But on Tuesday night, the focus was on how Kentucky’s role players and little-used backups handled enough of the load to push the Wildcats past rival Tennessee, 74-65, despite an in-game injury to Lamont Butler.

Butler and Robinson are both injured and could potentially miss some time with less than a month until the NCAA Tournament begins,.

Trent Noah hit some big shots early, Koby Brea hit some big shots late, and Mark Pope’s Wildcats defeated Tennessee despite Lamont Butler’s second-half injury.