Kentucky reminded other schools in the Southeastern Conference don’t count us out just yet.
The Wildcats snapped a two-game conference losing streak with a stunning 63-56 win over No. 5 Tennessee in Rocky Top on Saturday.
The Volunteers had won 25 straight home games.
Kentucky (11-6, 2-3 SEC) snapped a two-game losing streak, winning 63-56, behind 18 points from Antonio Reeves, along with 15 points and 13 rebounds from Oscar Tshiebwe. CJ Fredrick added 13 for the Cats.
The Wildcats will look to begin a new home winning streak of their own when Georgia visits for a 9 pm start on Tuesday.
At Knoxville
SCORE BY HALVES:
UK (11-6)…33 30 – 63
UT (14-3)…26 30 – 56
Scoring:
Kentucky (63) – Jacob Toppin 1 3-5 5; Chris Livingston 2 2-2 6; Oscar Tshiebwe 6 3-4 15; CJ Fredrick 1(3) 2-2 13; Antonio Reeves 2(2) 8-8 18; Adou Thiero 0 4-4 4; and Lance Ware 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(5) 22-25 63.
Tennessee (56) – Julian Phillips 1 0-0 2; Oliver Nkamhoua 1 0-1 2; Uros Plavsic 9 1-2 19; Tyerke Key 1(1) 2-2 7; Santiago Vescovi 3(1) 4-5 13; Zakai Zeiger 3 0-0 6; Josiah-Jordan James 1(1) 0-0 5; and Tobe Awaka 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(3) 7-10 56.
Next up: Kentucky (11-6) vs. Georgia (13-4), 9 pm, Jan. 17.