Five things you need to know from No. 12 Kentucky’s gut-check 78-73 win at No. 8 Tennessee in SEC men’s basketball: 1. Mark Pope, slayer of rivals. There is a school of thought that one of a college head coach’s primary jobs is beating the teams his/her fan base dislike the most.

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn. Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the Wildcats (15-5,

Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.

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Louisville's Pat Kelsey (left) and Kentucky's Mark Pope are positioned to land their teams in the NCAA Tournament in their first seasons. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Conference play is in full swing and the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky men's basketball teams are on track to play in the NCAA Tournament.

AFTER A BYE WEEK WELL SPENT FOR THE CARDS, NUMBER 21 LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL IS BACK ON THE FLOOR TUESDAY NIGHT. HEAD COACH PAT KELSEY ALWAYS PREACHES THE NEXT THING. WELL, THE NEXT GAME IS A BIG ONE AT HOME AGAINST WAKE FOREST.

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