No. 19 LSU Set For Showdown At No. 5 Kentucky

by Staff Reporter

February 12, 20196 Comments

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The No. 19 LSU Tigers (19-4, 9-1 SEC) take on the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats (20-3, 9-1 SEC) Tuesday night in Lexington, KY at Rupp Arena.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN. Karl Ravech, Dick Vitale and Laura Rutledge will be on the call. Per LSUSports.net:

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Kentucky comes in 20-3 overall and also 9-1 in the SEC, tied for second with LSU, one game behind No. 1 Tennessee. The Wildcats have won 10 straight games and comes into the game off a 71-67 win at Mississippi State.

The game will be televised on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT with Karl Ravech, Dick Vitale and Laura Rutledge on the call. The Voice of the Tigers, Chris Blair, and former LSU head coach John Brady will have the call on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge).

LSU has won five times in 49 trips to face the Wildcats in Lexington, with the most recent Tigers win coming in 2009 when LSU clinched the SEC regular-season title. Current LSU Director of Student-Athlete Development Tasmin Mitchell hit the winning bucket in the victory. Read more.