For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

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Kentucky was powered by elite three-point shooting, going 12-24 from long-range in the win. Tennessee put up an absurd 45 three-pointers in the loss, connecting on just 11. Star guards for the Vols, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler, combined for 4-21 from downtown.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Koby Brea scored 18 points to lead No. 12 Kentucky to a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday night. Jaxson Robinson added 17 points as the Wildcats (15-5, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) snapped a two-game skid. Otega Oweh scored 14 and Amari Williams had 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Kentucky sharpshooter Koby Brea got out to a hot start in SEC play with a massive 23-point game in the win over Florida, where he shot 7-9 from three. In the fo

Complete statistics from Tuesday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Pope took over after John Calipari left for Arkansas in a stunning turn of events. However, Pope wasted no time winning over the fanbase, especially since he is a former Kencutky basketball player. Moreover, moves such as this one only helped Pope's case more, and fans were excited to see the fan interaction with the Wildcats coach.

With a 17-3 record, Tennessee ranks No. 8 nationally behind Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, Alabama, Florida, Houston, and Michigan State. Kentucky is on their trail at No. 12 with only Marquette, Purdue, and Kansas in between. When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With a rematch between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, the initial availability report for both sides have been released.

The atmosphere promises to be charged when Arkansas meets No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky. The Wildcats are returning home after an uplifting win at No. 8 Tennessee. It's a prime-time national TV game.

The only top-10 matchup of the weekend and a rad way to start off our Saturday. Florida and Tennessee, the sequel!