LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball suffered the most lopsided loss of the Mark Pope era — and the program's second worst margin of defeat this century aside from a 41-point setback to Vanderbilt in 2008 — in its most recent outing. UK struggled in every facet of a 94-59 loss to Gonzaga in Nashville.

With two more matchups versus power-league foes in the next 11 days — it hosts bitter border-state rival Indiana on Saturday, then faces St. John's and former coach Rick Pitino in Atlanta on Dec. 20 — the Wildcats need any shred of positivity they can muster.

Enter North Carolina Central . Stream Kentucky vs. North Carolina Central

Kentucky's opponent tonight at Rupp Arena , NCCU is 3-8 on the season. Its three wins are against a Division II club ( Bluefield State ), an

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