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UNC will travel to the Bluegrass State to face Kentucky in Rupp Arena Tuesday night as part of the ACC-SEC Challenge.
The Wildcats face North Carolina in the third installment of the league challenge Tuesday night. Who will they get for Year 4?
Kentucky basketball's Mark Pope proved he can coach last season. This season, as early as it is, we’ll find out if he can cut it at UK.
This top-25 college basketball matchup features potential NBA lottery pick Caleb Wilson for UNC and Mark Pope’s very deep, experienced Wildcats, who are favored by 6.5 points. Oddsmakers also believe this will be a high-scoring contest with the point total sitting near 163.5 on most books.
It wasn't Wilson who killed them in the end. It was lesser-heralded UNC freshman Derek Dixon, who made two go-ahead buckets in the final minute while logging a career-high 24 minutes in his first true road game.
Louisville (7-0) is No. 6 in the new rankings and also has a big week coming up. The Cardinals will play at No. 25 Arkansas in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night before a game against No. 22 Indiana in Indianapolis on Saturday.