Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 63-56 victory at No. 5 Tennessee

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville on Saturday afternoon. The unranked Wildcats defeated the fifth-ranked Volunteers, 63-56.

Next up for Kentucky is a home game against Georgia on Tuesday night.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Saturday’s game:

Points: Antonio Reeves, 18

Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 13

Assists: Cason Wallace, 6

Steals: Cason Wallace, Adou Thiero, 2

Blocks: Chris Livingston, 1

Turnovers: Cason Wallace, 5

Minutes: Oscar Tshiebwe, 39

Three-pointers made: CJ Fredrick 3-9, Antonio Reeves 2-6

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2022-23 schedule.

Kentucky’s CJ Fredrick, right, battles for the ball with Santiago Vescovi during his team’s game against Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.
Kentucky’s CJ Fredrick, right, battles for the ball with Santiago Vescovi during his team’s game against Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Next game

Georgia at Kentucky

When: 9 p.m. Tuesday

TV: ESPN

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Georgia 13-4 (3-1 SEC), Kentucky 11-6 (2-3 SEC)

Series: Kentucky leads 130-27

Last meeting: Kentucky won 92-77 on Jan. 8, 2022, in Lexington

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