Duke Opens The Regular Season With Kentucky
Two blue bloods will open up the regular season against one another as Duke out of the Atlantic Coast Conference will meet Kentucky out of the Southeastern Conference in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Tuesday night.
Although the two teams have already hit the hardwood before the regular season even begins as Duke went on their Canada Tour this summer where they went undefeated against Ryerson University and the University Of Toronto at the Paramount Foods Centre before moving on to Montreal where they played McGill University. As for the scores of each contest. Duke beat Ryerson University 86-67, The University Of Toronto 96-60 and McGill University by a score of 103-58. "according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=1845&SPSID=22726&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.136754040.957823002.1535641897-1948681891.1535641897
Kentucky meanwhile went on their BIG BLUE BAHAMAS FOREIGN TOUR this summer to help them prepare for the upcoming season. Like Duke they went undefeated but unlike Duke they played at the same arena for all four games. Their wins included a win in the opener over the Bahamas National Team 85-61, a win over San Lorenzo DE ALMAGRO by a score of 91-68 in their second game, a win in their third game against Mega BeMax by a score of 100-64 and to close out their trip they beat Team Toronto by a score of 93-60 "according to https://ukathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
Now that I've covered their preseason games lets talk about what each team did last season. Duke finished the season with a record of 29-8 "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/standings/_/group/2 and fell to Kansas in the Regional Final by a score of 85-81. "according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726&q_season=2017&conf_school_id=
Kentucky meanwhile finished their season with a record of 26-11 and made it to the sweet sixteen before falling to Kansas State by a score of 61-58. "according to https://ukathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=57
Tip-off is set for 9:30pm from Bankers Life Field House in Indianapolis that is home to the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. The game will be televised on ESPN.