Tennessee forwards crushed Kentucky's in the first half, setting up the Vols for success early when shots weren't falling. Felix Okpara had an exceptional game with eight points and 11 rebounds.

Ole Miss baseball's three-game ... Arkansas to start SEC play, the Rebels have won three consecutive conference series. Ole Miss swept Missouri and took two out of three against Florida and Kentucky.

They especially struggled late in the game. UT took 15 field goals in the final 5:20 and 14 were 3-pointers. Kentucky took one field goal in that stretch, but the Vols could not make a timely shot.

UT will square off with the winner of Friday's second game in Indianapolis between top seed Houston and 4-seed Purdue. A key to the Wildcats' prior two wins over the Vols this season? Their prowess ...