The top-ranked Boilermakers visit the No. 9 Wildcats for an exhibition opener. Braden Smith and Co. get to showcase their roster additions. Follow along for live updates.

The Wildcats opened their 50th season inside Rupp Arena with a bang Friday night, as No. 9 Kentucky defeated No. 1 Purdue, 78-65 in an exhibition contest.

The Kentucky Wildcats opened up their exhibition games with a nice win over top-ranked Purdue. Here is a recap and highlights from the win.

Freshman Jasper Johnson scored 15 points as No. 9 Kentucky beat top-ranked Purdue 78-65 in exhibition basketball action on Friday night at Rupp Arena. Kentucky got 10 points apiece from Trent Noah and Otega Oweh. Mo Dioubate had eight points and nine rebounds for the Cats.

Did you miss out on Purdue's Fan Day scrimmages over the weekend? The social media team shared the best highlights from Saturday.

Mark Pope whispered to the team to put towels on Jasper Johnson’s head, following his impressive performance in Kentucky’s win over Purdue. At tradition the Oklahoma City Thunder have done after their wins. This team is having fun, early. pic.twitter.com/yqYo4NP4ui

The Boilermakers scrimmaged in front of and met fans Saturday. Here's what we learned about the No. 1 team in the country.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/kentucky as Three keys to victory for the #9 Kentucky Wildcats against #1 Purdue .