The Kentucky vs. Louisville basketball rivalry game takes place earlier than ever this year, but that’s doing little to temper the excitement. KSR’s LIVE BLOG will bring you all the sights and sounds from the KFC Yum Center for the No. 9 Cats vs. the No. 12 Cards (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Both teams are 2-0 so far this season. Louisville has one of the best freshmen in the country in point guard Mikel Brown Jr., who will go up against Jaland Lowe and Denzel Aberdeen, two guards with plenty of experience. While both teams play a similar style of offense, Kentucky’s defense is better thus far, ranked No.