Kentucky’s players talk about the first season of the Mark Pope era of UK basketball after it all came to an end in a loss to Tennessee on Friday night.

The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Friday's meeting will be the third of the season between the two teams.

Tennessee’s defense has been dominant through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. No. 15 seed Wofford was held to 62 points in the first round, and No. 7 seed UCLA failed to break 60 points. The Volunteers must forget the regular season losses against the Wildcats and keep the positive momentum rolling.