Kentucky did more — much more — than defeat Tennessee on Saturday night. UK derailed the Big Orange Express, destroyed the tracks and sent the Volunteers to the darkest depths of Rocky Bottom.
UK won 86-69 to bring No. 1 Tennessee’s school-record 19-game winning streak to a crashing halt.
Led by PJ Washington, Kentucky used its superior size to control the basket area. A 14-0 run to open the second half turned Rupp Arena into one Big Blue party.
Tennessee saved face with a 13-0 run later in the second half. But by then, Tennessee’s eight-game winning streak in “true” road games seemed over.