Overview
- Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET Tuesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
 - The matchup is not on national television, with viewing listed on SEC Network+ via the ESPN app.
 - One outlet listed Big Ten Network and Fubo for the broadcast, a claim that conflicts with the broader reporting.
 - No. 9 Kentucky enters after an exhibition win over No. 1 Purdue and a loss to Georgetown.
 - The Wildcats are expected to be without guards Jaland Lowe and Denzel Aberdeen, while Nicholls returns starters Jaylen Searles, Trae English and Sincere Malone as Kentucky is listed as a heavy favorite.