Kentucky Wildcats vs Tennessee Volunteers
Lead tracker
UK leadsBiggest lead UK 3, TENN 17| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 31 | 49 | 80 |
 TENN | 42 | 36 | 78 |
Who won: Kentucky 80-78
The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Tennessee Volunteers 80-78 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Food City Center. The Kentucky outscored the Tennessee 49-36 in the 2nd half. Denzel Aberdeen led the Kentucky in points (22). Ja'Kobi Gillespie led the Tennessee in points (24).
Win probability
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Play by play
- End of Game
- End of 2nd half
- H2 0:00
Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
- H2 0:01
Malachi Moreno Block.
- H2 0:01
Jaylen Carey misses layup
- H2 0:01
Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
- H2 0:02
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses free throw 2 of 2
- H2 0:02
Tennessee Timeout
- H2 0:02UK 80 - 78 TENN+1
Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
- H2 0:02
Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
- H2 0:02
Ja'Kobi Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
- H2 0:09
Troy Henderson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- H2 0:13
Tennessee Timeout
- H2 0:16UK 80 - 77 TENN+2
Denzel Aberdeen makes layup
- H2 0:33
Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
- H2 0:34
Otega Oweh misses free throw 1 of 1
- H2 0:34
Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
- H2 0:34UK 78 - 77 TENN+2
Otega Oweh makes layup (Collin Chandler assists)
- H2 0:40
Collin Chandler Steal.
- H2 0:40TO
Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover
- H2 0:50UK 76 - 77 TENN+1
Otega Oweh makes free throw 2 of 2
- H2 0:50
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
- H2 0:50
Otega Oweh misses free throw 1 of 2
- H2 0:50
Foul on Nate Ament.
- H2 1:13
Kentucky Timeout
Leaders
UKTENN 
Arizona18-084
UCF14-377Final
Iowa State16-270
Cincinnati10-879Final
UConn18-164
Georgetown9-962Final
Michigan16-181
Oregon8-1071Final
Purdue17-169
USC14-464Final
Duke17-180
Stanford14-550Final
Nebraska18-077
Northwestern8-1058Final
Gonzaga19-171
Seattle U13-750Final
Florida13-598
Vanderbilt16-294Final
BYU16-271
Texas Tech14-484Final