Overview
- Tennessee enters 12-5 overall with a 2-2 SEC mark, while Kentucky arrives 11-6 with a 2-2 conference record.
- The matchup will be played at Food City Center in Knoxville with tipoff scheduled for noon ET.
- This is the 243rd meeting in a series Kentucky leads 163-79 dating to the 1909-10 season.
- The SEC began requiring public pregame availability reports in 2024-25 for conference contests in major sports.
- The programs last met in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, when Tennessee beat Kentucky 85-78 in Indianapolis.