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SEC Tournament: Kentucky basketball loses to Tennessee in semifinals

The Kentucky men's basketball team (26-6) beat Vanderbilt in a close battle Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Wildcats will face Tennessee with a chance to play for the conference championship. The two split the series this season 1-1, with Kentucky losing 76-63 to the Vols in Knoxville on Feb. 15.

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Final: Tennessee 69, Kentucky 62

Kentucky made it interesting late in the second half, but ultimately couldn't get it done against the Volunteers. The Wildcats made 34% of its shots from the field and Tennessee converted 44% of its shot attempts.