No. 1 Kentucky suffocates Vols down the stretch in 66-48 win

Kentucky's Robert Hubbs III (3) passes the ball outside as Tennessee's Josh Richardson (1) looks on in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Knoxville. Kentucky's Robert Hubbs III (3) passes the ball outside as Tennessee's Josh Richardson (1) looks on in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Knoxville.

By Patrick Brown February 17, 2015 3 min read

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee gave the No. 1 team in the country the best it could for 32 minutes.

Kentucky simply had too much in the final eight.

Tennessee scored just four points in the final eight minutes, and the top-ranked team in the country ran out to a 66-48 win to give the 26-0 and top-ranked Wildcats the best start in the long, illustrious history of their program on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.

On Monday, Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall pointed to perimeter shooting, rebounding and turnovers as the formula to follow to hang with the best team in the country.

By the time the buzzer sounded on Tuesday night, Tennessee (14-11, 6-7 SEC) could only check off one of those items.