Tonight at 9:40 p.m. ET on CBS the stars of the 2015 NCAA Tournament will take the court. The unbeaten Kentucky Wildcats, this year's top overall seed, will face off vs. No. 16 seed Hampton in what is, on paper, the most lopsided matchup of the tournament. Live stream this game free by clicking this link. Kentucky fans can listen to the radio broadcast on WKYM 101.7 while Hampton fans may do likewise by tuning in to WHOV 88.1.
Despite having one of the most loaded teams in the country, Kentucky's leading scorer, Aaron Harrison, scores just 11.3 points per game. That is because the Wildcats share the rock well, and Harrison only has to play 25 minutes a game thanks to the available depth. The Wildcats have 10 players getting more than 10 minutes of floor time a night.
"Kentucky's a great team, but at the end of the day everybody wants to play against the best and see how you measure up against the best," Hampton coach Edward Joyner Jr. said. "That's what we're going to get the chance to do tomorrow night and we earned that right."
Hampton was only a .500 club this year that got hot in their conference tournament, but their balanced scoring might keep things interesting. The Pirates have four players averaging double-digit scoring, but their top scorer and rebounder Dwight Meikle won't be available thanks to a sprained ankle.
Without Meikle around, Quinton Chievous will need to step up. Over the course of the season he has averaged 10.4 points (fourth best on the team) and 6.4 rebounds, second only to Meikle.
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