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Game information
Who: No. 22 St. John’s Red Storm (7-3) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (7-4)
When: Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:30 p.m.
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
TV: CBS
Radio: ESPN New York 880 / 1050
Series History: Kentucky leads, 11-5. St. John’s lost its last meeting with Kentucky in a 81-59 blowout at Rupp Arena on December 1, 2011. The Red Storm last defeated the Wildcats on November 9, 2000.
KenPom Predicted Score: St. John’s to win 78-77 (53 percent chance of win)
Pregame links
- Four burning questions ahead of college basketball’s 2025 CBS Sports Classic — Mike Rutherford, SB Nation
- Kentucky center Jayden Quaintance set to make season debut vs. St. John’s, per report — Jason Marcum, A Sea of Blue
- St. John’s basketball needs versatile offseason acquisition to shine against Kentucky — Kevin Connelly, Storm The Paint
- Rick Pitino knows St. John’s needs to feed ‘big dog’ Zuby Ejiofor more — Zach Braziller, New York Post
- The first St. John’s Black player and a fateful trip to Kentucky — Dan Klores, New York Post
- Mark Pope details bond with Rick Pitino ahead of St. John’s clash — Isaac Potter, CBS Sports
