The Official #9 Tennessee vs. #5 Kentucky Game Thread, 3:30 PM ET, ESPN

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SEC Tournament - Semifinal

#9 Tennessee Volunteers: 24-7 (14-4 SEC)

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#5 Kentucky Wildcats: 26-6 (14-4 SEC)

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GAME 32 | TENNESSEE vs. KENTUCKY - Saturday, March 12, 2022 | 3:31 p.m. ET | Amalie Arena (20,500)


Line: UT +2.5
O/U: 138


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Kensucky Game Notes


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BRACKET BREAKDOWN

• In SEC Tournament meetings, Kentucky owns a 12-5 edge against the Vols, but Tennessee won the most recent meeting (in the semifinals in 2019).
• Overall, the Vols have won seven of their last 12 games vs. Kentucky.
• These teams split their two meetings this season, with each team winning on its home court.
• Tennessee is 3-1 this season against AP top-10 opponents.
• Should the Vols advance to the championship game, they would face either Arkansas or Texas A&M.
 
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LAYUP LINES

• Tennessee is making its fourth straight SEC Tournament semifinal appearance.
• Tennessee stands at No. 8 in the NCAA's latest NET ratings. Each of UT's seven losses are Quad 1.
• The Vols have faced 11 AP Top 25 opponents so far this season and own wins over the teams ranked Nos. 2, 4 and 5 in this week's poll.
• Tennessee's 2021-22 slate is rated seventh nationally in the NCAA's "toughest schedule" metric.
• According to KenPom, the Vols rank third in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency, allowing only 87.2 points per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee's scoring defense of 66.4 ppg in SEC play was the best in the league. The Vols have held eight of their last 10 SEC opponents to fewer than 65 points.
• Tennessee also led the SEC in assists per game during conference play (14.9 apg). The Vols had 21 assists Friday vs. Mississippi State.
• All-SEC first-teamer Santiago Vescovi was the league's top 3-point shooter during SEC play, hitting at a .445 clip.
• Second-team All-SEC performer Kennedy Chandler's 2.20 steals per game rank 17th in Division I and second nationally among true freshmen.
• During SEC play, SEC All-Freshman teamers Chandler (2.24 spg) and Zakai Zeigler (2.22 spg) ranked second and third, respectively, in steals per game.
• Tennessee true freshmen Chandler (11), Zeigler (11) and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield(10) combined for 32 points against Mississippi State Friday in their collegiate postseason debut.
• Over Tennessee's last four games, junior Josiah-Jordan James leads the Vols in scoring (15.3 ppg), rebounding (7.3 rpg) and steals (2.0 spg) while shooting 55 percent from 3-point range (11 of 20).
 
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SEC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• Tennessee is 71-56 (.559) in 60 all-time SEC Tournament appearances.
• The Vols own the third-best SEC Tournament winning percentage among league schools, trailing only Kentucky (.832) and Alabama (.565).
• Since the tournament was renewed in 1979, the Vols are 36-41 (.468).
• Tennessee has won the SEC Tournament four times, tying Florida for third-most among league schools. The Vols won the event in 1936, 1941, 1943 and 1979.
• UT has reached the title game 12 times (third-most among league schools), most recently back-to-back in 2018 (St. Louis) and 2019 (Nashville).
• Tennessee has been the No. 2 seed four times previously (1979, 1982, 2012 and 2018).
• This is the second time Tampa has hosted the SEC Tournament (same venue as this year). As the East No. 1 seed in Tampa in 2009, Tennessee defeated Alabama and Auburn to advance to the championship game, where it fell to Mississippi State, 64-61.
• Tennessee's SEC Tournament record in Tampa is 3-1, and the Vols own a 3-2 SEC Tournament record in the state of Florida (0-1 in Orlando in 1990).
• This week marks UT's first trip to the Sunshine State this season.
 
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BARNES IN LEAGUE TOURNEYS

• Rick Barnes is 39-32 (.549) in conference tournament games as a head coach. That includes an 8-5 record with Tennessee.
• He led Providence to the Big East Tournament championship in 1994.
• Barnes guided Tennessee to back-to-back SEC Tournament championship games in 2018 and 2019.
 
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SERIES HISTORY & NOTES

• The Kentucky series is UT's oldest and most-played among SEC opponents. The Vols and Wildcats first met on Feb. 5, 1910, and have clashed 234 times over the years.
• No program in college basketball has logged more wins over Kentucky than Tennessee (76).
• Tennessee has five all-time neutral-site wins over the Wildcats, most recently in the 2019 SEC Tournament.
• Kentucky is one of only two SEC schools (Alabama) to lead its all-time series against the Volunteers.
• Four Tennessee All-Americans were Kentucky natives: Allan Houston, Chris Lofton, Danny Schultz and Paul "Lefty" Walther.
• In each of the last six meetings, the team that has won the rebounding battle has won the game.
 
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I like that UK had to play the late game tonight. Wish we played the early game tomorrow. Would be a quick turnaround for them.
 
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Cdywolfe said:
Wish I could say I felt good about this one but I don’t. With that said… I do feel like if we manage a win tomorrow that we’ll cut down the nets on Sunday.
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Going to need to keep the turnovers to a minimum and James to score at least 20 points to have a chance to win.
 
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