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No. 11 Kentucky falls in its second straight SEC game to No. 17 Tennessee Kentucky showed improvement in the second quarter, but continued offensive struggles left it trailing 29-22 at halftime.
Tennessee basketball falls to Kentucky, 80-78, for first home loss of the season at Food City Center on Jan. 17.
Kentucky rallied from a 17-point deficit to stun No. 24 Tennessee 80-78 on the road Saturday, as the Wildcats completed their third straight double-digit comeback in SEC play.
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Amelia Hassett scored 16 points, but No. 11 Kentucky fell at 17th-ranked Tennessee 60-58 on Thursday night in Knoxville.
With Kentucky trailing 59-58, the Wildcats got a defensive stop and an open three-point attempt from Strack with 19 seconds remaining, but the shot missed. Tennessee missed two free throws, giving Kentucky a final possession, but the Wildcats were unable to get a shot attempt.
Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, and Kentucky rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 24 Tennessee, 80-78.
The Kentucky Wildcats picked up their third-straight win on Saturday, pulling off yet another comeback win. But this one felt different. This game was against a