Two teams that were very impressive in their season openers will face off at Rupp Arena on Friday evening. The #4 ranked Kentucky Wildcats blew out Howard 95-63 despite missing three primary rotation players. Similarly, Duquesne beat Montana 91-63 without their projected starting point guard Tevin Brewer. Both programs will likely still be at less than full strength in Friday night’s matchup.
Coach Keith Dambrot took over a Duquesne program from Jim Ferry in 2017-2018 that finished 3-15 in the Atlantic 10 and lost 14 of their last 15 games under Coach Ferry. He immediately turned things around leading the Dukes to a .