Kentucky faces North Carolina on Saturday, December 13 at Rupp Arena. The game will be televised on CBS and tip is set for noon ET.
In an alternate reality, North Carolina fans had to enjoy a team in pale blue making a run at Kentucky in Rupp Arena. –
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| Kentucky vs. North Carolina Saturday, Dec. 13 – 12:00 p.m. ET Lexington, Ky. Game Notes: UK  | UNC |
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Alas, that game was three days too early, and the school was Columbia rather than the Tar Heels.
Columbia jumped to an early 11-0 lead on Kentucky on Wednesday, and though the Wildcats defeated the Ivy Leaguers 56-46, the game was a clear wake-up call for Kentucky. The Wildcats are a near-unanimous No. 1 team whose defensive play may be the best in recent history.
Yet Columbia reminded John Calipari that he has a team full of 18-22-year-olds who may be concerned with their December plans rather than the game at hand.
Unfortunately for North Carolina, that kind of game occurred Wednesday instead of Saturday.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
