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NEW YORK — In its most recent game against a Power Conference opponent, Ohio State was thoroughly outclassed. And embarrassed. Auburn obliterated OSU, 91-53, last week at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

By the slimmest of margins, the Buckeyes avoided losing a game by 40 (or more) for the first time in nearly six decades when they fell to BYU, 112-71, on Dec. 22, 1965.

But Kentucky coach Mark Pope couldn’t care less about Ohio State’s lopsided loss to Auburn. Neither did OSU’s three other losses (Maryland, Pittsburgh and Texas A&M) this season.

“They’re a formidable opponent,” Pope said of the Buckeyes, who the Wildcats face today in one CBS Sports Classic competition in New York. “It’s a really, really, really good team. They’ve had a lot of success and then a couple of games that I think they would have liked to take back.”

At Ohio State, Pope saw similarities to his own team.

“(It’s) a really, really good, talented team that will continue to get better and better,” Pope said, “and it’s going to be an epic clash.”

The biggest question mark entering the game connecting both teams: Buckeyes forward Aaron Bradshawwho spent last season with the Wildcats before transferring. Sore CBS Sports’ Jon RothsteinOhio State will determine Bradshaw’s status for today’s game after the shootaround.

The 7-foot-1, 215-pound Bradshaw haven’t played since Nov 19. He is averaging 7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in four appearances this season.

Can No. 4 Kentucky continue to win today?

Follow along below with live updates from Madison Square Garden:

Here’s a look at the final box score:

A dull opening 20 minutes for UK, who had their last lead (21-20) with exactly nine minutes remaining.

Kentucky is shooting 34.8% (8 for 23) from the field and is just 2 of 11 (18.2%) from the 3-point line.

Ohio State is 17 of 27 (63%) from the field.

Andrew Carr has nine points to lead the Wildcats, while Aaron Bradshaw has nine for the Buckeyes.

At the under-8 timeout, Kentucky trails Ohio State, 22-21.

UK is 7 for 15 (47%) from the field all of OSU is 10 of 18 (56%).

There are 7:32 left in the first half.

Here are Kentucky’s starters vs. Ohio State:

It’s the same starting five UK has trotted out for its two preseason exhibitions (versus Kentucky Wesleyan and Minnesota State Mankato, respectively) and its first eight regular season games (Wright State, Bucknell, Duke, Lipscomb, Jackson State, Western Kentucky , Georgia State and Clemson) before Butler suffered an injury in the second half of the loss to Clemson. He sat out the next two outings (Gonzaga and Colgate) before returning with a 33-point outburst in last week’s win over Louisville.

And here is Ohio State’s lineup:

Aaron Bradshaw, a five-star signee in Kentucky’s top-ranked 2023 class, is now at Ohio State after transferring once UK’s 2023-24 season concludes.

He has not played for more than a month. His last appearance for the Buckeyes was on November 19th. But he has missed OSU’s last seven games when the university investigated an alleged domestic incident at his off-campus apartment.

According to CBS Sports’ Jon RothsteinBradshaw will suit up for tonight’s game. But he remains doubtful to play, according to Rothstein.

He is averaging 7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in four appearances for the Buckeyes this season.

The contest between the Wildcats and the Buckeyes will be shown on CBS. Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline) will have the call.

Authenticated subscribers can access CBS via TV-connected devices or can live stream the game at CBSSports.com or via the CBS Sports app.

You can also stream CBS on Fubo, which offers one free trial version.

Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will call the UK radio network at 840 in Louisville and both at 630 and 98.1 FM in Lexington.

You can also listen online via UKAthletics.com.

Betting odds: Kentucky is a 7 ½ point favorite (-120). BetMGMwhich set the over/under to 159 ½ points (-110). Money line odds are Kentucky -350, Ohio State +280.

  • 23 October: exhibition vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 123, Kentucky Wesleyan 52
  • 29 October: exhibition vs. Minnesota State Mankato ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 98, Minnesota State Mankato 67
  • November 4: vs. Wright State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 103, Wright State 62
  • November 9: vs. Bucknell (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 100, Bucknell 72
  • November 12: vs. Duke (Champions Classic; State Farm Arena, Atlanta) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 77, Duke 72
  • November 19: vs. Lipscomb, (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 97, Lipscomb 68
  • November 22: vs. Jackson State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 108, Jackson State 59
  • November 26: vs. Western Kentucky (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 87, Western Kentucky 68
  • November 29: vs. Georgia State (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 105, Georgia State 76
  • Dec. 3: at Clemson (ACC/SEC Challenge) ∣ SCORE: Clemson 70, Kentucky 66
  • December 7: vs. Gonzaga (Climate Pledge Arena; Seattle) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 90, Gonzaga 89 (OT)
  • December 11: vs. Colgate (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 78, Colgate 67
  • December 14: vs. Louisville (Rupp Arena) ∣ SCORE: Kentucky 93, Louisville 85
  • December 21: vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic; Madison Square Garden, New York), 6 p.m. 17.30, CBS
  • December 31: vs. Brown (Rupp Arena), at 2 p.m., ESPNU
  • January 4: vs. Florida (Rupp Arena), at 11, ESPN
  • Jan. 7: at Georgia, 7 p.m. 19, SEC Network
  • Jan. 11: at Mississippi State 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m., SEC Network
  • January 14: vs. Texas A&M (Rupp Arena), at 7 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
  • January 18: vs. Alabama (Rupp Arena), noon, ESPN
  • Jan. 25: at Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
  • Jan. 28: at Tennessee, 7 p.m. 19, ESPN
  • February 1: vs. Arkansas (Rupp Arena), at 21, ESPN
  • Feb. 4: at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. 19, ESPN
  • February 8: vs. South Carolina (Rupp Arena), noon, ESPN/ESPN2
  • February 11: vs. Tennessee (Rupp Arena), at 19, ESPN
  • Feb. 15: at Texas, 7 p.m. 20, ESPN
  • February 19: vs. Vanderbilt (Rupp Arena), at 19, SEC Network
  • Feb. 22: at Alabama 6 p.m., ESPN
  • February 26: at Oklahoma 9 p.m., SEC Network
  • March 1: vs. Auburn (Rupp Arena), 1/4 p.m., ABC/ESPN
  • March 4: vs. LSU (Rupp Arena), at 7/9 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
  • March 8: at Missouri, noon, ESPN/SEC Network

Record: 10-1

  • Ansley Almonor (forward, senior)
  • Koby Brea (Guard, Candidate)
  • Lamont Butler (Guard, Candidate)
  • Andrew Carr (Forward, Candidate)
  • Collin Chandler (guard, freshman)
  • Grant Darbyshire (guard, junior)
  • Brandon Garrison (forward, sophomore)
  • Walker Horn (guard, junior)
  • Kerr Kriisa (guard, senior)
  • Trent Noah (forward, freshman)
  • Otega Oweh (guard, junior)
  • Travis Perry (guard, freshman)
  • Jaxson Robinson (Guard, Candidate)
  • Zach Tow (forward, junior)
  • Amari Williams (Center, Sophomore)

Ohio State went 22-14 overall last seasonwith a marking of 9-11 Big Ten game. Its season ended in a 79-77 loss to Georgia in the quarter-finals in National Invitation Tournament.

The Buckeyes are 7-4 this season with a 1-1 record in conference competition. They own victories over Texas, Youngstown State, Evansville, Campbell, Green Bay, Rutgers and Valparaiso; their loss is there Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, Maryland and Auburn.

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