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)

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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