The UK-NKU game will be played in the same session as No. 7 Dayton and No. 10 Wichita State at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse.
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Northern Kentucky will make its NCAA tournament debut against one the sports blue bloods when the Norse take on Kentucky on Friday in Indianapolis.
It its first year of eligibility since reclassifying from Division II, NKU (24-10) won the Horizon League and earned a No. 15 seed in the South Region. The Wildcats (29-5), fresh off winning the Southeastern Conference tournament championship Sunday against Arkansas, are the No. 2 seed.