With a 17-3 record, Tennessee ranks No. 8 nationally behind Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, Alabama, Florida, Houston, and Michigan State. Kentucky is on their trail at No. 12 with only Marquette, Purdue, and Kansas in between. When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET

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Kentucky men’s basketball returns to the road Tuesday when the Wildcats play the Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC matchup at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST. Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Molly McGrath have the television broadcast on ESPN.

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.

Tennessee basketball's vaunted 3-point defense collapsed against Kentucky's 3-point attack on Tuesday at Food City Center in a near-replay from last March, while its 3-point shooting couldn't match the Wildcats.

The SEC standings look slightly different after Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats marched into Knoxville and beat the Tennessee Volunteers.

As we near tip-off of No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Kentucky, here are the starting lineups for the SEC battle. Kentucky will be without its second-leading scorer Lamont Butler. Tuesday's game marks the 240th meeting all-time between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers.

The latest injury report for both Kentucky and Tennessee ahead of Tuesday’s top-15 SEC basketball matchup in Knoxville.