For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

SEC play has not been kind to the Tennessee Volunteers. On Tuesday night, the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats handed the No. 8 Vols their first loss at home this seaso

As we near tip-off of No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Kentucky, here are the starting lineups for the SEC battle. Kentucky will be without its second-leading scorer Lamont Butler. Tuesday's game marks the 240th meeting all-time between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers.