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Kentucky vs. Tennessee

9Belt meetings
6Kentucky wins
3Tennessee wins
2Title changes

Kentucky and Tennessee have met 9 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from March 4, 1955 to March 12, 2022. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Kentucky leads the belt series 6–3.

Belt gameDateResult
124Mar 4, 1955Kentucky beat Tennessee 104–61Defense
179Jan 17, 1958Kentucky beat Tennessee 77–68Defense
205Feb 27, 1959Kentucky beat Tennessee 69–56Defense
710Jan 9, 1981Kentucky beat Tennessee 48–47Defense
740Jan 8, 1982Tennessee beat Kentucky 70–66Title change
857Jan 24, 1986Kentucky beat Tennessee 74–57Defense
1,176Jan 3, 1997Kentucky beat Tennessee 74–40Defense
2,115Feb 15, 2022Tennessee beat Kentucky 76–63Title change
2,122Mar 12, 2022Tennessee beat Kentucky 69–62Defense

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