Tennessee’s first home loss of the season comes courtesy of a brutal shooting night they’ll want to forget. Tennessee fans woke up Wednesday morning still trying to process just how brutal of a shooting night the Vols had in their 78-73 loss to Kentucky.

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.

Kentucky's Ansley Almonor and Koby Brea, forced into the starting lineup because of key injuries, helped lead the Cats past host Tennessee on Tuesday.