UK Men's Basketball

Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 107-79 win over Tennessee

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of Tennessee in Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon. The 18th-ranked Wildcats defeated the No. 22 Volunteers, 107-79.

Next up for Kentucky (14-3 overall, 4-1 SEC) is a road game at Texas A&M (14-2, 3-0 entering Saturday) on Wednesday night.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: TyTy Washington, 28

Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 12

Assists: Sahvir Wheeler, 8

Steals: Oscar Tshiebwe, TyTy Washington, 3

Blocks: Kellan Grady, Jacob Toppin, Brennan Canada, 1

Turnovers: Sahvir Wheeler, 3

Minutes: TyTy Washington, 36

Three-pointers made: Kellan Grady 4-7, Davion Mintz 2-3, TyTy Washington 2-4, Keion Brooks 1-1, Bryce Hopkins 1-1, Sahvir Wheeler 1-2

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2021-22 schedule.

Next game

No. 18 Kentucky at Texas A&M

When: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday

TV: SEC Network

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Kentucky 14-3 (4-1 SEC), Texas A&M 14-2 (3-0) entering Saturday

Series: Kentucky leads 11-4.

Last meeting: Kentucky won 69-60 on Feb. 25, 2020, at College Station, Texas.

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This story was originally published January 15, 2022 at 3:13 PM.

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