Tennessee dominated a Kentucky team that beat it twice the regular season and stands one win away from the program's first Final Four.

The No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats (24-11, 10-8 SEC) and No. 2 seed Tennessee Volunteers (29-7, 12-6 SEC) are set for a high-stakes Sweet 16 clash on Friday.Tennessee punched its ticket to the regional semifinals with a gritty nine-point win over UCLA on Saturday night.

Kentucky has been pretty hit or miss since its last national championship in 2012. After losing six players to the NBA that offseason, the Wildcats missed the tournament entirely in '13 before qualifying again in '14—making it all the way back to the title game before a loss to the UConn Huskies.

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In his first season on the job, Mark Pope leads the Kentucky Wildcats back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in six years. Koby Brea was the offensive star of the night.

The handful of remaining perfect brackets busted out on Sunday during just the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.