Tennessee basketball attempted 45 3-pointers against Kentucky, the most in the Rick Barnes era. It made only 11 in the 78-73 loss.

Koby Brea scored 18 points to lead No. 12 Kentucky to a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday night. Jaxson Robinson added 17 points as the Wildcats (15-5, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) snapped a two-game skid.

Kentucky basketball snapped its two-game losing streak Tuesday night. See UK basketball vs Tennessee highlights from the SEC road game in Knoxville.

The Kentucky Wildcats battle the Tennessee Volunteers in SEC action today. This college basketball game is available on multiple streaming services for free.

With a 17-3 record, Tennessee ranks No. 8 nationally behind Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, Alabama, Florida, Houston, and Michigan State. Kentucky is on their trail at No. 12 with only Marquette, Purdue, and Kansas in between. When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

Complete statistics from Tuesday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Kentucky's Ansley Almonor and Koby Brea, forced into the starting lineup because of key injuries, helped lead the Cats past host Tennessee on Tuesday.

Tennessee basketball's vaunted 3-point defense collapsed against Kentucky's 3-point attack on Tuesday at Food City Center in a near-replay from last March, while its 3-point shooting couldn't match the Wildcats.