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Kentucky vs Tennessee
Final · Sat Jan 17 · 12:00 PM ET · Food City Center
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-off- Spread: Kentucky +6.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 145.5 (158 points).
Recap
Kentucky edged Tennessee 80-78 at Food City Center in Knoxville on Jan 17, 2026 to move to 12-6.
Kentucky has won 3 straight.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 31 | 49 | 80 |
| TENN | 42 | 36 | 78 |
Team stats
- FG
- 28-59
- 25-53
- 3PT
- 11-24
- 8-19
- FT
- 13-21
- 20-29
- Rebounds
- 29
- 36
- Assists
- 14
- 18
- Turnovers
- 9
- 12
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Kentucky · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrija Jelavic F | 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malachi Moreno C | 22 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Otega Oweh G | 31 | 12 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 5-9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Denzel Aberdeen G | 29 | 22 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kam Williams G | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Trent Noah F | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mouhamed Dioubate F | 27 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Brandon Garrison F | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Collin Chandler G | 24 | 12 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jasper Johnson G | 19 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tennessee · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Ament F | 35 | 17 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 8-9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Felix Okpara F | 27 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Jaylen Carey F | 21 | 6 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie G | 33 | 24 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 8-12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bishop Boswell G | 26 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| DeWayne Brown II F | 19 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Estrella F | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethan Burg G | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Henderson G | 6 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari Evans G | 16 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Amaree Abram G | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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