Kentucky and Arkansas basketball fans have been borderline obsessed with each other since John Calipari sent shockwaves through the college basketball world by leaving the former for the latter in April.
That seismic move means the Feb. 1 showdown between the two schools at Rupp Arena is likely the most anticipated game of the regular season for the entire sport. Now barely two weeks into the season, the Razorbacks and Wildcats finally have a common datapoint: Lipscomb.
Arkansas opened the season with a tough 76-60 win over the Bisons, while Kentucky crushed the Nashville-based school 97-68 on Tuesday.