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SEC Tournament - Recap - Tennessee Defeats Kentucky 69-62

Tennessee earned a 69-62 victory over Kentucky on Saturday, getting 19 points from Kennedy Chandler at Amalie Arena.

Tennessee won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.0-point spread as underdogs.

Zakai Zeigler had 11 points for Tennessee and Josiah-Jordan James chipped in with 10 points. Josiah-Jordan James had 3 assists for them, while Uros Plavsic was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

Kentucky got 19 points from Keion Brooks Jr. in a losing cause and another 17 points from TyTy Washington Jr.. TyTy Washington Jr. contributed 4 assists for them, while Oscar Tshiebwe had 11 rebounds.

Tennessee was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Kentucky as they grabbed 39 boards, while Tennessee only had 33