LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was expected to be one of the toughest games remaining on Kentucky’s basketball schedule looked more like a walkover for the Wildcats for much of Saturday afternoon.
A UK team still fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament earned a major check mark on its résumé with a 66-54 victory over No. 10 Tennessee in Rupp Arena, sweeping the Volunteers in the regular season for the first time in more than a decade.
Both teams started out slow offensively, but the Cats broke out of their funk first and built an early 10-2 lead amid Tennessee’s horrid shooting in the first few minutes. The Vols missed 10 of their first 11 shots from the field.
