Kentucky 85-81 Tennessee (Mar 9, 2024) Final Score

Kentucky Wildcats

23-8, 13-5 Conference

	1	2	T
UK	33	52	85
TENN	29	52	81

Reeves, Sheppard lead No. 15 Kentucky past No. 4 Vols

Reeves, Sheppard lead No. 15 Kentucky over No. 4 Tennessee 85-81

— Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard each scored 27 points as No. 15 Kentucky spoiled No. 4 Tennessee's late season run with an 85-81 victory Saturday.

Mar 9, 2025, 07:45 pm - AP

Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
Josiah-Jordan James missed Dunk.
Dalton Knecht missed Jumper.
Dalton Knecht missed Layup.
Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
Jahmai Mashack missed Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
Santiago Vescovi missed Jumper.
Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
Santiago Vescovi missed Layup.
Jordan Gainey missed Jumper.
Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Dunk. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Jordan Gainey made Dunk.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Josiah-Jordan James missed Jumper.
Jonas Aidoo missed Layup.
Santiago Vescovi missed Three Point Jumper.
Josiah-Jordan James missed Jumper.
Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
Dalton Knecht missed Dunk.
Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Santiago Vescovi.
Dalton Knecht missed Layup.
Jonas Aidoo made Dunk.
Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Layup. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
Josiah-Jordan James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Jonas Aidoo made Dunk. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Zakai Zeigler missed Layup.
Jonas Aidoo missed Dunk.
Dalton Knecht made Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Dalton Knecht missed Layup.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmai Mashack missed Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James.
Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
Jonas Aidoo made Dunk. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper.
Jonas Aidoo made Layup. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Dalton Knecht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dalton Knecht.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Layup.
Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
Dalton Knecht missed Layup.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler made Layup.
Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalton Knecht made Jumper. Assisted by Jahmai Mashack.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Jahmai Mashack made Layup.
Zakai Zeigler missed Dunk.
Dalton Knecht missed Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler made Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler made Layup.
Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
Josiah-Jordan James missed Three Point Jumper.
Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Adou Thiero.
Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
D.J. Wagner made Layup. Assisted by Justin Edwards.
Tre Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
Rob Dillingham made Layup.
Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Edwards missed Jumper.
D.J. Wagner missed Jumper.
Reed Sheppard made Jumper.
Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper.
Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper.
Adou Thiero missed Layup.
Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Bradshaw missed Jumper.
Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
Justin Edwards made Jumper.
D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
Antonio Reeves made Jumper.
Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
Adou Thiero missed Layup.
D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
Reed Sheppard missed Layup.
Justin Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reed Sheppard.
Justin Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reed Sheppard.
Reed Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
Reed Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reed Sheppard.
Reed Sheppard missed Jumper.
Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
Antonio Reeves made Layup. Assisted by Reed Sheppard.
Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper.
Justin Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre Mitchell missed Dunk.
Antonio Reeves made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Edwards.
Rob Dillingham made Layup.
Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Dillingham.
Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Edwards.
Rob Dillingham missed Jumper.
D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Dillingham.
Justin Edwards made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reed Sheppard.
Rob Dillingham missed Layup.
Justin Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper.
Reed Sheppard made Layup.
Rob Dillingham made Three Point Jumper.
Rob Dillingham missed Three Point Jumper.
Antonio Reeves made Layup.
Rob Dillingham missed Jumper.
Antonio Reeves made Layup.
Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Dillingham.
Rob Dillingham missed Layup.
Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper.
Reed Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEE

Data is currently unavailable.

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee	14-4	-	27-9
Auburn	13-5	1	27-8
South Carolina	13-5	1	26-8
Kentucky	13-5	1	23-10
Alabama	13-5	1	25-12
Florida	11-7	3	24-12
Texas A&M	9-9	5	21-15
LSU	9-9	5	17-16
Mississippi State	8-10	6	21-14
Ole Miss	7-11	7	20-12
Georgia	6-12	8	20-17
Arkansas	6-12	8	16-17
Vanderbilt	4-14	10	9-23
Missouri	0-18	14	8-24

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Reeves, Sheppard lead No. 15 Kentucky past No. 4 Vols

Reeves, Sheppard lead No. 15 Kentucky over No. 4 Tennessee 85-81

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