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Recap - Kentucky Defeats Tennessee 85-81
Kentucky got 27 points from Antonio Reeves en route to a 85-81 victory over Tennessee on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Bettors who backed Kentucky were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as an underdog of +8.0 at sportsbooks.
Reed Sheppard had 27 points for Kentucky and Justin Edwards chipped in with 16 points. Reed Sheppard had 5 assists for them, while Antonio Reeves was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Tennessee got 40 points from Dalton Knecht in a losing cause and another 17 points from Zakai Zeigler. Zakai Zeigler contributed 9 assists for them, while Josiah-Jordan James had 10 rebounds.
Kentucky was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Kentucky won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-35.