IN KNOXVILLE. Kentucky has made a habit of that recently, and the Cats did it once again to open the Mark Pope era, defeating Tennessee 78-73 for a sixth top-15 victory this season. Down a starting point guard for all of the game and a starting forward for 95 percent of it — plus the backup guard since December 7 — UK scraped together

Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball’s 78-73 win against the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville on Tuesday night:

No. 12 Kentucky picked up a big road win Tuesday night, taking down No. 8 Tennessee in Knoxville. It was a slugfest between the Wildcats and Volunteers all night, but Kentucky's steady second half lifted them to a 78-73 win.

The 12th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats hit the road for a Tuesday night SEC battle with the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville.

Heading into the matchup with the Tennessee Volunteers, not many believed Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats would win without point guard Lamont Butler. Andrew Car

Jordan Gainey had a chance to tie it from three, but couldn't knock it down with ten seconds left in the game.

Koby Brea scored 18 points to lead No. 12 Kentucky to a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee. Jaxson Robinson added 17 points as the Wildcats snapped a two-game skid.

The Tennessee Volunteers welcome the Kentucky Wildcats to Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday night for a battle between two Southeastern Conference heavyweights. If you want to catch the college basketb

The Kentucky Wildcats are making the trip to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers with a two-game losing streak fresh on their minds. The problem for M

Kentucky men’s basketball returns to the road Tuesday when the Wildcats play the Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC matchup at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST. Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Molly McGrath have the television broadcast on ESPN.

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