What Rick Barnes said after Tennessee lost by 17 points to Kentucky
The No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers ran into a buzzsaw Saturday night against No. 5 Kentucky.
The Vols were hammered 86-69 in front of a wild Rupp Area. Kentucky entered the game having lost to LSU earlier this week, but it was solely focussed on dominating UT. And it started early with PJ Washington.
Jordan Bone led the Vols in scoring with 19, and Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield added 16 and 17 respectively. But nobody could stop Washington and the front line of Kentucky.
There was little doubt that the younger Wildcats were the most physically superior team Saturday night — something Tennessee prides itself in.
Following the loss, Rick Barnes spoke to the media:
Rick Barnes: "(Kentucky) dominated us every way you could be dominated."
— Derek Terry (@DerekSTerry) February 17, 2019
Rick Barnes says that in the first half his team didn’t do things offensively the way they have all season. Credits Kentucky and how well they played.
— Kernel Sports (@KYKernelSports) February 17, 2019
Rick Barnes on Kentucky: “They were terrific. John had them ready to play. They dominated us every way you could be dominated.” And adds his team got into one-on-one stuff, “most selfish we’ve been all season.”
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) February 17, 2019
Rick Barnes: "PJ Washington pretty much had his way in the game and got what he wanted."
— Ben Roberts (@BenRobertsHL) February 17, 2019
"I thought Kentucky was terrific. They dominated us everywhere you could be dominated. I thought it was the most selfish we have been all year,” Rick Barnes said.
— Vaughts' Views (@vaughtsviews) February 17, 2019
Rick Barnes: "Plain and simple, they beat us every way you can be beaten We weren't ready for the challenge. They won the game handily and handled us handily."
— Vaughts' Views (@vaughtsviews) February 17, 2019
Barnes: “We weren’t ready for the challenge.” Said a few times he said to his staff of his team, “I don’t know who I’m looking at.” And says Kentucky had a lot to do with that.
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) February 17, 2019
