Tennessee upsets No. 4 Kentucky 82-80

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Robert Hubbs III scored 25 points and Tennessee upset No. 4 Kentucky 82-80 on Tuesday night, making the second consecutive victory for the Vols over the Cats in Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Volunteers (11-9, 4-4 SEC) scored their first victory over a ranked opponent this season, building an 11-point lead midway through the second half and holding on when the Wildcats rallied late.

"Maybe we got arrogant," UK coach John Calipari said. "It comes back to what I’m accepting as a coach, and obviously I’m accepting this kind of play from young kids. I’ve got to do a better job, and I will.”

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Kentucky (17-3, 7-1) hit just 42 percent of its shots, the first time it failed to shoot at least 50 percent from the field in eight games, and became the third top-five team to fall on Tuesday. No. 1 Kansas lost to No. 18 West Virginia, while Marquette beat No. 2 Villanova.

The loss snapped the Wildcats 12-game winning streak against Southeastern Conference foes dating back to Feb. 27, 2016 (at Vanderbilt).

Malik Monk paced the Wildcats with 25 points, Bam Adebayo added 21 and De'Aaron Fox had 17.

"Doing what's right for the team sometimes may not be what's right for you, but that's how you win," Calipari said. Calipari pointed to the Wildcats 14 assists and 14 turnovers and said he could name a list of issues but added he didn't want to call any of his players out publicly.

"Hopefully this grabs their attention and we get back to, ‘All right, how do we have to play as a team to try to be one of those (top) teams?’ What we were tonight, we’re not," Calipari said. "And a lot of that credit goes to Tennessee.”

Kansas and Kentucky face off as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday at Rupp Arena.