No. 12 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Tennessee 78-73 on Tuesday night. The loss dropped the Volunteers to 17-4 overall (4-4, SEC) on the season. UK’s 78-point scoring output serves as the most points the Vols have allowed in a single game so far this season — something head coach Rick Barnes was not pleased with when discussing the game in his postgame

Five things you need to know from No. 12 Kentucky’s gut-check 78-73 win at No. 8 Tennessee in SEC men’s basketball: 1. Mark Pope, slayer of rivals. There is a school of thought that one of a college head coach’s primary jobs is beating the teams his/her fan base dislike the most.

Zakai Zeigler was injured late in the first half of Tennessee basketball's game against Kentucky on Tuesday. He returned in the second half.

12 Kentucky basketball delivered a three-point ... off the court it worries me because I have never seen him do that," Rick Barnes told ESPN heading into halftime. "I would expect him to bounce ...

Rick Barnes described No. 8 Tennessee’s defensive effort as “really disappointing” in the 78-73 loss to No. 12 Kentucky Tuesday night at Food City Center. Take the first possession, for example. Chaz Lanier tripped on defense and Kentucky’s Koby Brea was left open for a 3-pointer just 42 seconds into the game.

The Red Storm get a major chance to pad their thin resume. Plus, Cooper Flagg gets his first dose of the Duke-UNC rivalry against the reeling Tar Heels.

Predictions, picks and odds as No. 8 Tennessee basketball faces No. 6 Florida. Plus, injury updates and the latest news

Zakai Zeigler left Tennessee basketball's vs. Kentucky with a right knee injury in the first half, but returned to play all 20 second-half minutes.

A new weekend approaches with a new challenge for Tennessee Vols men's hoops - especially with a team they already lost to coming into their building.Following

The best part of Dan Hurley’s latest week at the center of sports villain discourse was his hard pivot on a podcast that was unfolding as expected — a little bit of damage control, a touch of mea culpa,

Tennessee was unbeaten and the top-ranked team in the land when it was annihilated by 30 points by Florida on Jan. 7. Three-plus-weeks later, the No. 8 Volunteers will try