KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Super Tuesday turned into Black Tuesday in college basketball as Tennessee stunned No. 4 Kentucky 82-80 on a night when the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 teams all lost.
Senior guard Robert Hobbs scored 25 points to lead four players in double figures as Tennessee (11-9, 4-4 SEC) built a first-half lead and never trailed. Sophomore forward Admiral Schofield scored 15, freshman forward Grant Williams added 13 and freshman guard Lamonte Turner had 10.
It was Turner who scored with 14 seconds left to give the Volunteers an 80-75 lead and seal the victory.
Freshman Malik Monk topped Kentucky (17-3, 7-1) with 25 points. Freshman forward Bam Adebayo added 21, freshman De'Aaron Fox had 17 and sophomore Isaiah Briscoe had 11 to go with 14 rebounds.
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It was the first time in SEC play that Kentucky was held below 50 percent shooting, going 25 for 60.
Tennessee held a 39-34 halftime advantage. The Wildcats shot only 34.4 percent in the first half, including 2 for 13 from 3-point range. The Wildcats also had six turnovers.
The Volunteers didn't fare much better, hitting 41.2 percent, but got the lead on the strength of Hobbs, who scored 15 points. He made 5 of from the field. Monk topped Kentucky with 14 points.
NOTES: The Wildcats' 92.9 points per game entering Tuesday were the third-most in the country. ... Kentucky leads the series 152-69, including 52-49 in Knoxville. ... The Nos. 1, 2, and 4 teams in the Top 25 all lost on the same day for the first time since 1979 as No. 1 Villanova and No. 2 Kansas also went down Tuesday.
