DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall have differing accounts of a story from their time as Kentucky basketball teammates.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-2) are en route to Rupp Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (2-1).

From the Dream Game of 1983 to the Final Four of 2012, the Louisville-Kentucky rivalry has been one of college basketball's most storied series.

Clemson ended up as a 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga was an 8 seed. So was Louisville. None from that group made it past the first week of March Madness, and Ohio State didn’t make the field at all.

“They done got somebody in the crowd, like y'all got a megaphone and they're like, okay, now we got Allen coming in,” Ray-Ray recounted. “See, they got the student body and the alumni on the payroll, like metaphorically, because they know when a recruit comes, they let that recruit know.”

The Tennessee Volunteers moved to 2-0 on the season after a 95-56 win over Northern Kentucky. The Vols edged out Mercer 76-61 for the first win of the season.