Game time is set for noon ET (11 a.m. CT) at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
UK locked up the No. 8 seed on Saturday with an impressive 92-64 victory vs. South Carolina and Mississippi State's loss to Auburn. The Bulldogs will be the No. 9 seed.
The winner of the UK-MSU matchup will get top-seeded Alabama on Friday at noon ET. That game would air on ESPN.