Kentucky Advances To SEC Tournament Finals, Blowout Vols

The Kentucky Wildcats were firing on all cylinders today and paid back the Volunteers who beat them a couple weeks ago with a 29-point beating. UK hammered Tennessee 74-45 in a true rivalry games where tempers flared and elbows were flown. DeMarcus Cousins broke out of his scoring slump with 19 points today, followed by another outstanding performance from Eric Bledsoe with 17 points and was 5 for 8 from beyond the arc. Wall had a near double-double with 14 points and 9 assists. The Kentucky Wildcats will advance to the SEC Tournament finals as they await the winner of the Mississippi State/Vanderbilt Semi-Finals game.

1st Half UK 32 UT 19
2nd Half 42 UT 26
Final UK 74 UT 45

Kentucky Wildcats

Starters

Patrick Patterson 35 mins, 4 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk
DeMarcus Cousins 26 mins, 19 pts, 15 rebs, 1 ast, 3 stls, 2 blks
Darius Miller 21 mins, 5 pts, 1 ast
Eric Bledsoe 33 mins, 17 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls
John Wall 36 mins, 14 pts, 6 rebs, 9 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk

Bench

Perry Stevenson 2 mins, 2 pts
Ramon Harris 1 min
Darnell Dodson 14 mins, 8 pts, 4 rebs
Mark Krebs 2 mins
Josh Harrellson 2 min, 2 pts, 1 reb
DeAndre Liggins 12 mins, 1 pts, 1 rebs, 2 stls
Jon Hood 2 mins, 2 pts, 1 reb
Daniel Orton 14 mins, 3 rebs, 1 blk

Totals 74 pts, 40 rebs, 14 asts, 8 stls, 5 blk

Tennessee Volunteers

Starters

Wayne Chism 22 mins, 8 pts, 3 rebs, 1 blk
Brian Williams 20 mins, 8 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast
J.P. Prince 30 mins, 6 pts, 2 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls
Scotty Hopson 29 mins, 11 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stl
Bobby Maze 26 mins, 3 pts, 1 reb, 2 asts, 1 stl

Bench

Steven Pearl 20 mins, 2 pts, 2 rebs
Josh Bone 2 mins, 1 reb
Quinn Cannington 2 mins
Melvin Goins 13 mins, 1 asts, 2 stls
Cameron Tatum 17 mins, 1 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast
Renaldo Woolridge 1 min, 1 reb
Kenny Hall 16 mins, 4 pts, 5 rebs, 2 stls
Skylar McBee 2 mins, 2 pts

Totals 45 pts, 26 rebs, 9 astsm 8 stls, 1 blk