Kentucky played a tremendous defensive half leading to a 39-29 lead over Auburn

Kentucky leads Auburn 39-29 at the half.

The Kentucky Wildcats lead the Auburn Tigers 39-29 at the half after playing really solid defense. 

The defense was better against Ole Miss, giving Kentucky fans hope that it would turn around, and in the first half against Auburn, the Wildcats played excellent defense. 

Auburn is going to make a push in the second half, so the Wildcats need to keep playing well, but if they John Calipari's squad will win the biggest game of the season. 

This season, Kentucky has shown up in the biggest moments, and that has been no different so far against Auburn. Dillingham has been great for Kentucky with 11 points in the first half, and the Tigers just can't stop him around the win. 

Kentucky is 20 minutes away from securing a win that would boost them a few seed lines and give them a ton of confidence with only five conference games left. A win would also get Kentucky back in the hunt for the SEC Regular Season Title. 

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Let's take a look at how to watch Kentucky's matchup with the Auburn Tigers.

How to watch the Kentucky basketball game vs. Auburn

Kentucky's game against Auburn will be played on Saturday, February 17th, at 6:00 pm et and can be found on ESPN.

You can listen to the game on the UK Sports Network. The Lexington radio station to listen to the game is 98.1 FM/ 630 WLAP. If you want to find the station for your city, click here.

Score Prediction for Kentucky vs. Auburn

The Kentucky Wildcats will play hard but drop a close one in Auburn 83-77 with the College GameDay crew in attendance.