For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

Kentucky sharpshooter Koby Brea got out to a hot start in SEC play with a massive 23-point game in the win over Florida, where he shot 7-9 from three. In the following five games, Brea was averaging 5.

Koby Brea scored 18 points to lead No. 12 Kentucky to a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee. Jaxson Robinson added 17 points as the Wildcats snapped a two-game skid.

The hobbled No. 12 Wildcats, down starters Lamont Butler and Andrew Carr, show grit in tense win vs.the No. 8 Volunteers

Tennessee basketball attempted 45 3-pointers against Kentucky, the most in the Rick Barnes era. It made only 11 in the 78-73 loss.

It’s Tennessee vs Kentucky in Mark Pope's first game against the Vols this college basketball season. Follow for live score updates, game highlights.

Kentucky's Ansley Almonor and Koby Brea, forced into the starting lineup because of key injuries, helped lead the Cats past host Tennessee on Tuesday.

Zakai Zeigler was injured late in the first half of Tennessee basketball's game against Kentucky on Tuesday. He returned in the second half.

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Pope took over after John Calipari left for Arkansas in a stunning turn of events. However, Pope wasted no time winning over the fanbase, especially since he is a former Kencutky basketball player. Moreover, moves such as this one only helped Pope's case more, and fans were excited to see the fan interaction with the Wildcats coach.

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It was all hands on deck for shorthanded Kentucky on Tuesday night and everybody pitched in for an impressive victory Tuesday night. Making his second start of the season,