LEXINGTON - So much for only beating up on bad competition.
No. 17 Kentucky basketball silenced critics of its lackluster strength of schedule by posting its best performance of the season in its first win over a ranked opponent with a dominant 107-79 win versus No. 23 Tennessee.
On a day when Kentucky honored former coach Joe B. Hall, who died at the age of 93 early Saturday morning, and welcomed its largest crowd to Rupp Arena since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Wildcats shot 67.9% from the field and led by as many as 32 points in the second half.