It’s Tennessee vs Kentucky in Mark Pope's first game against the Vols this college basketball season. Follow for live score updates, game highlights.

With a 17-3 record, Tennessee ranks No. 8 nationally behind Auburn, Duke, Iowa State, Alabama, Florida, Houston, and Michigan State. Kentucky is on their trail at No. 12 with only Marquette, Purdue, and Kansas in between. When: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

SEC play has not been kind to the Tennessee Volunteers. On Tuesday night, the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats handed the No. 8 Vols their first loss at home this seaso

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

Complete statistics from Tuesday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Catch all the action between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers in this ranked college basketball matchup live on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats battle the Tennessee Volunteers in SEC action today. This college basketball game is available on multiple streaming services for free.