Tennessee Volunteers head basketball coach Rick Barnes praised his team’s defense after the Volunteers dominated Louisville at home Tuesday.

Pat Kelsey sounded like a guy trying not to sound alarmed Tuesday night. He sounded, in fact, like someone who had seen something he didn’t quite

Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 23 points for No. 20 Tennessee, which brushed off the cobwebs to score an impressive 83-62 victory over No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Pat Kelsey offers an unclear update on Louisville star Mikel Brown Jr. after the freshman missed the loss to Tennessee with a back injury.

Louisville basketball was without star freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr. in Tuesday's loss at Tennessee due to a lower back injury. What we know.

Their wings were clipped by a suffocating defense that helped the No. 20 Volunteers end their three-game skid with an 83-62 triumph. Rick Barnes hadn't dropped four games in a row since his first season leading Tennessee in 2015-16. He had his guys firing on all cylinders and guarding the cylinder like the season was on the line.

Louisville Cardinals basketball coach Pat Kelsey pointed to defensive grit as a silver lining after the Cardinals’ blowout loss to Tennessee.

Tennessee guard Bishop Boswell is expected to return against Louisville after he was hit in the face in the first half.