KSR Road Trip: Kentucky HAMMERED Purdue & Rupp Arena ROCKED in an exhibition game!

What’s it like to cover a first-ever top-10 exhibition between the winningest program in college basketball history and the No. 1 team in the country entering 2025-26? The game didn’t count, but Kentucky vs. Purdue was electric, and KSR was there to soak up every second of it.

How did the Wildcats pull off the 78-65 win against the Boilermakers — without two potential starters in All-SEC guard Jaland Lowe and likely lottery pick Jayden Quaintance, no less? Did the crowd live up to the hype, despite the Friday-night start time at 6 p.m. ET? What’s it like watching the KSR crew work well into the night (and early morning) inside Rupp Arena?

And most importantly, is Kentucky going to hang banner No. 9?

Follow along with the latest KSR Road Trip video by Steven Peake. Come for the Cats, stay for the photographers dancing to Mony Mony with the good guys up big! It’ll put the good taste back in your mouth after a tough night at Kroger Field 24 hours later — Peake had no idea what was coming, unfortunately.

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