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Tennessee basketball: 5 best wins of the 2018-19 season

By Billy Williford

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 09: Jordan Bowden #23 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the game at Talking Stick Resort Arena on December 9, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Volunteers defeated the Bulldogs 76-73. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 09: Jordan Bowden #23 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the game at Talking Stick Resort Arena on December 9, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Volunteers defeated the Bulldogs 76-73. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 02: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers shoots the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 02: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers shoots the ball against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

No.5 – Kentucky Wildcats

March 2, 2019 – Knoxville, Tennessee

We begin the slideshow with the 71-52 win over the Kentucky Wildcats in Thompson-Boling Arena. This was the second matchup of the season between the two teams, and it was a revenge game of sorts for the Vols.

Tennessee came out flat in the first matchup in Lexington, or should I say the officials allowed Kentucky to play football which eventually became something the Vols couldn’t overcome.

But, it was a different story in Knoxville. Tennessee was ready, and so was Volnation. I have to give credit to the crowd, it was fantastic, and it helped the Vols get out to a strong start.

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Tennessee controlled the entire game thanks to a career-high performance from Jordan Bone. The junior guard was spectacular shooting 11-for-15 from the floor, including a perfect 5-for-5 from the three-point line. It seemed like Bone loved playing Kentucky this season; it was his game to show out.

After a 6-0 start from the Cats, Grant Williams helped lead the charge for the Vols. The back-to-back SEC Player of the Year scored 24 points on 7-for-13 from the floor, including 2-for-4 from deep.

There was a lot of chatter leading into the game that Williams was scared of Kentucky’s P.J. Washington. As I think you can see from the numbers, he wasn’t.  If you were wondering, Washington scored 13 points and had four turnovers.

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