One of Tennessee’s biggest strengths is experience. With a plethora of upperclassmen, this Volunteers squad is practically a carbon copy of the one Kentucky faced three times last season, but with another year of growth and maturity.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at what happened in those three games to determine Kentucky’s best strategy for Saturday.
January 6: No. 23 Tennessee 76, No. 17 Kentucky 65 (Knoxville)
Several Kentucky players were battling the flu, PJ Washington went down with cramps, and the refs were terrible. Excuses aside, the Cats got whipped, with Kevin Knox turning in one of the worst games of his Kentucky career.