Kentucky - 74 (Head Coach: Orlando Smith) - [Ranked 7th by AP]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	Ast	St	BS	TO	Pts
Tayshaun Prince	42	9	21	2	9	2	2	2	5	7	1	0	0	2	4	22
Marquis Estill	14	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	2	0	2	3	4
Cliff Hawkins	25	2	6	0	2	2	4	0	3	3	4	4	3	0	3	6
Gerald Fitch	42	4	7	2	4	2	2	3	4	7	3	3	3	0	4	12
Keith Bogans	38	4	12	2	8	0	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	0	4	10
J. P. Blevins	14	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3
Erik Daniels	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	1	0	1	2
Souleymane Camara	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Hayes	28	6	10	0	0	3	3	4	3	7	1	0	2	0	0	15
Team								2	1	3
Totals	225	29	65	7	25	9	12	17	20	37	16	11	10	4	20	74

Tennessee - 76 (Head Coach: Buzz Peterson) - [Unranked]

Player	Min	FG	FGA	3pt FG	3pt FGA	FT	FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	Ast	St	BS	TO	Pts
Vincent Yarbrough	44	8	15	1	3	2	4	0	4	4	2	1	3	2	0	19
Marcus Haislip	43	11	19	1	2	1	1	5	7	12	3	0	0	4	1	24
Jenis Grindstaff	17	5	9	0	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	7	12
Del Baker	31	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jon Higgins	43	3	6	1	4	0	0	1	2	3	2	6	2	0	5	7
Thaydeus Holden	28	3	5	0	1	6	7	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	2	12
Elgrace Wilborn	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Derek Stribling	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	2
Andy Ikeakor	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team								3	3	6
Totals	225	31	58	3	14	11	14	9	20	29	14	15	6	6	19	76

Game Writeup - Written by and courtesy of Big Blue Den Staff; Big Blue Den, (All Rights Reserved)

Cats fall at Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- Following a script eerily similar to a loss at Mississippi State earlier this season, Kentucky let a commanding early lead slip from its hands and lost in overtime, 76-74, on Wednesday at Tennessee.

The Volunteers (12-10, 5-4 SEC) got 24 points from junior forward Marcus Haislip, including the game-winning basket on a tip-in of his own missed shot with 18 seconds remaining. Haislip hit 11 of 19 shots from the field and also pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.

Seventh-ranked Kentucky (15-6, 5-4 SEC) had a final opportunity to tie or win the game, but Tayshaun Prince's long 3-pointer from the left wing hit the back of the rim and bounced away as the UT student section charged the floor to celebrate.

Tennessee had been 0-7 in games decided by five points or less.

"They've been through an awful lot and have kept their courage," UT coach Buzz Peterson said. "I told them late in the game, 'We are going to win.'"

The Wildcats, who led by 13 early in the first half and by nine at the break, had to rally at the end of regulation, getting a pair of 3-pointers from Gerald Fitch to send the game into overtime.

But they managed only a Chuck Hayes layup and a pair of Prince free throws in the extra period as UK dropped to 0-3 in overtime games this season.

The Cats wasted 15 seconds before calling timeout at the :03.3 mark prior to Prince's final shot. Hayes had flashed open to the basket on the play, but did not receive the ball from Keith Bogans, who was triggering the play from out of bounds.

"We talked about getting tough and making plays you have to make," UK coach Tubby Smith said. "You can't point to one play, one shot or one player."

Kentucky shot 45 percent for the game, but hit only 33 percent (12 of 35) in the second half. Meanwhile, Tennessee stormed back by shooting almost 70 percent (17 of 24) in the second half.

The Cats also doomed their chances by committing 20 turnovers, nearly all of them the unforced variety.

Prince led UK with 22 points. Hayes followed with a career-high 15 points and matched Prince for a team-high seven rebounds. Fitch had 12 points and Bogans added 10, but failed to score in the final 29 minutes.

In addition to Haislip's big performance, the Vols got 19 points from Vincent Yarbrough and 12 each from Thaydeus Holden and Jenis Grindstaff.

Gerald Fitch (#4) is guarded by Tennessee's Jon Higgins (#42)

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