Picture by Chet White | UK Athletics
Picture by Chet White | UK Athletics
The sultry sounds that accompany March Insanity will introduce the Kentucky Wildcats at the moment at Rupp Area. If UK doesn’t defeat Notre Dame on CBS to finish a three-game dropping streak, many followers throughout the BBN will marvel if there will probably be an NCAA Event bid on this workforce’s future.
After blowing out Morehead State within the season opener, the Wildcats haven’t regarded just like the workforce any of us anticipated within the preseason. There are a lot of issues you’ll be able to level out nearly any time down the courtroom. The obvious downside is within the turnover division. Kentucky averages 18.3 turnovers per recreation. EIGHTEEN. Solely two dozen groups are worse within the nation.
“It’s one thing we discuss at follow on a regular basis: making the straightforward play,” Olivier Sarr said Friday, “not making an attempt to make the most effective play or the hero play, simply caring for the ball and ensuring we get by our offense.”
The excellent news is that Notre Dame is without doubt one of the worst groups within the nation at forcing turnovers. If Kentucky takes care of the ball, knocks down just a few pictures and incorporates Prentiss Hubb, it may very well be a enjoyable Saturday at Rupp Area.
Cease Prentiss Hubb
The junior guard is a one-man wrecking crew for the Preventing Irish. Hubb leads the workforce in factors (22.3) and assists (5.3) per recreation, whereas additionally grabbing 5 rebounds and one steal per recreation. A 43.4 p.c shooter from three-point land, Kentucky’s guards could have their palms full with Hubb.
Streaks
Two vital streaks are on the road at the moment at Rupp. Kentucky has misplaced 4 in a row underneath Calipari solely as soon as, again in 2018. The Wildcats have additionally NEVER misplaced to Notre Dame at dwelling. The Preventing Irish are winless in eight video games at Rupp Area.
Vegas, TV, Radio
A lot to the shock of many UK followers, Kentucky opened as 9-point favorites, a quantity that rapidly fell to UK -7, with a complete set for 144.5. Kentucky is 2-2 ATS in 2020.
Kevin McCarthy and Invoice Raftery are on the decision for CBS at Midday ET. In case you can’t watch the entire motion, you’ll be able to hear the Voice of the Wildcats, Tom Leach, on a wide range of platforms.
- AM: 840 WHAS, 630 WLAP
- FM: 98.1 WBUL
- Satellite tv for pc: XM-190 and Sirius-137
- On-line: iHeart Radio
Hearken to the KSR Pregame Present
Jack Pilgrim is becoming a member of the KSR crew to arrange you for the Cats and the Preventing Irish. Flip your radio dial to 630 WLAP or stream the hour-long present on iHeart Radio starting at 9:30 am.
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Military-Navy and a Full Slate of School Soccer
The Kentucky basketball recreation will function the pregame present for America’s best rivalry, Military vs. Navy. For the primary time since World Struggle II was waging in 1943, the sport will probably be performed at West Level. Have a look again at Navy’s 13-0 victory from nearly 80 years in the past.
For the primary time since 1943, the Military-Navy Sport will happen at West Level.
Here’s a look again on the final time America’s Sport was performed at Michie Stadium. #ArmyNavy | @USAA pic.twitter.com/DEk2pJMclb
— Military-Navy Sport (@ArmyNavyGame) November 3, 2020
The sport kicks off at 3 pm on CBS. A have a look at the remainder of the massive video games on at the moment’s faculty soccer slate:
- Midday: #1 Alabama at Arkansas on ESPN
- Midday: #9 Georgia at #25 Missouri on SECN
- Midday: Utah at #21 Colorado on Fox
- 3:30: #17 North Carolina #10 Miami on ABC
- 3:30: Wisconsin at #16 Iowa on FS1
- 3:30: #22 Oklahoma State at Baylor on ESPN
- 4:00: Cal at Wazzu on Fox
- 4:00: Tennessee at Vanderbilt on SECN
- 7:30: #15 USC at UCLA on ABC
- 7:30: Auburn at Miss. State on SECN
- 10:00: San Diego State at #18 BYU on ESPN2
State Championships are Set
We’ll have extra on precisely what went down throughout the state Friday night time all through the day. However first, heartbreak and the entire scores from across the state. West Carter got here up brief in a comeback effort towards Beechwood in Kroger’s KSR Sport of the Week and Gavin Wimsatt’s Owensboro Purple Devils superior to the 5A State Championship after Frederick Douglass missed this game-winning kick with lower than a minute to play.
Douglass area aim no good. Owensboro @SrHighFootball takes over. Purple Devils up 28-27. Only a knee left pic.twitter.com/X6HpcjhfDo
— Jared Peck (@HLpreps) December 12, 2020
- 1A: KCD 27, Williamsburg 21
- 1A: Paintsville 21, Newport Central Catholic 7
- 2A: Beechwood 35, West Carter 34
- 2A: LCA 48, Murray 13
- 3A: E-City 39, CAL 20
- 3A: Ashland Blazer 10, Belfry 3
- 4A: Boyle County 55, Hopkinsville 0
- 4A: Franklin County 20, Johnson Central 12
- 5A: Owensboro 28, Frederick Douglass 27
- 6A: Male 49, Dunbar 6
- 6A: Trinity 31, St. X 0
