Notre Dame to play Kentucky at Freedom Hall

**BestdamnUKfanperiod** Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:24 am

Notre Dame to play Kentucky at Freedom Hall

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. —
Notre Dame and Kentucky will resume a tradition of playing at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., when they meet Dec. 8 during the SEC/Big East Invitational.

It will be the first time the Fighting Irish will play in the event, which is entering its fourth year. It's part of a doubleheader, with the Notre Dame-Kentucky game scheduled to tip-off at 9:30 p.m. Seton Hall and Arkansas will play in the earlier game at 7 p.m.

Notre Dame and Kentucky have played at Freedom Hall 32 times, including every season from 1962 to 1988. The Wildcats hold a 23-9 series advantage.

Kentucky leads the overall series 41-18. The teams last met in 2009, when the Irish ended a 10-game losing streak to Kentucky by beating the Wildcats in the third round of the NIT.