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).

No. 12 Louisville men's basketball beat No. 9 Kentucky, 96-88, for its first rivalry win over the Wildcats in nearly five years.

Jaxon Kohler had 17 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Jeremy Fears scored a career-high 15 points and had nine assists, and No. 17 Michigan State beat San Jose State 79-60 on Thursday night.

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.

A pair of former Kentucky high school basketball stars led Western Kentucky to a rivalry win over Eastern Kentucky.

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.

Mikel Brown Jr. announced himself to the college basketball world on Tuesday night with a monster game in Louisville's win over Kentucky.