Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Tennessee Volunteers 80-78 at Food City Center in Knoxville on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
- Venue
- Food City Center, Knoxville, TN
- Tip-off
- Saturday, January 17, 2026 12:00 PM ET
- Broadcast
- ESPN
Team stats
| UK | TENN | |
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 25-53 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 13-21 | FT | 20-29 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 97 |
Kentucky Wildcats leaders
- Points: Denzel Aberdeen, 22
- Assists: Jasper Johnson, 4
- Rebounds: Mo Dioubate, 6
Tennessee Volunteers leaders
- Points: Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 24
- Assists: Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 8
- Rebounds: Jaylen Carey, 7