The denim was back, the 96 team was honored, and Kentucky and Tennessee were just in a fist fight tonight. There is no other way to describe it. Tennessee threw the first punch, burying 8 threes in the first half and building a 14-point lead that had Rupp Arena nervous. But like the game in Knoxville, never count out the Cats.
Kentucky’s rebounding was atrocious nearly all game. The free-throw shooting was even worse.By all logic, they should have lost this game.
But in a rivalry like this, you throw out the stats and just look at the scoreboard. Making sure your team is just one point better than the opponents. And somehow, the Wildcats were…