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Feb. 16 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
GAME 24
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
13-10, 5-6 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 32-25 (2nd yr) 93-66 (5th yr) UTsports.com
vs
ITEMS OF NOTE
KENTUCKY
Record 17-7, 8-3 SEC Ranking 25 / RV Head Coach John Calipari Record at School 119-21 (4th yr) Career Record 521-159 (21st yr) Website UKathletics.com
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Kentucky leads, 149-66 In Knoxville: Kentucky leads, 51-46 In Lexington: Kentucky leads, 87-16 Neutral Sites: Kentucky leads, 11-4 Current Streak: Kentucky has won six straight Last Meeting: Kentucky won 75-65 in Lexington (1/15/13) Martin vs. Calipari: Calipari leads, 3-0
A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD... Snap Kentucky’s six-game win streak in the series Give the Vols their second win over a ranked opponent this season (AP poll). Give the Vols their 18th consecutive season of at least 10 home victories.
¢ The Kentucky series is UT’s oldest and mostplayed among SEC opponents. The Vols and Wildcats first met on Feb. 5, 1910, and have clashed 215 times over the years. ¢ No program in college basketball has logged more wins over Kentucky than Tennessee (66). ¢ Tennessee has defeated a John Caliparicoached team five times since he returned to the college game in 2000-01. See Page 3. ¢ The Vols have won four straight home games — and seven of their last 10 overall — against the defending national champion. See Page 4. ¢ At Thompson-Boling Arena, UT is 4-1 against the defending NCAA champion, with an average margin of victory of 6.4 points. ¢ Sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes is riding a streak of six straight double-doubles, and he has a double-double in seven of UT’s last eight games (10 total this year). ¢ Stokes is the reigning SEC Player of the Week. ¢ The longest double-double streak among Division players this season is seven by O.D. Anosike of Siena. He is the younger brother of two-time Lady Vols national champion and 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year Nicky Anosike. ¢ Junior guard Jordan McRae leads the SEC with 36.1 minutes played in league games this season. He also ranks fifth with 16.0 ppg in SEC play. ¢ McRae logged his first career double-double Wednesday at Vanderbilt, posting 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. ¢ Tennessee currently ranks eighth nationally in average home attendance (16,686).
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson G 4 Armani Moore F 5 Jarnell Stokes
Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 10.4 2.8 3.8 apg 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 13.7 3.6 1.8 apg 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.1 4.7 .500 FG% 6-5 203 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. 2.3 2.8 0.6 bpg 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 12.6 8.6 .561 FG%
Kentucky G 12 Ryan Harrow G 34 Julius Mays G 10 Archie Goodwin F 22 Alex Poythress F 15 Willie Cauley-Stein
Ht. 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-0
Wt. Yr. Hometown 170 So. Marietta, Ga. 192 Sr. Marion, Ind. 198 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. 239 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. 244 Fr. Olathe, Kan.
PPG 9.9 9.3 13.9 12.0 7.8
RPG OTHER 2.3 3.2 apg 2.9 .380 3FG% 4.6 3.1 apg 6.3 .581 FG% 5.8 .639 FG%
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (13-10, 5-6 SEC) vs. #25 KENTUCKY (17-7, 8-3 SEC)
Overall Record:
13-10
SEC 5-6 Non-conference 8-4 Home 9-3 Away 2-6 NEUTRAL 2-1
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 D21 Western Carolina (FSS) W 66-52 D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ W 51-47 J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ L 85-80 J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) L 92-74 J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ L 68-65 J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ L 75-65 J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W 72-57 J24 at No. 23 Ole Miss* (ESPN2)^ L 62-56 J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ W 54-53 J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ W 58-57 F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN)^ L 73-60 F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) L 68-62 F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) W 66-61 F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) W 58-46 F16 No. 25 Kentucky* (CBS) 1:05 p.m. F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. M13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TELEVISION
CBS Ian Eagle (PxP) Clark Kellogg (analyst) Mark Wolff (producer)
RADIO
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