The Official Tennessee vs. #20 Kentucky Game Thread, 7:00pm ET, ESPN

[YankeeVol]

Tennessee Volunteers: 10-11 (3-5 SEC)

vs.


#20 Kentucky Wildcats: 16-5 (6-2 SEC)

FEB. 2 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 7:03 P.M. ET


Line: UT +6.5
O/U: 152


TV: ESPN
Radio: Vol Network
Satellite Radio: Sirius: N/A, XM: 190
Online: WatchESPN

 

[YankeeVol]

Overall: Kentucky leads, 151-67

In Knoxville: UK leads, 52-47

In Lexington: UK leads, 88-16

Neutral Sites: UK leads, 11-4

Current Streak: Kentucky has won two

Last Meeting: Kentucky won, 66-48, in Knoxville 2/17/15

Barnes vs. Kentucky: 1-2

Barnes vs. Calipari: 2-2

 

[YankeeVol]

With 23.0 ppg, Kevin Punter Jr. is the nation’s ninth-leading scorer. He had a team-high 14 points against UK last season.

Tuesday’s game features the two winningest active head coaches in the SEC (total wins). Rick Barnes has 614 Division I wins, and John Calipari has 609.

Barnes (2) and Calipari (3) also are the only two college coaches to produce multiple 2016 NBA All-Stars.

 

[YankeeVol]

Give the Vols a 10-2 home record this season.

Snap Tennessee’s current two- game losing streak.

Give UT its second victory over a ranked opponent this season.

Give Rick Barnes 95 career head coaching victories over teams ranked in the AP Top 25.

Mark the 18th time an unranked Tennessee team has beaten a ranked Kentucky team.

 

[kentucky sucks]

Hope we beat the poop out of them and then beat them for poopin'!

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Fbbn

 

[Dallasbowlin]

#bedbugnation

 

[BruinVol]

Vols play great!

Take the vols + the points. If Barnes uses his joystick in the last minute to draw up a set play for punter vols win!


Kitties 78
Vols 77

 

[edyeary]

If the last two losses have impacted the Vols confidence this game could get FUBAR.

 

[Give_All_Vol]

Anniversary night with my Cat lady! Hope we can put forth a good effort and make it a fun one to watch.

 

[ttocswob]

Vols win the first 34 minutes...

 

[joevol33]

I hope

 

[calban]

Need to get 100 points ahead in first half.

 

[YankeeVol]

Kats by 10+

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

83 Vols
61 Cats

Lol

 

[vols 30]

Kentucky already has a 10 point lead

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Kentucky already has a 10 point lead

Reese and Moore need to be pulled out now.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Kentucky already has a 10 point lead

Kentucky is so good that they're leading when the game hasn't even started yet. :crazy:

 

[vols 30]

Inb4 - as long as we beat their arse in football, I don't care what happens in basketball.

 

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[LittleCat]

Remember when this happened...

Tennessee Basketball Highlights - vs. Kentucky (Feb. 16, 2013) - YouTube

or this!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daqVky7Qfio[/youtube]

 

[McCat]

Cats by 15, 82-67.

 

[McCat]

VanPelt with the "Would SOMEBODY please guard him?!?! :lolabove:

or this!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daqVky7Qfio[/youtube]

 

[AuntieDee]

Vols need all hands on deck that includes Barnes. He'd better get up and coach tonight.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

If Tennessee beats Kentucky in football and basketball, UK fans will be on suicide watch.