Kentucky vs. Tennessee Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

Tuesday night serves up a huge SEC Men's Basketball contest as the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats (14-5, 3-3 SEC) take on the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers (17-3, 4-3 SEC).

The SEC has been the nation's toughest conference this season. A total of 10 teams are ranked in the latest AP Poll, despite the fact that all but two teams have multiple losses in conference play.

Kentucky enters this matchup coming off two straight losses to then-No. 4 Alabama and then-unranked Vanderbilt. Tennessee is 2-2 in its last four games with wins over then-No. 23 Georgia and then-No. 14 Mississippi State but losses to Vanderbilt and then-No. 1 Auburn.

How to watch Kentucky vs. Tennessee, TV channel and streaming

Kentucky vs. Tennessee will be broadcast on ESPN, which is available through cable TV and can be streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Kentucky vs. Tennessee start time, date and venue

Kentucky vs. Tennessee is scheduled to tip off at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT on Tuesday, January 28th from the Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Kentucky vs. Tennessee predicted lineups

Kentucky: Lamont Butler, Otega Oweh, Jaxson Robinson, Andrew Carr, Amari Williams

Tennessee: Zakai Zeigler, Chaz Lanier, Igor Milicic Jr., Jahmai Mashack, Felix Okpara

Kentucky vs. Tennessee stats

• Out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams, the Tennessee Volunteers are ranked 60th in offensive rating with 114.3 points scored per 100 possessions and are second in defensive rating with 88.8 points allowed per 100 possessions.
• The Kentucky Wildcats are ranked 10th in offensive rating (120.2) and are 189th in defensive rating (103.7).
• Vols leading scorer Chaz Lanier is averaging 18.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting 42.3 percent from three-point range on 8.4 attempts per game.
• Kentucky leading scorer Otega Oweh is averaging 15.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals while shooting 50.7 percent from the field.
• Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler averages 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, an SEC-high 7.5 assists and 2.1 steals in 34.3 minutes per game.
• Wildcats reserve guard Koby Brea is averaging 10.8 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting a team-high 46.4 percent from three-point range on 5.9 attempts per game.

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