Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats Preview
Two of the top teams in the Southeastern Conference East Division take to the court on Saturday, February 13th, and it’s a safe bet that there will be no love lost between the two squads. The 3rd-ranked Kentucky Wildcats will face off against the No. 12 ranked Tennessee Volunteers in what may well be an early preview of the SEC Tournament Championship game.
Kentucky has fared better than almost anyone could have imagined under new coach John Calipari. Despite some of the best talent in the country, the Wildcats underachieved a year ago, and there were some who believed UK would need some time to rebuild. Instead Kentucky blasted out of the gate, and clawed its way to the #1 ranking in the country, before being upended in a huge upset against conference foe South Carolina.
Meanwhile, the Volunteers have been chugging along at their normal pace since former Wisconsin-Milwaukee head coach Bruce Pearl arrived on campus. Except for a few trip ups here and there Tennessee has taken care of business, including against that same Gamecocks team that knocked off Calipari’s squad.
Kentucky freshmen DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall will do battle with the veteran Tennessee duo of Scotty Hopson and Wayne Chism in what should be a high scoring slugfest that could very well help determine what road the conference championship must take.
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