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield, while Marc Kestecher and Bob Valvano are nationally on ESPN Radio.
A match-up between two of the four winningest programs in NCAA history, Duke has won eight of the last 10 meetings with Kentucky and is 6-2 versus the Wildcats under Mike Krzyzewski.