Tennessee’s four-game win streak comes to an end. Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s potential game-tying half-court shot goes off the rim.

The Vols shot 6-for-30 from the field in the second half, with Nate Ament making three of those baskets. Yet another collapse against the Wildcats as Tennessee once held a 14-point lead.

0:08 2H: Kentucky 72, Tennessee 69

Nate Ament misses a mid-range jumper, and Malachi Moreno splits the pair of free throws.

0:27 2H: Kentucky 71, Tennessee 69

Collin Chandler drills a wide-open wing three to take the lead right back.

0:49 2H: Tennessee 69, Kentucky 68

Nate Ament gets the corner sealed and gets to the rack for two to retake the lead.

1:41 2H: Tennessee 67, Kentucky 66

Tennessee hasn’t made a field goal in 3;42 and is hanging on by a thread. The Vols are 5-for-28 from the field in the second half.

3:57 2H: Tennessee 65, Kentucky 62

J.P. Estrella continues to go for the kill shot at the rim, but is missing the multiple defenders in his way each time. Tennessee is struggling to convert shots at the rim, but Kentucky missed a point-blank layup to keep the deficit at three.

5:23 2H: Tennessee 65, Kentucky 61

Nate Ament gets a tough shot to fall through contact. He converts the and-one to quiet the crowd momentarily.

7:57 2H: Tennessee 59, Kentucky 57

Brown gets a shot to fall to break up Tennessee’s drought, but the shots still aren’t falling elsewhere. The Vols have missed three more shots afterward and are living off the offensive glass.

9:25 2H: Tennessee 57, Kentucky 55

Tennessee’s lead has all but evaporated. The Vols haven’t scored in 5:13 and have missed their last 10 shots. Kentucky is on an 8-0 run as a result.

11:54 2H: Tennessee 57, Kentucky 51

Tennessee’s offense has gone cold. A Felix Okpara free-throw line jumper with 14:06 left that he missed feels like an important moment in this game. The Vols have missed their last five shots and haven’t scored in 2:44.

Nate Ament missed his first four shots of the night, then converted seven straight baskets to put up a game-high 19 points in the first half. Ja’Kobi Gillespie served as a valuable sidekick with 14 points and four assists.

Tennessee is shooting 53% from the field and has eight makes from 3-point land through half No. 1.

Otega Oweh leads the home team with 12 points. The Wildcats are 3-for-9 from the free-throw line, which has been a huge momentum killer.

Points:

Tennessee

Ament (19), Gillespie (14), Estrella (7), Boswell (4), Okpara (2), Carey (1)

Kentucky 

Oweh (12), Aberdeen (7), Moreno (5), Chandler (3), Jelavic (2), Noah (2), Garrison (2)

3:03 1H: Tennessee 36, Kentucky 28

Collin Chandler drills a 3-pointer with the shot clock expiring. Tennessee turns the ball over, and Troy Henderson fouls at the rim.

Felix Okpara, meanwhile, checks in for the first time in two games.

4:04 1H: Tennessee 36, Kentucky 25

Jaylen Carey’s free throw is the first Tennessee point from someone other than Gillespie, Ament Estrella.

7:06 1H: Tennessee 28, Kentucky 18

Nate Ament seems to have it figured out. The star freshman found the bottom of the basket for 11 consecutive points for Tennessee after starting 0-for-4 from the field.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie breaks up Ament’s run with a three of his own, and Mark Pope wants a timeout.

11:39 1H: Tennessee 12, Kentucky 10

Neither team is playing like it wants the basketball. Each has three turnovers, while the fouls are beginning to pick up.

15:30 1H: Kentucky 8, Tennessee 7

The Vols and Wildcats exchanged a sloppy minute of basketball before the media timeout came into action. Tennessee has missed five shots in the last 24 seconds.

19:32 1H: DeWayne Brown II lobs the pass to Estrella at the rim for the first basket of the night.

20:00 1H: J.P. Estrella wins the opening tip.