It’s Tennessee vs Kentucky in Mark Pope's first game against the Vols this college basketball season. Follow for live score updates, game highlights.

With a 17-3 record, Tennessee ranks No. 8 nationally behind Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, Alabama, Florida, Houston, and Michigan State. Kentucky is on their trail at No. 12 with only Marquette, Purdue, and Kansas in between. When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET

The Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers have a long history of a rivalry in college basketball, but one school has a clear upper hand over the other.

The Kentucky Wildcats are making the trip to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers with a two-game losing streak fresh on their minds. The problem for M

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

SEC play has not been kind to the Tennessee Volunteers. On Tuesday night, the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats handed the No. 8 Vols their first loss at home this seaso

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

Complete statistics from Tuesday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.