On the other hand, the Wildcats defeated the No. 14 seed Troy Trojans 76-57 and followed that up with a victory over the No. 6 seed Illinois Fighting Illini 84-75. They have also been playing without their second-leading scorer, Jaxson Robinson, who was ruled out for the season back in February.

The Tennessee Volunteers have been predicted to advance to the elite eight round in the NCAA Tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers dominated UCLA in the second

The Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers will face off for the third time this season, but this matchup comes with more significant stakes. Kentucky Wins Both Regular Season Matchups In their previous encounters this season,

Barnes admits if they want to defeat Kentucky they will have to play better defensively and get great frontcourt play to stand a chance.

The Tennessee Vols will take on the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday night in Indianapolis in the Sweet 16. Tennessee will be looking to advance to its second straight Elite Eight. But to get there, they'll have to find a way to beat a Kentucky team that they lost to twice during the regular season.