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02/06 03:43 CST Ament leads No. 25 Tennessee against Kentucky after 28-point performance Ament leads No. 25 Tennessee against Kentucky after 28-point performance By The Associated Press Tennessee Volunteers (16-6, 6-3 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (16-7, 7-3 SEC) Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -1.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Tennessee faces Kentucky after Nate Ament scored 28 points in Tennessee's 84-66 win against the Ole Miss Rebels. The Wildcats have gone 12-2 in home games. Kentucky is second in the SEC in team defense, giving up 71.3 points while holding opponents to 41.8% shooting. The Volunteers are 6-3 in conference games. Tennessee averages 82.2 points and has outscored opponents by 12.6 points per game. Kentucky's average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 more made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Tennessee allows. Tennessee averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that Kentucky allows. The Wildcats and Volunteers meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Otega Oweh is shooting 47.6% and averaging 17.0 points for the Wildcats. Denzel Aberdeen is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games. Ja'Kobi Gillespie is shooting 42.0% and averaging 18.6 points for the Volunteers. Ament is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 7-3, averaging 78.0 points, 31.8 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.0 points per game. Volunteers: 7-3, averaging 82.3 points, 39.3 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.7 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
 
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