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Kentucky vs. Tennessee Tues., Jan. 15 – 7:00 p.m. ET Lexington, Ky. Game Notes: UK | UT |
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Kentucky dropped its first SEC home opener in the John Calipari era to the hot-shooting Texas A&M Aggies behind a 40-point effort from Elston Turner on Saturday. UK freshman Nerlens Noel had his best game in the blue and white with 15 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks, six assists and four steals. He's the first player in the NCAA to put up those numbers in a single game since 1996-97.
Sophomore Ryan Harrow scored in double-figures in the sixth-straight game with 14 points, while freshman Archie Goodwin led the squad with 17 points.
UK leads the all-time series with Tennessee by a 148-66 mark including grabbing both meetings a season ago. The Volunteers are 8-6 on the season and 0-2 in league action to begin the year.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.