Since arriving at Tennessee, Rick Barnes is 9-7 against Kentucky. The Wildcats have not swept the Vols in a decade following the 76-63 loss on Tuesday night and have now lost three of the last five meetings at Thompson-Boling Arena by double-digits. Kentucky was lucky to get out of the arena with just a 13-point defeat.
Both sides of the floor let the Wildcats down, and now Auburn has a wide-open runway to win their second regular-season SEC title in five years. Meanwhile, Kentucky is now locked in a tie with Tennessee for second place in the league and is in danger of getting the dreaded three-seed with the late-night game on Friday at the SEC Tournament.