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Zoom Diallo scored 24 points and Malachi Moreno had a career-high 19, but No. 24 Kentucky lost to 15th-ranked Kansas 89-69 on Tuesday night at the Champions Classic in Chicago.

Daune Morris had a 66-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and No. 16 Tennessee’s stifling defense shut down No. 8 Kentucky 34-6 on Saturday night.

Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins each scored 16 points to lead the Cats, while Justin McBride scored 13 against his former team. Mason Williams came off the bench to score 12 points and Braydon Hawthorne added 10.

Milan Momcilovic scored 24 points as No. 23 Kentucky crushed Manhattan 85-57 on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena.

No. 14 Kentucky opened the game with a 13-0 run and never looked back, beating Morehead State 85-42 on Monday night at Historic Memorial Coliseum.

No. 12 Kentucky fell behind early but rallied to beat Vanderbilt 34-17 on Saturday night at Kroger Field.

After cruising to a 20-point win in their exhibition opener, No. 23 Kentucky will face a tougher test this week as the Cats host No. 19/16 Texas Tech at Rupp Arena (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network Plus).

Off to a historic 6-1 start and a 4-1 mark in Southeastern Conference play, Kentucky football head coach Will Stein has been named to the Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year Award watch list.

The UK defense came up huge again on Saturday. Kentucky had four interceptions in the game, two by Ty Bryant and Jordan Castell, as well as five sacks as the Wildcats held on to beat Oklahoma 21-13.

Kenny Minchey ran a quarterback draw for a two-point conversion in overtime as No. 25 Kentucky beat 10th-ranked LSU 35-34 in overtime on Saturday at Kroger Field.