How to Watch: Mizzou Men's Basketball at No. 6 Kentucky
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The Missouri men's basketball team started SEC play on the wrong foot by falling to Georgia 75-68 on Jan. 6.
The game was filled by runs on both sides, including a 17-point first-half comeback by the Tigers. However, against Kentucky, their next opponent, a deficit of that much will be all but impossible to recover from.
Kentucky landed at the No. 6 spot in Monday's AP Poll release, and the Wildcats are on a five-game win streak. Additionally, their 90.8 points per game is the third-most in all of Division I.
To make things even more difficult, Kentucky will be the home team at Rupp Arena, a place where they own an astonishing record of 653-82 since 1976.
Simply put, the only way the Tigers will be able to pull off the upset is if they play their best basketball of the young season.
What: Missouri Tigers (8-6, 0-1 SEC) at No. 6 Kentucky (11-2, 1-0 SEC)
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.
When: Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN
Series: Kentucky leads 14-3 with the first meeting occurring on Dec. 31, 1960.
Last meeting: Missouri defeated Kentucky 89-75 on Dec. 28, 2022. Kobe Brown led the Tigers with 30 points and D'Moi Hodge, DeAndre Gholston and Sean East II also scored double figures.
Last time out, Missouri: The Tigers fell to Georgia 75-68 in a game filled with runs by both teams. East scored 18 points and tallied eight assists. Tamar Bates, Aidan Shaw and Noah Carter also finished with 10-plus points.
Last time out, Kentucky: The Wildcats outlasted Florida 87-85 behind 19 points from Antonio Reeves. Reed Sheppard, D.J. Wagner, Tre Mitchell and Aaron Bradshaw also scored double-digit points.
