Kentucky has won six games in a row, but extending that will prove to be a major challenge as the team heads to Las Vegas for a pair of games over a five-day period. Their next opponent will be Utah in the Neon Hoops Showcase Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, which takes place in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.
Utah comes into the game at 8-2 with victories over Nevada and Minnesota (who recently ran Ohio State off the floor), and they are looking for their fifth victory in a row. The Utes also have an overtime win over a top-50 KenPom team in BYU, but they have a pair of losses to Tulane and Coastal Carolina, both of whom rank outside KenPom’s top 150.