Kentucky coach John Calipari told reporters on Friday that the team would evaluate Travis\u2019 knee and determine if he could play. However, the UK coach said it would be unlikely they\u2019d try to rush back a player considered to be key for a title run.<\/p>\n
What kids try to do is convince you that they can do this,\u201d <\/strong>Calipari said. \u201cMy whole thing (is) this is about the long season, not the short season. This will be a hard game whether he plays or not.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPhysical Matchup Expected Saturday<\/h2>\n
The Volunteers were top-ranked team in the country when they lost two weeks ago, and Kentucky players know the rematch will be a hard-fought battle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re always going to fight,\u201d Wildcats forward P.J. Washington told reporters on Friday. \u201cSo, I just love games when it\u2019s physical like that. We\u2019re going into a competitive environment and just trying to get a win. That\u2019s the best thing if we can beat them on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the Volunteers beat Mississippi 73-71 on Wednesday, Grant Williams said he thinks the UK game will be a physical battle. He also said that while the Volunteers have title aspirations, they know they can\u2019t look too far ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s one game at a time,\u201d said Williams, who hit the game-winning shot with :03 left to beat Ole Miss. \u201cYou can\u2019t look at it any other way. You just got to focus on today and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This weekend marks the next-to-last regular season weekend for most major college basketball conferences, but there\u2019s only one game that features two teams ranked in the Associated Press\u2019 Top 25 poll. But, boy, is that game a big one. Fourth-ranked Kentucky (24-4) travels down to Knoxville on Saturday afternoon to play No. 7 Tennessee (25-3) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":99737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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