LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 07: Brandon Garrison #10 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball against the Valparaiso Beacons at Rupp Arena on November 07, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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The Eastern Illinois Panthers face the Kentucky Wildcats in this college basketball matchup on Friday at Rupp Arena, and you can catch all the action with ESPN Unlimited.

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - NOVEMBER 07: Brandon Garrison #10 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball against the Valparaiso Beacons at Rupp Arena on November 07, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Kentucky (2-1) hosts Eastern Illinois (1-2) in Lexington at 7 p.m. ET, looking to rebound after a tough 96-88 loss to the Louisville Cardinals in which they committed 14 turnovers. The Wildcats will lean on transfer guard Denzel Aberdeen, who poured in 26 points in the loss and is leading the team with 16.0 points. a night.

On the flip side, Eastern Illinois enters with a 12-19 record from last year and a 4-12 mark on the road; they’re averaging just 66.5 points per game and shooting around 31.9% from three. Their biggest issue so far has been rebounding (they were outrebounded 40-24 in a recent loss at Notre Dame Fighting Irish) and depth, two areas Kentucky is poised to exploit.

This is a great college basketball matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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