No. 10 Kentucky and No. 9 Duke get season underway in New York

Published Nov. 8, 2021 4:46 p.m. ET

Associated Press

No. 10 Kentucky (0-0) vs. No. 9 Duke (0-0)

Madison Square Garden, New York; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: A pair of basketball blue bloods are set to face off as No. 10 Kentucky and No. 9 Duke tip the 2021-22 season off. Kentucky went 9-16 last year, while Duke ended up 13-11.

DID YOU KNOW: Kentucky went 1-6 against non-conference teams last season. In those seven games, the Wildcats gave up 66.6 points per game while scoring 64.9 per matchup. Duke went 2-2 in non-conference play, averaging 73.5 points and giving up 70.8 per game in the process.

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