Duke to Face Kentucky in Early Season Top 20 Matchup

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No. 6 Duke and No. 19 Kentucky clash in the State Farm Champions Classic at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Tipoff on ESPN is slated for 9 p.m.

Two of the four winningest programs in NCAA history, Duke and Kentucky have met 23 times with the Wildcats leading 12-11. The recent history has favored the Blue Devils, with Duke winning nine of the last 11 meetings against Kentucky since 1979. In the Champions Classic, the Blue Devils have won three of the four matchups — UK won, 74-63, in 2015 in Chicago; while Duke won, 75-68, in Atlanta in 2012, 118-84 in Indianapolis in 2018, and 79-71 in New York in 2021. Duke has won five of its last seven in the Champions Classic, and the Blue Devils’ 8-5 mark is tied with Kansas for the best record among the four teams that annually compete in the event.

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