The Tennessee men's basketball team knocked off Kentucky to reach the Elite Eight in March Madness. Here are highlights and stats from the matchup.
Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball’s 78-65 loss to Tennessee in the Midwest Regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Tennessee basketball advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament with a 78-65 win against Kentucky on Friday in Indianapolis.
Zakai Zeigler and the Volunteers outhustle and outplay the Wildcats at both ends of the court, beating them for the first time in three meetings this season, 78-65, to reach their second straight
Is it Tennessee’s time at long last? Never a Final Four to savor, but so many heartbreaks to get over. And now back knocking at the Elite Eight door after rolling over Kentucky 78-65.
This is the third straight season that Tennessee has advanced to at least the NCAA tournament’s second weekend.
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Never mind that Kentucky basketball’s season ended at 24-12, in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, without a regular-season SEC championship or an SEC Tournament championship and three victories shy of the ultimate goal of hanging a ninth national championship banner at Rupp Arena.
The exact moment the SEC became a basketball conference is still up for debate. What Rick Barnes can tell you is when his league was barely known for basketball. It was 1987, the beginning of what will someday be a hall of fame career for Tennessee's current coach.
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