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Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 69-62 SEC Tournament loss to Tennessee

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Game day: No. 9 Tennessee 69, No. 5 Kentucky 62

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Tennessee at the SEC Tournament in Tampa, Fla.

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of Tennessee in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday. The fifth-ranked Wildcats were defeated by the ninth-ranked Volunteers, 69-62.

Next up for Kentucky (26-7) is the NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday bracket draw, in which the Wildcats are expected to be assigned a No. 2 seed.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: Keion Brooks, 19

Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 11

Assists: TyTy Washington, 4

Steals: TyTy Washington, 3

Blocks: Oscar Tshiebwe, 2

Turnovers: Keion Brooks, 3

Minutes: TyTy Washington, 37; Sahvir Wheeler, 35

Three-pointers made: Keion Brooks 1-3, TyTy Washington 1-7

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2021-22 schedule.

Sunday

Men’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show

When: 6 p.m.

TV: CBS-27

This story was originally published March 12, 2022 at 6:07 PM.

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Game day: No. 9 Tennessee 69, No. 5 Kentucky 62

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Tennessee at the SEC Tournament in Tampa, Fla.