Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Jan 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UK	31	49	80
TENN	42	36	78

Game Recap

Kentucky completes another second-half comeback to stun No. 24 Tennessee, 80-78. Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, and Kentucky rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 24 Tennessee, 80-78, on Saturday.

Player Stats

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Andrija Jelavic	12	2-4	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5
24Malachi Moreno	22	1-4	0-0	1-3	6	2	0	4	0	4	3
00Otega Oweh	31	3-11	1-5	5-9	2	1	2	1	3	3	12
1Denzel Aberdeen	29	7-11	3-6	5-6	0	2	2	0	0	2	22
3Kam Williams	15	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	2
9Trent Noah	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23Mouhamed Dioubate	27	4-11	0-1	2-2	6	0	1	0	0	5	10
10Brandon Garrison	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
5Collin Chandler	24	4-6	4-6	0-1	3	2	3	1	1	4	12
2Jasper Johnson	19	5-6	2-3	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	0	12

TOTAL	-	28-5947.5%	11-2445.8%	13-2161.9%	24	14	8	6	8	22	80

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	35	4-7	1-2	8-9	5	2	2	0	1	4	17
34Felix Okpara	27	2-3	0-0	1-2	6	0	0	1	0	4	5
23Jaylen Carey	21	3-12	0-0	0-0	7	3	0	0	1	2	6
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	33	6-12	4-7	8-12	2	8	2	0	4	3	24
3Bishop Boswell	26	1-3	1-2	1-3	3	1	0	0	2	2	4
6DeWayne Brown II	19	3-4	0-0	1-2	2	2	1	2	1	1	7
13J.P. Estrella	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	4
35Ethan Burg	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24Troy Henderson	6	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	16	3-5	1-3	1-1	3	0	0	1	0	0	8
77Amaree Abram	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	8-1942.1%	20-2969.0%	29	18	6	4	12	19	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUKTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee.
(19:47) Kam Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:44) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:16) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 24-foot three point jumper.
03
(18:59) Otega Oweh bad pass turnover.
(18:59) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(18:55) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
+1 (18:55) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
04
(18:55) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:54) Kam Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:34) Andrija Jelavić makes layup (Otega Oweh assists).
24
(18:16) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(18:15) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(18:11) Felix Okpara misses layup.
(18:08) Andrija Jelavić Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Andrija Jelavić misses layup.
(17:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
+3 (17:44) Bishop Boswell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
27
+3 (17:24) Jasper Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kam Williams assists).
57
(17:06) Nate Ament misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:03) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(16:48) Foul on Nate Ament.
(16:48) Malachi Moreno misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:48) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:48) Malachi Moreno misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:47) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:36) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
59
+3 (16:24) Andrija Jelavić makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malachi Moreno assists).
89
+3 (16:01) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Carey assists).
812
(15:30) Kam Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:27) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(15:13) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(15:13) Jaylen Carey misses tip in layup.
(15:11) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:11) Jaylen Carey makes 0-foot tip in layup.
814
(14:48) Jasper Johnson bad pass turnover.
(14:48) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(14:34) Foul on Kam Williams.
(14:34) DeWayne Brown II misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:34) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:34) DeWayne Brown II makes free throw 2 of 2.
815
(14:25) Otega Oweh bad pass turnover.
(14:25) DeWayne Brown II Steal.
+3 (14:15) Amari Evans makes 26-foot three point jumper (J.P. Estrella assists).
818
(13:56) Andrija Jelavić misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:53) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:46) DeWayne Brown II makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
820
(13:27) Collin Chandler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:24) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Troy Henderson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:14) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:12) Jasper Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Garrison assists).
1120
+2 (12:48) J.P. Estrella makes 3-foot hook shot (Troy Henderson assists).
1122
+3 (12:29) Collin Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrija Jelavić assists).
1422
(12:16) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses layup.
(12:16) Otega Oweh Block.
(12:16) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(12:06) Bishop Boswell misses layup.
(12:06) Collin Chandler Block.
(12:02) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:55) Jasper Johnson makes layup.
1622
(11:30) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
+1 (11:30) Felix Okpara makes free throw 1 of 2.
1623
(11:30) Felix Okpara misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:29) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
(11:17) Foul on Amaree Abram.
(10:57) Mouhamed Dioubate misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:57) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:57) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (10:36) Felix Okpara makes 3-foot dunk (Nate Ament assists).
1625
(10:18) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+2 (10:12) Mouhamed Dioubate makes layup (Jasper Johnson assists).
1825
+2 (9:42) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 11-foot jumper.
1827
(9:34) Collin Chandler bad pass turnover.
(9:34) Nate Ament Steal.
(9:29) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(9:29) Collin Chandler Steal.
(9:25) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(9:20) Trent Noah bad pass turnover.
(9:20) Nate Ament Steal.
(9:18) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:17) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(9:17) Foul on Malachi Moreno.
(9:10) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(9:10) Malachi Moreno Block.
(9:06) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Otega Oweh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:48) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Foul on Kam Williams.
+1 (8:42) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
1828
+1 (8:42) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
1829
(8:15) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+1 (8:15) Otega Oweh makes free throw 1 of 2.
1929
+1 (8:15) Otega Oweh makes free throw 2 of 2.
2029
+2 (7:55) J.P. Estrella makes layup (DeWayne Brown II assists).
2031
(7:34) Kam Williams turnover.
+3 (7:20) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Ament assists).
2034
(6:50) Malachi Moreno misses layup.
(6:50) DeWayne Brown II Block.
(6:49) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+1 (6:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2035
+1 (6:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2036
(6:32) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (6:32) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2136
+1 (6:32) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2.
2236
(6:10) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(6:10) Mouhamed Dioubate Steal.
(6:04) Otega Oweh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:40) DeWayne Brown II makes 4-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2238
(5:16) Otega Oweh bad pass turnover.
(5:16) J.P. Estrella Steal.
(5:04) Amari Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:59) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Collin Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:41) Nate Ament misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:38) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (4:35) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2338
+1 (4:35) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2.
2438
(3:56) Amaree Abram misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:53) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(3:49) Jaylen Carey bad pass turnover.
(3:49) Collin Chandler Steal.
(3:49) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(3:49) Collin Chandler misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:47) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:25) Amaree Abram makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Carey assists).
2441
(3:04) Denzel Aberdeen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:00) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:40) Jasper Johnson makes 11-foot jumper.
2641
(2:23) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(2:19) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(2:19) Jaylen Carey misses tip in layup.
(2:18) Jasper Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:13) Collin Chandler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
2941
(1:58) Troy Henderson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:52) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:43) Jasper Johnson makes 3-foot jumper.
3141
(1:26) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(1:26) DeWayne Brown II turnover.
(1:08) Jasper Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
(1:02) Amaree Abram bad pass turnover.
(0:44) Mouhamed Dioubate misses layup.
(0:42) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(0:19) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+1 (0:19) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
3142
(0:19) Nate Ament misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:19) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(0:02) Amari Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

80Points78

28-59(47.5%)Field Goal(%)25-53(47.2%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

13-21(61.9%)Free Throw(%)20-29(69.0%)

29(14)Rebounds(Offensive)36(16)

14Assists18

8Steals6

6Blocks4

9Turnovers12

22(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

3Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 21,678 (100%)

tv: ESPN

spread: TENN -6.5

over/under: 145.5