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.

Tennessee basketball spent five weeks ranked No. 1 before falling in the polls in recent weeks following its first three losses.

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

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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.

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The No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team hosts the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats. It’s a matchup between two nationally ranked rivals that you won’t want to miss. As one of the longest-standing rivalries in men’s basketball,