Wednesday college basketball: No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats jumped out to a 17-0 lead to start the game and battled the rest of the way in a UK 78-67 victory over the Colgate Raiders at Rupp Arena. Koby Brea led the Cats with 17 points. Otega Oweh 15, Amari Williams 15 , Andres Carr 11 points and 10 rebounds, Jaxson Robinson 11.
Up next- Saturday the “Battle in the Bluegrass” No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats (9-1) host the Louisville Cardinals (6-4) at Rupp Arena. UK leads the overall series 39-17. The Cats won the last meeting 95-76 at the Yum Center in Louisville last season. Tipoff at 5:15p on ESPN.
Thursday night NFL: Los Angeles Rams (7-6) at San Francisco 49ers (6-7). Kickoff 8:15p on Prime Video.
Friday high school basketball broadcasts: Rockcastle Co. Lady Rockets (1-2) at Somerset Lady Brair Jumpers (2-1). Tipoff 6p. Boys- Rockcastle Co. Rockets (1-2) at Somerset Brair Jumpers (1-2). Tipoff about 7:45p. Both games will be broadcast live on Somerset 106.1 FM & Somerset106.com. Live coverage begins at 5:40p.
Saturday college basketball:
Murray State Racers (5-2/1-0 MVC) vs WKU Hilltoppers (6-3/0-0 CUSA) at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green. Live coverage at 1:30p, tipoff at 2p ET on WTLO AM 1480/97.7 FM.
Saturday women’s college basketball: No. 16 Kentucky Wildcats (8-1) vs Purdue Boilermakers (5-4) at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN. Purdue leads the all-time series 2-0. The last meeting was a Boilermakers 87-67 win over the Wildcats in Lexington in 2000. Tipoff at 5p on the Big 10 Network.
Sunday NFL: Cincinnati Bengals (5-8) at Tennessee Titans (3-10).The Bengals seek their second straight road win coming off a 27-20 win at Dallas on Monday night. Tennessee leads the overall series 41-37-1 overall, 24-15-1 as the home team, and 7-5 in games played since their relocation to Nashville in 1997. Former Kentucky Wildcat Wil Levis is the Titans starting QB. On the season Levis is 173/272 passing for 1,827 yards, 12 TD’s and 9 interceptions. On the season, Bengals QB Joe Burrow is a stellar 335/490 passing for 3,706 yards with 33 TD’s and 6 INT’s. Live coverage begins at 11:30a, kickoff 1p on WTLO AM 1480/97.7 FM & FOX-TV.
