Kentucky has played teams coached by Rick Pitino 18 times before (with a 12-6 record), but something about this one feels different. KSR’s LIVE BLOG will bring you all the sights and sounds from Kentucky vs. No. 22 St. John’s in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta, a showdown of Pitino and his former team captain, Mark Pope.
Pope vs. Pitino is the main headline in this one, just the second meeting of the two as head coaches, but there are plenty of other storylines. Both teams desperately need wins. Kentucky just got its first “big win” of the season vs.