Tickets for Kentucky vs. Ohio State in CBS Sports Classic on sale tomorrow
Do you want to see Kentucky take on Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic in New York City? Set an alarm because tickets go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, August 22 at noon ET.
This year’s event takes place on Saturday, December 21 at Madison Square Garden. UCLA faces North Carolina in the first game of the doubleheader at 3 p.m. ET. Kentucky vs. Ohio State will take the floor thirty minutes after the conclusion of that game, so around 5:30 p.m. If you can’t be there in person, you can watch on CBS or stream on Paramount+.
Ohio State has a 2-0 edge over Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic, winning the 2015 game in the Barclays Center (74-67) and the 2019 game in Las Vegas (71-65). The last time the event was in Madison Square Garden was 2022, when Kentucky lost to UCLA 63-53. The Cats are an even 5-5 in the CBS Sports Classic overall.
Of course, from the head coach to the roster, this year’s Kentucky team is completely different than the one that beat North Carolina in last year’s CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta; however, there will be a familiar face on the Buckeyes’ sideline. Aaron Bradshaw transferred to Ohio State in April after John Calipari left for Arkansas. Bradshaw averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in his lone season at Kentucky. Now, he’s primed for a new start in Columbus, with one game against his former team.
Siri, if you’re listening, tickets for the CBS Sports Classic go on sale Thursday at noon ET on Ticketmaster.com and MSG.com. If you register on the CBS Sports Classic website, you’ll be eligible for the presale, which just started.
Kentucky’s history in the CBS Sports Classic
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Location |
| 12/20/2014 | UCLA | W | 83 – 44 | United Center (Chicago, IL) |
| 12/19/2015 | Ohio State | L | 67 – 74 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) |
| 12/17/2016 | North Carolina | W | 103 – 100 | T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) |
| 12/23/2017 | UCLA | L | 75 – 83 | Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, LA) |
| 12/22/2018 | North Carolina | W | 80 – 72 | United Center (Chicago, IL) |
| 12/21/2019 | Ohio State | L | 65 – 71 | T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV) |
| 12/19/2020 | North Carolina | L | 63 – 75 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH) Originally scheduled vs. Ohio State but changed due to COVID-19 testing protocols |
| 12/18/2021 | North Carolina | W | 98 – 69 | T-Mobile Center (Las Vegas, NV) Originally scheduled vs. Ohio State but changed due to COVID-19 |
| 12/17/2022 | UCLA | L | 53 – 63 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 12/16/2023 | North Carolina | W | 87 – 83 | State Farm Center (Atlanta, GA) |
| 12/21/2024 | Ohio State | – | – | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
Kentucky Men’s Basketball 2024-25 schedule
| Date | Opponent/Event | Location |
| Oct. 11 | Big Blue Madness | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Oct. 18 | Blue-White Preseason Event | Historic Memorial Coliseum |
| Oct. 23 | Kentucky Wesleyan (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Oct. 29 | Minnesota State Mankato (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Nov. 4 | Wright State | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Nov. 9 | Bucknell | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Nov. 12 | vs. Duke (Champions Classic) | Atlanta | State Farm Arena |
| Nov. 19 | Lipscomb (BBN Invitational) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Nov. 22 | Jackson State (BBN Invitational | Unity Series) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Nov. 26 | Western Kentucky (BBN Invitational) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Nov. 29 | Georgia State | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Dec. 3 | at Clemson (SEC/ACC Challenge) | Clemson, S.C. | Littlejohn Coliseum |
| Dec. 7 | vs. Gonzaga (Battle in Seattle) | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena |
| Dec. 11 | Colgate | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Dec. 14 | Louisville | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Dec. 21 | vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic) | New York | Madison Square Garden |
| Dec. 31 | Brown | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Jan. 4 | Florida (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Jan. 7/8 | at Georgia (SEC) | Athens, Ga. | Stegeman Coliseum |
| Jan. 11 | at Mississippi State (SEC) | Starkville, Miss.| Humphrey Coliseum |
| Jan. 14/15 | Texas A&M (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Jan. 18 | Alabama (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Jan. 25 | at Vanderbilt (SEC) | Nashville, Tenn. | Memorial Gymnasium |
| Jan. 28 | at Tennessee (SEC) | Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| Feb. 1 | Arkansas (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Feb. 4/5 | at Ole Miss (SEC) | Oxford, Miss. | Pavilion at Ole Miss |
| Feb. 8 | South Carolina (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Feb. 11/12 | Tennessee (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Feb. 15 | at Texas (SEC) | Austin, Texas | Moody Center |
| Feb. 18/19 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| Feb. 22 | at Alabama (SEC) | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Coleman Coliseum |
| Feb. 25/26 | at Oklahoma (SEC) | Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center |
| March 1 | Auburn (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| March 4/5 | LSU (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
| March 8 | at Missouri (SEC) | Columbia, Mo. | Mizzou Arena |
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