Kentucky vs. Auburn game thread and pregame reading

The Kentucky Wildcats (5-13, 4-7) take on the Auburn Tigers (11-10, 5-7) at 1:00 pm EST. in Lexington on CBS. You can steam the game online with a free trial of fuboTV.

Both of these teams have had a rough few weeks since their last matchup. Kentucky has lost every game except one and the Tigers have gone 2-4 with some tough losses to top opponents.

It’s going to be a very intense games as each team just needs to rack up some wins at this point, and the last time they met up, it was a battle throughout.

While it has been historically the worst season we’ve seen from Calipari and Kentucky as a whole, you have to commend this team for continuing to show up and be competitive.

The Cats are in every game, and while it looks ugly, they have a chance with four minutes left to go. Will they ever figure out how to close out a win? We’ll find out today.

Check out some of these pregame reads to get ready for the game!

• Kentucky vs. Auburn preview, viewing info, odds & predictions
• Devin Askew is staying positive and enjoying the journey at Kentucky
• 5-star guard Trevor Keels offered by Kentucky
• Cameron Mills and Jeff Sheppard deny there’s friction with John Calipari
• Cats By 90: Brandon Ramsey of KSR joins the show
• Derek Anderson joins latest episode of Bleav in Kentucky
• Seth Greenberg calls out Big Blue Nation
• NCAA Tournament automatic bids can now go to regular season or conference tournament champion
• College Basketball Roundup: Biggest Winner, Biggest Question, and a Flashback
• NCAA Tournament dates change slightly
• The Bracket Bouncer: Who can still get an at-large bid?
• Davion Mintz, Olivier Sarr named candidates for Senior CLASS Award