NCAAB Game Recap - Kentucky at Tennessee
Sat Feb 8, 2020 1:00 PM EST

OkSt
70
Baylor
78
F
Gonz
90
StMar
60
F
Kansas
60
TCU
46
F
SDSU
89
AF
74
F
UVA
73
Lou
80
F
StLou
65
Dayt
71
F
Duke
98
UNC
96
F(OT)
Mia-FL
81
FSU
99
F
Seton
70
Vill
64
F
LSU
90
Aub
91
F(OT)
WVU
59
Okla
69
F
Oreg
53
OrSt
63
F
KY
77
Tenn
64
F
MSU
68
Mich
77
F
Nebras
72
Iowa
96
F
StJon
82
Crei
94
F
Minn
77
PSU
83
F
UCLA
65
Ariz
52
F
Stan
74
Colora
81
F
SMU
90
Temp
97
F(OT)
WIMil
80
IUPUI
79
F(OT)
BC
77
VaTec
73
F(OT)
Stony
64
UNH
81
F
DeP
72
GTown
76
F
URI
82
GrgWas
51
F
TAMU
54
SouthCar
74
F
VMI
75
Citad
64
F
HolyC
68
Boston
77
F
UTRGV
75
ChiSt
64
F
Princ
62
Corn
73
F
Penn
76
Colum
67
F
GaTec
64
Pitt
73
F
ORU
76
NDSU
83
F
Fla
51
Miss
68
F
N TX
71
UAB
64
F
Maine
82
Bingha
75
F
Furm
82
WCU
73
F
Leh
62
Lafy
59
F
Purd
74
Ind
62
F
Rich
59
Ford
53
F
Tows
76
Drex
69
F
JMU
78
Del
80
F
Navy
60
Colg
67
F
TexAr
75
CoCar
89
F
Army
62
Amer
72
F
E MI
58
Akr
59
F
StBon
83
Duques
80
F
SDak
82
UND
68
F
ArkSt
87
ArkLR
90
F
Winth
70
Longw
68
F
RobM
61
SacHr
58
F
GASt
77
ULM
69
F
Ark
79
Mizzu
83
F(OT)
Mia-O
46
Ohio
77
F
SoFL
75
Mem
73
F
TxTch
62
Tex
57
F
TxSt
57
App
60
F
Seatt
87
UtVal
85
F(OT)
PorSt
57
S UT
85
F
Drake
73
NrthIA
83
F
CenCT
60
Bry
64
F
UMBC
60
UMassL
50
F
JU
65
NJIT
54
F
StFPA
85
Merrim
68
F
MtStM
67
StFNY
70
F
UTSA
84
UNCC
91
F
FIU
66
FAU
59
F
Elon
72
Charl
65
F
NE
71
Hof
75
F
WIGB
58
IL-C
71
F
MD-ES
53
Morg
61
F
NCAT
73
BethC
78
F
NCC
68
Copp
63
F
ETSU
73
Mercer
60
F
How
78
FlaAM
82
F(OT)
Lib
74
N AL
56
F
E KY
75
SIU-E
83
F
CenAR
82
McNee
76
F(OT)
Lipsco
72
KennSt
66
F
GWebb
88
USC-Up
57
F
Ball
64
W MI
68
F
(N/A)
64
LIU
67
F(OT)
Presb
62
Campbl
79
F
Toled
83
BGSU
85
F
MorSt
65
E IL
71
F
SHSU
82
Nich
88
F
StJos
66
LaSal
83
F
Buck
65
LoyMD
78
F
MTSt
49
E WA
74
F
SeLA
75
InWor
82
F(OT)
NebOm
64
SDSt
81
F
JSU
75
TN-M
61
F
TNTec
62
SEMO
60
F
ASU
87
MsVl
74
F
IPFW
70
Denv
63
F
NOrl
74
SFA
81
F
Hamp
72
ChaSo
85
F
ECU
81
Tul
67
F
Wyo
68
NM
97
F
Rice
91
MTSU
83
F
Clev
55
YSU
67
F
Bama
105
UGA
102
F(OT)
Harv
71
Brown
72
F
APSU
63
Belm
71
F
TXSo
59
PVAM
69
F
Alc
57
JackSt
86
F
South
62
Gram
66
F
DelSt
57
Norf
85
F
NFla
69
FlGlf
60
F
Chat
84
Woff
77
F
SJSU
77
Nev
95
F
Detr
65
NoKY
84
F
Radf
81
HiPt
70
F
Dart
57
Yale
75
F
Oakl
71
WriSt
83
F
UTEP
53
ODU
72
F
W&M
64
UNCW
70
F
LaTec
79
Marsh
83
F(OT)
Vermt
69
Hartfo
68
F
USM
72
W Ky
75
F
Wake
73
Syr
75
F
KSU
63
IaSt
73
F
Fres
67
UNLV
68
F
Cal
45
Utah
60
F
NMSt
67
UMKC
61
F
GaSo
86
UL
79
F
MOSt
66
SIU
68
F
IndSt
67
IlSt
74
F
NWSt
93
HCU
79
F
Lamar
49
AbCh
84
F
Prov
58
Xav
64
F
AlaAM
58
ArkPB
54
F
Vand
70
MissSt
80
F
Murr
73
TNSt
65
F
NoAZ
70
Web
76
F
Sac
63
IdaSt
59
F
Mont
82
Ida
71
F
USF
76
BYU
90
F
UCRiv
59
CSNor
61
F
HI
75
CAPoly
79
F(OT)
GrCan
103
CBU
98
F
UCIrv
61
UCSB
64
F
Portl
81
USD
88
F(2OT)
Pepp
78
Pacif
79
F
Bois
61
UtSt
70
F
USC
64
AzSt
66
F
UCDav
87
CS-Ful
81
F

Feb 8, 2020, 1:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

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(15) Kentucky

37

40

77

Tennessee

30

34

64

No. 15 Kentucky finally wins at Tennessee with 77-64 triumph
Sat Feb 8, 2020 5:01 PM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Kentucky continued its recent surge by finally finding a way to beat Rick Barnes’ Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville.

Immanuel Quickley scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 15 Kentucky beat Tennessee 77-64 on Saturday to win for the sixth time in seven games. The Wildcats (18-5, 8-2 SEC) won at Thompson-Boling Arena for the first time in Rick Barnes’ five-season tenure as the Vols’ coach.

“This is a hard environment,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “This is a tough place to play. Rick’s teams are not going to give you the game. You’ve got to take it.”

Tennessee (13-10, 5-5) had won its last four home games with Kentucky, including two instances when the unranked Vols beat a ranked Wildcats squad. Kentucky had been the higher-ranked team in each of those four matchups.

That gave Tennessee hope it could do it again Saturday, but the Vols instead lost for the fourth time in their last five games. After reeling off 31 consecutive victories in this arena, Tennessee has gone 3-5 in it last eight home games.

“We’ve got the best fans out there by far,” said Tennessee forward John Fulkerson, who scored 16 points and drew 12 fouls. “You saw them today. I think they deserve to see great basketball every time they come. Home wins and home losses are really important, and so it’s big to get back to always winning at home.”

Fulkerson’s ability to get Kentucky’s big men in foul trouble allowed Tennessee to stay close most of the way, but the Wildcats’ superior depth ultimately made the difference.

Kentucky outscored Tennessee 17-3 off the bench as freshman reserve Johnny Juzang collected 13 points, more than twice as many points as he’d ever tallied before. Juzang’s previous career high was six points against Georgia on Jan. 21. He entered Jan. 15 with just 20 points all season.

“If you have a clear vision and goal in mind of what you want to do, you’re going to keep pushing,” Juzang said. “You’re not always going to feel great or motivated or positive. That’s just not realistic, you know? You’re going to go through stretches where you’re down and not motivated and might lose a little bit of hope. You’ve just got to keep going, no matter how you feel.”

Juzang was one of five Kentucky players to score in double figures. Quickley led the way with his 18. Nick Richards and Tyrese Maxey added 15 apiece, and Ashton Hagans had 10.

Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points for Tennessee. Jordan Bowden joined Fulkerson with 16.

Vescovi’s consecutive 3-pointers narrowed a 10-point Kentucky lead to 51-47 with 9:16 left. One of those 3-pointers came from well over 30 feet away with the shot clock expiring.

The Wildcats were still clinging to a four-point lead when Richards got fouled with 7:59 left. Richards made the first of two free throws and missed the second, but Juzang got the offensive rebound and scored to make it 56-49.

Tennessee was within five points again when Bowden missed a 3-pointer with 2:24 left. Kentucky outscored the Vols 11-3 the rest of the way as the collection of Wildcats fans in the pro-Tennessee crowd started chanting “Go Big Blue.”

Bowden, one of Tennessee’s top outside shooters throughout his career, has made just 14% of his 3-point attempts (8 of 57) in SEC competition this season.

“Sometimes I’m rushing it and jumping higher than what I should,” Bowden said. “I should just take my time on shots.’’

BIG PICTURE

Kentucky: The Wildcats continued their momentum as they bid for one of the top 16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Kentucky wasn’t included among the top 16 seeds when the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed its mock bracket Saturday.

Tennessee: The Vols squandered a big chance to boost their postseason credentials as their hopes for a third straight NCAA Tournament bid fade. Tennessee entered the day 65th in the NET rankings, which are used as an evaluation tool in the NCAA Tournament selection process.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Kentucky should stay in the top 15 and ought to move up a few spots after beating Mississippi State and Tennessee this week.

KEY STATS

Kentucky outscored Tennessee 38-18 in the paint. Kentucky also shot 54.3% from the floor while Tennessee shot just 34.5%.

UP NEXT

Kentucky is at Vanderbilt on Tuesday.

Tennessee hosts Arkansas on Tuesday.

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Leaders

Kentucky PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
I. Quickley 18 0 0 0 0 0
T. Maxey 15 0 4 5 2 0
Tennessee PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
S. Vescovi 18 0 2 3 1 0
J. Bowden 16 0 2 9 0 1

Team Comparison

KY Tenn
Points For 77 64
Field Goals 25/46-54% 19/55-35%
Three Pointers 5/10-50% 7/26-27%
Free Throws 22/25-88% 19/24-79%
Offensive Rebounds 7 12
Defensive Rebounds 26 17
Rebounds 36 33
Blocks 3 6
Steals 6 5
Turnovers 14 8
Personal Fouls 21 20
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - KY Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 8 KY 77 @ Tenn 64 I. Quickley 18 S. Vescovi 18

Game Information

Stadium: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 21,232
Game Time: