SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Tennessee

Tennessee-Kentucky basketball game preview

The Kentucky Wildcats visit the Tennessee Volunteers on Tuesday in Knoxville in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Kentucky scores an average of 81.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 64.5 points per contest. Tennessee scores an average of 74.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 63.0 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Kentucky	0.492	0.355	0.727	12.75	+10.71	7.13	4.54	17.13	12.17
Tennessee	0.439	0.346	0.701	12.09	+2.91	10.09	4.35	16.87	12.61
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Kentucky	0.402	0.293	41.17	30.46	0.37	+16.92	6.42	81.4	64.5
Tennessee	0.418	0.329	36.17	33.26	0.33	+11.39	9.09	74.4	63.0

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3PT%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor. M– Average game scoring margin.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
6. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	24	154	0	74	382	15.92
10. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	23	103	69	42	317	13.78
12. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	22	114	26	42	296	13.45
17. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	23	122	25	28	297	12.91

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
1. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	24	154	256	0.602
5. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	23	122	251	0.486
6. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	22	114	258	0.442

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
2. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	23	69	3.00
3. Grady, Kellan	UK	24	69	2.88

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
1. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	24	120	243	363	15.13
16. Nkamhoua, Olivier	UT	22	40	84	124	5.64
18. James, Josiah-Jordan	UT	20	25	86	111	5.55

Kentucky vs. Tennessee Basketball Series History

Kentucky leads 157-75

Kentucky Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jacob Toppin	F	6′-9″	200	JR
1	CJ Fredrick	G	6′-3″	190	JR
2	Sahvir Wheeler	G	5′-9″	180	JR
3	TyTy Washington Jr.	G	6′-3″	197	FR
4	Daimion Collins	F	6′-9″	202	FR
10	Davion Mintz	G	6′-3″	195	SR
11	Dontaie Allen	G	6′-6″	205	SO
12	Keion Brooks Jr.	F	6′-7″	210	JR
14	Brennan Canada	F	6′-6″	198	JR
20	Zan Payne	G	6′-4″	215	JR
23	Bryce Hopkins	F	6′-6″	220	FR
25	Kareem Watkins	G	5′-8″	170	SO
31	Kellan Grady	G	6′-5″	205	SR
34	Oscar Tshiebwe	F	6′-9″	255	JR
55	Lance Ware	F	6′-9″	225	SO

Tennessee Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jonas Aidoo	F	6′-11″	234	FR
1	Kennedy Chandler	G	6′-0″	171	FR
2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield	F	6′-10″	246	FR
3	Quentin Diboundje	G	6′-5″	217	FR
5	Zakai Zeigler	G	5′-9″	167	FR
10	John Fulkerson	F	6′-9″	219	SR
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6′-4″	182	SR
13	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6′-8″	232	JR
15	Jahmai Mashack	G	6′-4″	196	FR
21	Kent Gilbert	G	6′-1″	175	SO
24	Justin Powell	G	6′-6″	197	SO
25	Santiago Vescovi	G	6′-3″	191	JR
30	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6′-6″	214	JR
31	Isaiah Sulack	G	6′-5″	186	JR
32	Handje Tamba	F	6′-11″	229	FR
33	Uros Plavsic	F	7′-0″	251	JR
35	Brock Jancek	F	6′-8″	228	SR

Kentucky Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Kentucky	71	Duke	79
11/12/2021	Robert Morris	60	Kentucky	100
11/16/2021	Mount St Mary	55	Kentucky	80
11/19/2021	Ohio	59	Kentucky	77
11/22/2021	Albany	61	Kentucky	86
11/26/2021	North Florida	52	Kentucky	86
11/29/2021	C Michigan	57	Kentucky	85
12/7/2021	Southern	64	Kentucky	76
12/11/2021	Kentucky	62	Notre Dame	66
12/18/2021	Ohio State	69	Kentucky	98
12/22/2021	Western KY	60	Kentucky	95
12/29/2021	Missouri	56	Kentucky	83
12/31/2021	High Point	48	Kentucky	92
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Georgia	77	Kentucky	92
1/11/2022	Kentucky	78	Vanderbilt	66
1/15/2022	Tennessee	79	Kentucky	107
1/19/2022	Kentucky	64	Texas A&M	58
1/22/2022	Kentucky	71	Auburn	80
1/25/2022	Mississippi State	74	Kentucky	82
1/29/2022	Kentucky	80	Kansas	62
2/2/2022	Vanderbilt	70	Kentucky	77
2/5/2022	Kentucky	66	Alabama	55
2/8/2022	Kentucky	86	South Carolina	76
2/12/2022	Florida	57	Kentucky	78
2/15/2022	Kentucky		Tennessee
2/19/2022	Alabama		Kentucky
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Kentucky		Arkansas
3/1/2022	Ole Miss		Kentucky
3/5/2022	Kentucky		Florida

Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UT Martin	62	Tennessee	90
11/14/2021	ETSU	62	Tennessee	94
11/20/2021	Villanova	71	Tennessee	53
11/21/2021	Tennessee	89	North Carolina	72
11/26/2021	Tennessee Tech	69	Tennessee	80
11/30/2021	Presbyterian	44	Tennessee	85
12/4/2021	Tennessee	59	Colorado	54
12/7/2021	Texas Tech	57	Tennessee	52
12/11/2021	UNC Greensboro	36	Tennessee	76
12/14/2021	SC Upstate	52	Tennessee	96
12/18/2021	Tennessee	Canc.	Memphis	Canc.
12/22/2021	Arizona	73	Tennessee	77
12/29/2021	Tennessee	68	Alabama	73
1/5/2022	Ole Miss	60	Tennessee	66
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/11/2022	South Carolina	46	Tennessee	66
1/15/2022	Tennessee	79	Kentucky	107
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Florida	71	Tennessee	78
1/29/2022	Tennessee	51	Texas	52
2/1/2022	Texas A&M	80	Tennessee	90
2/5/2022	Tennessee	81	South Carolina	57
2/9/2022	Tennessee	72	Mississippi State	63
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt	64	Tennessee	73
2/15/2022	Kentucky		Tennessee
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Tennessee		Missouri
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Injuries and Suspensions

Kentucky

[G] 02/07/2022 – Shaedon Sharpe is out for season (None)
[F] 02/14/2022 – Jacob Toppin is “?” Tuesday vs Tennessee (Ankle)
[G] 02/14/2022 – Tyty Washington Jr. is “?” Tuesday vs Tennessee (Leg)
[G] 11/13/2021 – CJ Fredrick is out indefinitely (Hamstring)

Tennessee

[F] 02/07/2022 – Olivier Nkamhoua is out for season (Ankle)

Source: statfox.com

Kentucky-Tennessee Prediction

Kentucky 73, Tennessee 71

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding