Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats (19-6, 9-3 SEC) will try to build up some confidence on the road when they take on Ole Miss (16-9, 7-5 SEC) at the Tad Smith Coliseum in SEC action that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Kentucky fans can find the radio broadcast on WKYM 101.7 FM, while Rebels fans can find the game on Sports 56 WBHQ.
Ole Miss is 10-3 at home, but is staring down the barrel of a brutal two-game homestand that includes tonight's matchup vs. Kentucky, followed by a tussle with the No. 3 Florida Gators. "It's two tremendous challenges for our group," head coach Andy Kennedy said. "But also two tremendous opportunities."
Controversial guard Marshall Henderson is having a nice season in terms of scoring the ball (19.5 points per game), but it hasn't translated to a dominant season. They may need to sweep these two games to be in contention for an at-large bid to the big dance, and are facing a rabid defense allowing just 66 points per game.
Kentucky is far from unbeatable though, with six defeats on their record already including a 10-point loss to Florida their last time out. The young team has had ups and downs but head coach John Calipari seems happy with their progress.
"I'm happy with my team," Calipari said. "That game showed me we're as good as anybody in the country. Now we've got to shore up a few things."
With a team consisting of so many underclassmen, aloofness or laziness can sometimes set in. Freshman guard Aaron Harrison said this group is hungry to prove their mettle though as March closes in.
"They'll try to prove something against us," Harrison said. "But we're trying to prove something against them as well."
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