Earlier this week, ESPN announced broadcast assignments and commentator pairings for its weekly slate of college basketball games. The duo of Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analyst) will have the TV call of Alabama vs. Kentucky at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky is cooking, having dealt Florida its first loss of the season two weeks ago before pulling off hard-nosed wins against ranked conference opponents in Mississippi State and Texas A&M. The Wildcats’ loss at Georgia on Jan. 7 was a bummer, but the response was electric — 16-of-32 shooting on treys and 95 total points in a frenzied Starkville.

Chris Beard has the Rebels playing well on both ends of the floor. Mississippi is 31st in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency per KenPom while ranking 21st in adjusted defense. Nobody can stop Alabama's high-octane offense at home, but the Rebels should at least be able to slow them down.