The #10 team in the nation, Kentucky, hosts the #6 ranked Duke Blue Devils in Rupp Arena tonight at 6pm.
The game will be televised on CW and Fox Sports South.
It will be streamed online on ESPN3.com
Here is a preview:
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[*]Tonight is UK’s first game in Rupp Arena since 2008. The Wildcats hold a 20-12 all time mark in Rupp.
[*]No. 10 Kentucky is 8-0 after an impressive 74-54 win over Louisville on Sunday. The Wildscats shot 47.1% from the floor, including a season high 52.6% from the 3 point line(10-19). It marked the largest margin of victory over a top 10 ranked opponent in program history.
[*]No. 6 Duke enters Thursday’s game coming off a 92-43 victory over Pittsburgh in which sophomore guard Chelsea Gray recorded the firrst triple double of her career and the fourth in Duke women’s basketball history.
[*]The Wildcats have forced dboule-digit turnovers in 90 consecutive games. The Wildcats are 65-25 during that span, including 32-1 when forcing 25 plus miscues. UK has forced at least 30 turnovers in 7 of 8 games this season.
[*]The Blue Devils have 4 players who are averaging over 10 point per game, led by freshman center Elizabeth Williams who is averaging a team high 11.9 points and a team high 9.4 rebounds.
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[B]Kentucky Wildcats[/B]
PG-24 Amber Smith
F-31 Samantha Drake
G-1 A’dia Mathies
G-32 Kastine Evans
G-13 Bria Goss
[B]Duke Blue Devils[/B]
F-32 Tricia Liston
F-33 Haley Peters
C-1 Elizabeth Williams
G-4 Chloe Wells
G-12 Chelsea Gray
