You’d be hard-pressed to find a Kentucky basketball game that’s ever carried as much emotion as Saturday did.
Not only were the Wildcats playing with heavy hearts after legendary head coach Joe B. Hall passed away earlier in the morning, they were also facing one of their biggest rivals in the Tennessee Volunteers, who were looking to become the first program to win three straight games at Rupp Arena in 100 years.
Kentucky went on to make easy work of the 22nd-ranked Vols en route to a dominating 107-79 victory, their 14th of the young season and fourth in SEC play.