LEXINGTON, Ky. – The UK men’s basketball team will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Nov. 29 in the 2012 SEC/Big East Challenge, ESPN announced on Friday. The squads will meet in South Bend, Ind., at a time yet to be determined.
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The SEC/Big East Challenge will feature 12 schools in the SEC competing against 12 schools from the Big East over a three day period beginning Nov. 29.
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The Wildcats lead the all-time series against the Irish, 42-18; however Notre Dame holds an8-6 advantage over Kentucky in South Bend. UK defeated the Irish in the most recent meeting, 72-58 in Louisville during the 2011 season.
The last time the two teams met in South Bend, the Irish bested the Cats, 77-67, in the 2009 NIT, ending UK’s season.[/FONT]
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Only matchups and dates have been determined. Game times and networks will be announced at a later date.[/FONT][FONT=arial]
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2012 SEC/BIG EAST CHALLENGE[/U][/B]
[B]Thursday, November 29[SUP]th[/SUP] [/B]
· Kentucky at Notre Dame
· South Carolina at St. John’s
· Seton Hall at LSU
· Marquette at Florida
[B]Friday, November 30[SUP]th[/SUP] [/B]
· Georgia at South Florida
· DePaul at Auburn
· Tennessee at Georgetown
· Syracuse at Arkansas
[B]Saturday, December 1[SUP]st[/SUP] [/B]
· Mississippi State at Providence
· Rutgers at Ole Miss
· Alabama at Cincinnati
· Villanova at Vanderbilt
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