Tennessee and Kentucky have met up 241 times on the basketball court.
Not one of those meetings has come during the NCAA Tournament, though.
In fact, Tennessee has never played a fellow SEC program in the tournament in program history.
That all changes on Friday night when the Volunteers and Wildcats clash in Lucas Oil Stadium with a coveted spot in the Elite Eight on the line.
This will be the third and final meeting between Rick Barnes and Mark Pope’s teams this season as Tennessee looks for revenge. Kentucky won both regular season matchups, with one game taking place in Knoxville and the other in Lexington.
Tennessee will enter the game as point favorites on Friday in Indy.
Here’s everything you need to know for the Sweet 16 clash between Tennessee and Kentucky from The House That Peyton Manning Built:
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How To Watch — 2-Seed Tennessee (29-7) vs. 3-Seed Kentucky (24-11) MIDWEST REGION SWEET 16
- Date: Friday, Mar. 28, 2025
- Start Time: 7:39 p.m. ET/6:39 p.m. CT
- Location: Lucas Oil Stadum – Indianapolis, IN
- Watch: TBS/TruTV
- PxP: Andrew Catalon
- Analyst: Steve Lappas
- Reporter: Evan Washburn
- Online Streaming: MAX app, March Madness Live app
- Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
- Radio (Streaming): Sirius XM
Updated Betting Lines
Probable Starters
Tennessee (Via last game):
Kentucky (Via last game):
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Team Statistics (via KenPom)
Tennessee
Kentucky
Individual Stat Leaders
Tennessee:
Points: Chaz Lanier — 18.1 PPG, 43.8 FG%, 74.2 FT%
Rebounds: Igor Milicic — 6.8 RPG, 4.9 DRPG, 1.9 ORPG
Assists: Zakai Zeigler — 7.4 APG, 3.0 TOPG, 34.1 MPG
Kentucky:
Points: Otega Oweh — 16.3 PPG, 49.4 FG%, 77.7 FT%
Rebounds: Amari Williams — 8.6 RPG, 6.5 DRPG, 2.1 ORPG
Assists: Amari Williams — 3.2 APG, 2.3 TOPG, 22.7 MPG
Last Five Games
Tennessee:
- 67-58 win against UCLA (NCAA T – Second Round)
- 77-62 win against Wofford (NCAA T – First Round)
- 86-77 loss against Florida (SEC T – Finals)
- 70-65 win against Auburn (SEC T – Semifinals)
- 83-72 win against Texas (SEC T – Quarterfinals)
Kentucky:
- 84-75 win against Illinois (NCAA T – Second Round)
- 76-57 win against Troy (NCAA T – First Round)
- 99-70 loss against Alabama (SEC Tournament)
- 85-84 win against Oklahoma (SEC Tournament)
- 91-83 win against Missouri
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