Kentucky loses close one to Vols 63-60

Joe Crawford’s three to tie the game in the closing seconds rims off to give Tennessee a 63-60 victory.

The Vols charged out to a 15 point lead before the Wildcats clawed back to only trail 34-27 at halftime.

Tyler Smith led Tennessee with 15 points and 5 boards. Chris Lofton added in 14 points.

Kentucky was led by senior Ramel Bradley with 17 points. Perry Stevenson chipped in with 13 points to go along with 14 boards.

Game Recaps

• No. 1 Tennessee Holds Off Kentucky 63-60
• Tennessee holds on to beat Kentucky
• Depleted Cats fall short of upset

Notes

• Ramel Bradley moves into 30th place on UK’s all-time scoring list with 1,261 points.
• Joe Crawford moves into 26th on UK’s all-time scoring list with 1,328 points.
• 14 rebounds by Perry Stevenson was a career high.

Kentucky Box score

Kentucky Stats			FG	3FG	FT	REB
		P	M-A	M-A	M-A	O-D	TP	BLK	STL	AST	TO	PF	TF	MIN
03	Bradley,Ramel*	g	6-14	2-6	3-5	1-1	17	0	0	4	4	3	0	40
21	Stevenson,Perry		4-8		5-6	6-8	13	2	0	1	1	1	0	37
05	Jasper,Derrick*	g	3-8	2-3	1-3	2-6	9	0	1	8	5	4	0	40
13	Porter,Michael		0-1			0-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16
15	Stewart,AJ					0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Harris,Ramon*	f	4-5	1-1	3-3	0-5	12	1	3	1	3	4	0	40
32	Crawford,Joe*	g	4-10	1-5		1-1	9	0	0	0	1	4	0	24
42	Coury,Mark	f			0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
43	Carter,Jared					0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

*starter

Team Stats

Kentucky		Tennessee
60	Points	63
21/46 - 46%	Field Goals	22/54 - 41%
6/15 - 40%	3-Point FGs	3/12 - 25%
12/19 - 63%	Free Throws	16/22 - 73%
33 (10/23)	Rebounds (Off-Def)	31 (13/18)
10	1st Half Fouls	9
9	2nd Half Fouls	7
19	Total Fouls	16
4	Steals	5
4	Blocks	5
14	Assists	13
17	Turnovers	10
14 / 17	Assist/Turnover	13 / 10
13	Bench Points	10
8	Second Chance Points	11
10	Points Off Turnovers	21