What’s it like to cover a first-ever top-10 exhibition between the winningest program in college basketball history and the No. 1 team in the country entering 2025-26? The game didn’t count, but Kentucky vs. Purdue was electric, and KSR was there to soak up every second of it.
How did the Wildcats pull off the 78-65 win against the Boilermakers — without two potential starters in All-SEC guard Jaland Lowe and likely lottery pick Jayden Quaintance, no less? Did the crowd live up to the hype, despite the Friday-night start time at 6 p.m. ET? What’s it like watching the KSR crew work well into the night (and early morning) inside Rupp Arena?