Cats in Cancun!

After Saturday night's upset win over Georgia, Coach Rich Brooks took some playful jabs at Tom Leach on the air. "You have to go to Cancun now... poor thing!" Of course, for Tom and Mike and the traveling media, it is a nice get away from the dreary fall weather we've had of late in Kentucky. However, for Cal and the Cats, it's all business down there.

"It's definitely a business trip," Patrick Patterson said. "We came down here for one thing, and that's to win and that's the thing we want to concentrate most on; working in practice, working hard in preparation and pregame practice and then play hard and hopefully get the win."

Of course we all want that Patrick... but not just one win, but two big ones. The Cats will play their most talented competition yet in Mexico, and though the Cats are the nationally ranked team with all the hype, Cleveland State, Virginia and Stanford all come in with the same goal: WIN THE CHALLENGE.

Kentucky plays Cleveland State on Tuesday afternoon, and they'll be a challenge for the boys in blue. After losing to St. Bonaventure to open the season, Cleveland State has rebounded to win three games in a row by an average margin of 18 points, including a 15 point win over Sam Houston State, a team that battled Kentucky close at Rupp Arena.

"We know they're a tough team," Patterson said. "They have great size and great guard play."

The game today is at 3:30 PM CST/4:30 EST and it can be seen live on CBS College Sports. Check back here tonight for our post game thoughts and a look ahead to tomorrow's game.

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