SEC college basketball final: Kentucky 85, Tennessee 81
It’s the regular-season finale for both No. 15-ranked Kentucky and No. 4-ranked Tennessee basketball as the border rivals clash at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. The game will be televised by CBS.
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Final: Kentucky 85, Tennessee 81
Post-game links
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Note: Wireless problems at Thompson-Boling cut down on second half updates.
▪ UK’s Justin Edwards is 4-of-6 from the floor and UK leads the Vols 28-18 with 6:51 left in the 1H.
▪ Antonio Reeves with 9 points as UK leads 22-16 at the 6:51 mark. Tennessee calls timeout.
▪ Tennessee 5-of-21 from the floor for 23.8 percent with 7:53 left in first half. Kentucky up 20-16.
▪ Vols opened 1-of-8 from the floor and are 2-of-13 at the 11:57 TV timeout.
▪ UK’s Rob Dillingham picked up his second foul with 14:27 left in first half.
This story was originally published March 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM.
