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MILWAUKEE — Kentucky basketball took care of business in its NCAA Tournament on Friday, taking out double-digit-seed Troy by double digits in the first round at Fiserv Forum.
The next challenge for the Wildcats and coach Mark Pope appears far greater.
UK, the 3-seed in the Midwest Region, squares off with 6-seed Illinois on Sunday. All that’s at stake: advancing to the second weekend of the Big Dance by clinching a Sweet 16 spot.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the game, including time, TV and streaming info and more:
When: 5:15 p.m. ET Sunday, March 23
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
TV: CBS
Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
Tom Leach (play-by-play) and Jack Givens (analyst) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington or online at UKAthletics.com.
Kentucky and Illinois have met 15 times, with the Wildcats holding an 11-4 edge.
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