Buckle up. Louisville and Kentucky basketball meet on the court today at the KFC Yum! Center .

It's not only the earliest meeting ever between the archrivals but also their first as ranked foes since 2019 .

Pat Kelsey 's No. 12 Cardinals (2-0) beat South Carolina State (104-45) and Jackson State (106-70) during Week 1 of the regular season. Mark Pope 's No. 8 Wildcats (2-0) are coming off victories over Nicholls (77-51) and Valparaiso (107-59) and jumped to No. 1 in the country on advanced analytics website KenPom.com over the weekend.

UK leads the all-time series, 40-17.

Here's what you need to know to follow today's game from home:

UK vs U of L basketball game time

Louisville and Kentucky are scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m. today inside the Yum! Center.

Ken

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