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The Kentucky Wildcats play the Duke Blue Devils in college basketball’s Champions Classic at State Farm Arena. ESPN will televise the game at approximately 9 p.m., following the Michigan State-Kansas matchup scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

The Kentucky Wildcats had their first big test of the season on Tuesday night in Atlanta for the Champions Classic, and it lived up to the hype as usual. It was a classic finish, as clutch free-throws by both Lamont Butler and Otega Oweh sealed the big 77-72 victory over No.

Duke head men's basketball coach Jon Scheyer expressed some worry Tuesday night regarding his team's recent cramping issues following a 77-72 loss

ATLANTA — Kentucky has a coach with a clipboard who knows how to use it. New Wildcats head man Mark Pope made all the right decisions down the stretch of a 77-72 win over No. 6 Duke that will have Big Blue Nation falling even further in love with him.

No. 19 Kentucky got its first look at a big dog Tuesday with its game against No. 6 Duke, and by walking away from the Champions Classic clash with the 77-72 win, the Wildcats proved themselves to still be big dogs too.