A frustrating regular season didn't do anything to deter Kentucky from continuing its dominance in the SEC tournament, as it earned a 77-72 victory over Tennessee in Sunday's championship game.
Tennessee didn't make life easy for the Wildcats, who looked like they would cruise to victory after storming out to a 33-16 lead.
Tennessee closed the gap to within five points at halftime and scored 10 of the first 12 points in the second half to take the lead, but Kentucky had a response to every Volunteers rally.
The Wildcats have now won each of the last four conference tournament titles and secured an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament's field of 68 in the process.