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Wildcats Surprise Third-Ranked Vols

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The Associated Press

Published: January 23, 2008

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Patrick Patterson scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Kentucky knocked off No. 3 Tennessee 72-66 on Tuesday night.

Perry Stevenson added 14 points and seven rebounds for Kentucky (8-9, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) which held the Volunteers (16-2, 3-1) to just three field goals over the final 10 minutes to snap their 11-game winning streak.

Playing with the kind of sustained effort first-year coach Billy Gillispie has been preaching would come once his team was healthy, Kentucky shut down the SEC's highest-scoring offense with a gritty defensive performance that was the trademark of the teams Gillispie coached at Texas A&M.

Tennessee star Chris Lofton led the Volunteers with 22 points, knocking down five 3-pointers to set the SEC record for career 3s with 367, breaking the mark held by former Arkansas guard Pat Bradley.

WISCONSIN 64, MICHIGAN 61: Marcus Landry and Michael Flowers each scored 14 points and No. 11 Wisconsin (16-2, 6-0) held off visiting Michigan (5-14, 1-6) to remain undefeated in the Big Ten.

DRAKE 68, CREIGHTON 60: Josh Young hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer in overtime and visiting No. 22 Drake (17-1, 8-0) celebrated its first national ranking in 33 years with a victory over Missouri Valley Conference nemesis Creighton (14-4, 5-3).

VIRGINIA TECH: The school has extended the contract of men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg through the 2012-13 season.

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