Kentucky won the first two meetings this season, but Tennessee won the third and most important one, and now the Volunteers are rewarded with a trip to the Elite Eight of the men's NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee won the rebounding battle 34-24. The Vols had 14 offensive rebounds to just seven for the Cats, and they outscored Kentucky 19-5 in second-chance points. Butler was UK’s leading scorer ...

Kentucky is shooting 39%. Zakai Zeigler has 11 points for Tennessee. Peyton Manning, a Heisman Trophy finalist at Tennessee who went on to have a legendary career with the Indianapolis Colts ...

Tennessee basketball is facing Kentucky in the NCAA tournament for the first time. The No. 2 seed Vols face the No. 3 seed Wildcats with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line Friday (7:39 p.m. ET ...

Kentucky Wildcats (24-11, 11-9 SEC) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (29-7, 14-7 SEC) Indianapolis; Friday, 7:39 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -4.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE ...