LEXINGTON, Ky. — Three timelines collided Saturday afternoon at Rupp Arena.
Kentucky's storied past. Its suspenseful present. And what appears to be a bright future.
The present: UK had its way with No. 10 Tennessee, dominating its border state rival en route to a 66-54 victory.
The win gave the Wildcats (18-9, 9-5 SEC) a regular-season sweep of the Volunteers — both featuring a Tennessee team ranked among the top 10 in the Associated Press poll at the time of the game. It also was Kentucky’s second Quad 1 win — the contests that are the most crucial factor in determining a team's NCAA worthiness — in four days, following Wednesday’s 71-68 victory over Mississippi State in Starkville, Mississippi.