Cold shooting and foul trouble proved to be a lethal combination as Kentucky fell to rival Tennessee 69-62 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Tampa.
With the loss, Kentucky falls to 26-7 and is now off the No. 1 seed line as Coach John Calipari and the Wildcats will have to wait and see where it lands in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
Tennessee jumped on the Cats early with back-to-back three pointers to take a 10-4 lead as Kentucky struggled offensively, making sloppy turnovers and taking bad shots in the half-court offense as the Vols took an 11 point lead at halftime at 33-22.