Tennessee flipped the script on Kentucky. Exactly one month after Kentucky defeated Tennessee 107-79 in Lexington, the Vols handed the Wildcats a 76-63 defeat, UK’s worst loss of the 2022 season.
John Calipari’s Cats had a six-game winning streak, and a two-game win streak in Knoxville, snapped by the Vols. Rick Barnes’ squad out-played Kentucky. They applied pressure and did not relent. The Wildcats looked lost on both ends as Tennessee seemingly scored at will, netting 44% of its shots, and turning 14 UK turnovers into 20 points.
Kentucky entered the matchup with all of the momentum in the world.