Despite 25 points from El Ellis, Louisville fell in overtime to North Carolina 90-83. The Cardinals are now 11-11 and play at Syracuse on Saturday.
22nd ranked Tennessee downed Texas A&M 90-80 in Southeastern Conference action. Kennedy Chandler had 16 points to lead the Volunteers, now 15-6 on the season.
Tennessee is back in action Saturday at South Carolina.
Women: Fourth ranked Louisville eased by Miami 69-63. The Cardinals are 19-2 heading into a Thursday night date at Clemson.
Tonight’s Game: Fifth ranked Kentucky welcomes Vanderbilt to Rupp Arena. It’s the second meeting of the season between the teams as the Wildcats defeated the Commodores 78-66 in Nashville last month. Tipoff is at 6 pm with pregame at 4:30 on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.