No. 15 Kentucky holds on for victory over No. 5 Tennessee

Ansley Almonor and Otega Oweh scored 13 points each for short-handed No. 15 Kentucky, as the Wildcats withstood a second-half charge from No. 5 Tennessee to beat the Volunteers 75-64 in a SEC showdown Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.Almonor and Oweh were among four players to score in double-figures for the Wildcats (17-7, 6-5), who made 12-of-24 3-point shots to match their performance against the Volunteers (20-5, 7-5) two weeks ago. Notably, Tennessee entered Tuesday leading the country in 3-point defense (26.6 percent).Oweh scored five of his points in the final 1:21, helping the Wildcats pull away.Tennessee, though, would start the second half going 8-for-10 to narrow the deficit to 50-47 with 12:45 left on a fast-break layup by Jordan Gainey. The senior guard would then give the Volunteers a 56-55 lead, their first in more than 24 minutes, with a bucket with 7:26 to go.Zakai Zeigler led Tennessee with 17 points. Igor Milicic Jr. added 16 points.Tennessee led 60-58 with 4:51 remaining, but Kentucky went on a 12-4 run to earn its seventh win this season over a Top 10 opponent.