Troy Henderson misses a heavily contested shot with nine seconds to go. Gillespie gets fouled on the offensive board with 2.6 on the clock and makes the first with an intentional miss on the second.

The clock expires on the offensive rebound and Tennessee blows a 17-point lead.

Disastrous falls apart from the Vols. Tennessee drops another game to Kentucky on its home court.

:34.3 2H: Ja’Kobi Gillespie commits a turnover and then a foul. Kentucky takes the lead.

1:13 2H: Tennessee 77, Kentucky 75

Ja’Kobi Gillespie makes 1-of-2 at the line, and Mark Pope wants a timeout on the offensive end.

3:58 2H: Tennessee 75, Kentucky 71

Tennessee pulls down the board on a missed shot, then runs the floor for the chance to create distance. Instead, Gillespie turns the ball over, and Otega Oweh takes it the other way for a slam.

Each time the Vols have a chance to deliver a dagger, momentum flips.

7:23 2H: Tennessee 67, Kentucky 64

Nate Ament commits a silly foul at the basket, and Moreno gets the shot to fall. The Vols are hanging on by a thread to keep the lead they’ve had the majority of the way.

9:58 2H: Tennessee 61, Kentucky 57

Amari Evans gets a three-point play on the offensive end. Collin Chandler answers with a corner three on the other. Tennessee is doing just enough to hold the lead, but Kentucky is hanging on by a thread.

11:26 2H: Tennessee 55, Kentucky 51

Collin Chandler buries a three from the top of the key to make it a four-point game. Tennessee has only attempted nine shots in this second half and turned the ball over four times.

15:12 2H: Tennessee 48, Kentucky 42

Tennessee has had multiple chances to put the game away, but it is doing everything wrong in this second half. Kentucky has the margin at six points while Tennessee hasn’t scored a point in 2:19.

Multiple strong defensive possessions on the defensive end have broken down with the shot clock expiring. The Wildcats are getting to the rim with ease.

Scorers

Tennessee

Gillespie (14), Brown (5), Carey (4), Estrella (4), Boswell (3), Ament (3), Okpara (3), Evans (3), Abram (3)

Kentucky 

Johnson (12), Chandler (6), Jelavic (5), Aberdeen (4), Oweh (2), Dioubate (2)

Team comparison

Tennessee 

45% (14-for-31)

46% from deep (6-for-13)

67% from the line (8-for-12)

Five turnovers

10 points off turnovers

20 rebounds

Eight offensive rebounds

Kentucky

43% (10-for-23)

36% from deep (5-for-14)

67% from the line (6-for-9)

Eight turnovers

Zero points off turnovers

12 rebounds

One offensive rebound

Tennessee 42, Kentucky 31

The Vols had plenty of chances to pull away, but failed to. A 7-0 run by Kentucky in the closing minutes cut the margin down, and a cooled offensive effort from Tennessee has its lead at just 11 points.

2:10 1H: Tennessee 41, Kentucky 29

The Wildcats have killed their 6-plus-minute scoring drought and made back-to-back shots to cut into the deficit. Rick Barnes wants a timeout.

3:51 1H: Tennessee 38, Kentucky 24

The Wildcats have not made a shot since before the last break in action. Tennessee has held them to without a field goal for the last 6:21, but the offense has cooled, which has kept the margin attainable.

7:34 1H: Tennessee 31, Kentucky 20

Tennessee is taking care of the ball and imposing its strength in the paint. Only have one turnover so far and gotten to the paint for 14 points.

11:30 1H: Tennessee 22, Kentucky 16

The Vols are out to a lead behind an 11-0 run that continued through Mark Pope’s timeout. Kentucky has made shots, but is fouling on the defensive end. Four fouls at the under-12 media timeout compared to Tennessee’s one.

15:02 1H: Tennessee 15, Kentucky 8

The Vols are shooting strong out of the gate. Gillespie has two deep threes, and Jaylen Carey is trying to impose his will inside. Has already attempted five shots in five minutes.

19:15 1H: Tennessee 3, Kentucky 0

Ja’Kobi Gillespie drains a stepback wing three with the shotclock expiring to open up the scoring.