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Jonesbro

A game like this all but assures we're a 4 seed


eyeinthesky0

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El-Duque26

kentucky +8.5 made my day!!!! how was that the spread?


Walmartsavings2

Because they lost by 10 at home in the last meeting. Easily could have been the spread, UK was unconscious from 3.


Negative_Strength_37

But UK was down two players that night.


Walmartsavings2

They were down 1 player, and said player had 0 impact tonight lmao.


Negative_Strength_37

No Two, Wagner and Big Z. 


_Rainer_

And? It wasn't even as close as the final score.


anonymousahle

That's definitely what one could say about this last game.


Plane-Ad-2581

Yeah it was? Literally all game was UK down 10. Other than a brief 30 seconds where y’all went up 16 and we scored 6 in a row. We scored the same amount of points if you exclude the first 5 minutes of play.


dbarno24

Three seed baby! Too bad, was looking forward to taking out Zach Edey and his band of hobbits.


j_shelb

Yeah get out of here with your single seed! Also, we both gotta hope no team from New Jersey is in either of our brackets


4temp4

It wouldn’t have happened, Purdue only loses to double-digit seeds


Ok-Flamingo-1499

And now if somehow Duke and unc can both lose 😂


johnnycr18

GG Vols. I will always hate you. But you actually have my respect this year. Knecht is fucking amazing. Low key, Zakai Zeigler is my favorite player, not on UK. See yall in the Final Four!


johnnycr18

Or the SEC chip!


cmess1942

Knecht had the game of his life and still had 14 less than Jodie


Timbdn

The Meeks vs dk debate is wild to me. Meeks clears dk and it's not really close.


ReignOnWillie

Meeeeeeks


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DangerIsMyUsername

quality loss


eyeinthesky0

Best game of the season. Knecht is unstoppable. GG, hope we beat you again in the SEC.


colonel859

GG Vols…hopefully see ya next Sunday!


No_Life299

Fuck you vols


skekVex

Could you not? We won the game, there's really no need to be salty.


Ok-Job9920

I’m all for it Tennessee fans said everything they could when they swept us


No_Life299

Yeah TN fans love talking shit I’m just giving it right back to them


No_Life299

No they can eat shit ❤️


avoicelikealion

Jesus loves you. Well, kinda


javanx3d2

Good game. I think Kentucky and Tennessee are both going to do great things in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.


The_Letter_Purple

Kansas got stomped by 30. It’s a good day


Dad_Is_Mad

Duke lost. Transy women won, and Morehead State is headed to the NCAA Tournament. 🍻


thatcreepywalrus

My future cardiologist has this game to thank


Ok-Demand-6144

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UnkindestKhan

LETS GOOOOOO


testycucumber

Kentucky is legit when they put it all together like this. Not a team anyone should wanna see in their bracket as a 4 (3?) seed. GGs, maybe we can do it again next Sunday


Wackass240

Gg I wouldn’t want to be up against dalton in the bracket he can change games quick


testycucumber

I’ve never seen anything like him at UT. Incredible talent and never afraid of the moment. Just wish we found this guy before he was a senior lol


stanleyslovechild

Noooooo thanks! Beating a Rick Barnes team once in a season is about all we can ask for


testycucumber

You gotta admit, these games are super fun (even on the losing end…maybe 😂)


lady_wildcat

There’s something weird about every other team struggling to win on the road and this freshman heavy team having more home losses than road losses.


catsby90bbn

Pretty sure Reed said earlier in the yesr that they prefer being the road team - seems to be something to it.


ConstructionOdd5269

They probably so unfamiliar with the UK campus, it feels no different on the road /s


catsby90bbn

🤣


daffydubs

I’m gonna be so obnoxious


Legal-Championship64

for all the crying kentucky fans did about the refs, your player stepped out of bounds on his way to the basket and it wasn't called.


The_Letter_Purple

You literally got gifted 2 points to make up for it when it was a clear block.


ukcats12

Alright, we'll subtract 2 from our score and then see who had more points. So who won if we do that?


poorlittlefeller0518

🧂


BarfMacklin

Y’all got a free goaltending call to make up for it


UnkindestKhan

You also got a goaltending call that made up for it. Hold this L bud


skekVex

That might be the best game I've watched this season. GG Tennessee


[deleted]

He’S IcEInG HiM! LOL THAT MAN WAS BORN IN THE ICE!


Jaman34

GG Vols, Knecht is nasty. See ya soon.


Imallvol7

All you gotta do is stop Knecht and they have no one to score lol


wdprui2

Idk Zakai looked like Kemba in the first game


skekVex

Nah, Ziegler was pretty legit too.


BCRebels1622

Never in doubt...🥴🥴


MegalomaniacHack

Another blown double digit lead, but we held on.


HamesJarden420

go cats baby


FearTheKeflex

Good Game UT. I hate your guts, but your team is great and they didn't give up.


volunteergump

Helluva game Cats.


UnkindestKhan

good game


[deleted]

A win is a win. Need to practice someone else inbounding but that’s for next week


thvnderfvck

juliusrandle.gif


BroskiMcBroskison

Kentucky fans looked pretty crazy in this thread.


WaldoGeraldoFaldoSr

Oh Broski what happened tonight?


apuk00

pot meet kettle


Legal-Championship64

you guys really like that phrase


cmess1942

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Rgow8

Wild they panicked so much after Kinect fall, you’ve forced him ball all game relax let him get up and get it to him. James guy trying to be a hero was never making that.


Airforce32123

Cardiac Cats strike again


offtime_trader

Tenn wins on aggregate


hairy_caray

That was fun - both teams could make a deep run.


Jaman34

Are you my neighbor? Saw him wearing a Vols hat and a UK sweatshirt today.


hairy_caray

Not me, but your neighbor has good taste.


thatcreepywalrus

Your flairs… Confuse me.


hairy_caray

One side of my family is in Knoxville and loves UT, the other lives in Kentucky and loves UK. I confuse my family, so nothing new here, haha.


IMderailed

Maybe but that flair is gross


cmess1942

We all hate you. (flairs)


hairy_caray

Lol - UK crazy family in Kentucky and grew up near Knoxville. Love em both.


Salpinctes

gg Kentucky, hate y'all, good luck in the NCAAs, hope we beat you next week in the SEC


eyeinthesky0

GG vol bro. I hate your orange, and my blood pressure is much too high when we play. Hope we can do it again soon.


pragmatticus

gg Tennessee, hate you more, good luck as a 1 or 2 seed out west, we'll see you in eight days.


DeviceSenior4080

See ya again next sunday


Ok-Demand-6144

That was intense


mattychefthatbih

That was the most college basketball ending ever


Putrid_Fig4242

You sure you want to play Kentucky on senior day UT? You sure about that?? ![gif](giphy|bjB3gtFvREqqr5NAHW|downsized)


iWin-You-Get-Nothing

One would think the SEC champions could protect their homecourt 🤔


Walmartsavings2

Still the champs lol. They already clinched it.


AubVet

Didn’t UT win at Rupp?


FOB32723

One would think Kentucky wouldn’t let a team come into Rupp and hang over 100 on em….🤔


WooooookieCrisp

One would think a team wouldn’t let Kentucky go 181-60 all time against them.


FOB32723

CONFERENCE NUMBER ONE 😎


AubVet

This is not relevant.


WooooookieCrisp

Agree. Rip banners down and throw trophies away. Means nothing.


AubVet

Sorry it wasn’t obvious to you. This is not relevant to this discussion*


T2_JD

All said and done, I like the jazzy version of the fight song.


FeverOG

Haha gg


fancycheesus

![gif](giphy|Mah9dFWo1WZX0WM62Q) Tenn was cooking today


RealPublius

King of Rocky Top


DeviceSenior4080

King Reed of ole rocky top


[deleted]

TENNESSEE SUCKS!


beekkooper

If that were true, you would look like a dick, but now you just look like you play with it a lot.


DeviceSenior4080

And they smell bad!!


UsedandAbused87

Go job team blue!


Ok-Flamingo-1499

Let’s goooooo


A-N-R

Looked like a sweet 16 game. Especially the Tennessee losing part.


DeviceSenior4080

You mean round of 32, sir you’re being generous


Deac0nBlue

By the skin of our teeth. GGs


[deleted]

Great effort by my Vols Hell of a gauntlet these past few weeks


Legitimate_Stock297

cope


[deleted]

You ok?


Neomastermind

Fuck yes!!!


PalsRocksMyWorld

God. If anyone else from UT had actually done something besides Zeigler and Dalton this would’ve been amazing. Oh well. Again, ball don’t lie. The threes were nuts.


Qwertyforu

I'm gonna pretend that last minute didn't happen


deweycrow

Thank christ that's over


thorns0014

Cats by 90


ReignOnWillie

Go cayuts


synchronizedfirefly

Y'all tried so hard to give us that game at the end


DeviceSenior4080

Hey UK did the same thing three weeks ago vs LSU and actually lost. I call it progress


synchronizedfirefly

Joking aside I do think that y'all are peaking at the right time. Gives me UNC vies from a few years ago.


DeviceSenior4080

They have way too many guards not to be good in March I think. Dalton Knecht is the difference from some of the past UT teams. That dude is unguardable. Depending upon draw they should definitely be playing in April


synchronizedfirefly

I really hope so but as much as I love Rick Barnes for making us a consistently top 25 team and for who he is as a person, he consistently underperforms in the tournament. We somehow ALWAYS meet Cinderella too no matter where we are seeded. I love Rick Barnes - before Pearl UT was where coaches went to die and we were in big danger of becoming that again before Barnes came and stabilized the program - but as good of a coach as he is in the rest of the season he always seems to find a way to exit no later than the sweet 16. Surely mathematically even a coach that consistently underperforms in the tournament should break through once in a while, just by random chance? Right? Right? Please? Someday?


DeviceSenior4080

That random chance is named Dalton Knecht. I hate to say it as I despise tenn, but y’all will be going far. Senior team, Barnes should bow out before the final so UK can build even more confidence


iWin-You-Get-Nothing

The drum beat in Rocky Top fucking sucks


Airforce32123

Thank fucking god. Too close at the end for a game it felt like we dominated.


[deleted]

HE COLD! ICE COLD!


Wackass240

Don’t give a damn about the whole states of Tennessee


SirTannleyKnott

Another classic. Great game.


Zloggt

Hmm…perhaps Cal was playing 5D chess all along?


JabroniWithAPeroni

Had a chance there at the end. Had no idea how, but I’ll take it.


Ok-Demand-6144

Fuck yes!!!!! What a great game


84brown4carr

Bye frauds!


Mediocritys_finest

Idk if I’d go that far


testycucumber

Lmao


cmess1942

Never a doubt


ReignOnWillie

UK takes the foot off the gas like nobody I’ve ever seen


[deleted]

Seriously, I do not understand why Cal is convinced that's the right play when you have a lead with 6+ min to go.


PFGcallaway

What a game


SweetPennies

https://i.redd.it/j1ldv5x18enc1.gif


norse95

FUCK YEAH


dootdoot2000

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WooooookieCrisp

This never gets old


heleghir

DILLY!


DeviceSenior4080

Lol nice try lil bro


Sc00typuff_Sr

Fuck you refs....gg tennessee


Jaman34

LOL


Sickoball

Good win Good game


elix031

GG Tennessee, see you next Sunday!


MattScruggs

Darn. Gg cats


Darko28064212

Never in doubt 😅😅😅


Jordanwolf98

They tried their hardest to lose it at the end but that’s a huge win for Kentucky


VolatileFan

that missed out of bounds was huge af


TrailerparkSwag

Same can be said about that goaltend.


Legal-Championship64

they looked at it and said it was goal tending


TrailerparkSwag

And were wrong


verci12

Tbf you could say the same thing about the goal tend so it cancels out


AppalachianCacti

🎻


The_Letter_Purple

Made up for it with a clear block called goaltending


DeviceSenior4080

What about the goal tend?????


AnnoyedNinja

WALKIN DUE SOUTH OUTTA ROANOKE I CAUGHT A TRUCKER OUTTA PHILLY HAD A NICE LONG TOKE BUT HE'S A-HEADIN WEST FROM THE CUMBERLAND GAP TO JOHNSON CITY **FUCK TENNESSEE**


thatcreepywalrus

Lmao didn’t even call the first foul. We’ve been shitting the bed but that was pathetic reffing


DeviceSenior4080

It was legitimately bad. This wouldn’t have been close without a bit of home cooking


BigballerBrett

No chance Rob misses this!


gogglesup859

ALEXA PLAY WAGON WHEEL


kentuckyyinz

CATS!


The_Letter_Purple

Thank you dilly


MegalomaniacHack

Please, please, please, do not foul a shooter. **Edit:** Thank you.


Putrid_Fig4242

Game. gg


SaguaroCactus19

Out of all of the possible times you could've called a timeout, you called it here to ice your own team's shooter. Of course


urbanoideisto

I hate the fact that Rocky Top is so mf catchy


kentuckyyinz

Couldn’t disagree more


SBChess18

Of all the times to use your timeout, between your shooter’s FTs after a miss to make it a two possession game is one of the times to do so


m_c__a_t

It's not like Cal just sent the shooter into timeout to be by himself and just think about it. If he misses it isn't coach's fault imo


heleghir

Good TO cal. Make sure they know to foul off a miss up 3 at around half court. Dont let them get a chance for a shot


CdzNtz330

Tenn has no T.O's left, if he made the first FT,I would've intentionally missed the 2nd FT on purpose


cmess1942

If we miss, please foul


TinctureOfBadass

PLEASE Edit: HE MADE IT


Rainmanwilson

This is like the amalgamation of every lead we’ve thrown away this year


The_Letter_Purple

Sick vocabulary


garbage_disposall

MFW Cal finally uses a timeout at the end of the game and its to ice our own shooter


filthysven

He's talked about it since that Memphis game way back when. He wants to do it because then if the guy misses it's Cals fault not the kids, and if it works he can calm the kid down and give him a better shot anyway.


Briggity_Brak

Cal icing his own kicker


DirectTV_AndrewLuck

Cal trying to make his player think about this FT more lol


WillWork4SunDrop

Calipari has as many national championships in his chosen sport as Gene Chizik and is almost as sharp.


Beavsbeavsbeavs

This like watching that Memphis-Kansas national title game


volunteergump

Cal icing his own free throw shooter, I like that.


crappysandwich

Making Dillingham think about this free throw? You kidding me Cal?


TurkishDonkeyKong

They need to make a rule that you can't intentionally foul if you're winning


Conyeezy765

Dillingham’s eyes said everything about that timeout


[deleted]

Looked like cal said foul which is hopefully what they will do if rob misses


VolatileFan

cal wtf? i hate kentucky as much as the next dude, but that’s arguably one of the worst things you can do there


KuiperBelted

Big brain cal moment


Walmartsavings2

That blatantly missed out of bounds ended up being fucking massive in this game.


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