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In this story:LEXINGTON, Ky. – It was as if Vanderbilt fans were watching the same movie it has been subjected to this season for a third time. The Commodores have struggled to start games on the road in conference play well and have suffered two blowout losses already going into today. Saturday, it happened again in Lexington against Kentucky, losing to the Wildcats 91-77.Kentucky came out of the gates red hot to begin the game. The Wildcats built up a double digit lead in the first seven minutes of the game and did not look back. Whether it was Vanderbilt…
Hot-shooting Wildcats roll in rematchLEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky shot 59 percent from the field and 50 percent beyond the arc as the Wildcats defeated No. 25 Vanderbilt, 91-77, on Saturday afternoon in Rupp Arena.Defensive breakdowns plagued Vanderbilt (22-7, 9-7 SEC) early as Kentucky (19-10, 10-6 SEC) hit seven of its first nine shots and seven of its first 10 three-pointers to open a 34-18 lead.Tyler Tanner paced the Commodores with 19 points, adding six assists and a pair of steals in the loss. Four other Commodores finished in double figures with Jalen Washington scoring 16, Tyler Nickel 13, AK Okereke…
In this story:LEXINGTON, KY—The visual should be ingrained in the heads of Vanderbilt players by now. It has to be, right? Right? There’s Kentucky guard Otega Oweh pushing it, getting out in transition and gliding downhill for a relatively open layup. It happened enough times on Saturday afternoon to where this group is going to have to watch it back over and over again when it gets back to Nashville and Mark Byington puts his players in the film room. The outing was emblematic of everything that went wrong for this group on the defensive end on Saturday. It allowed Kentucky to…
How Vanderbilt basketball lost to Kentucky to continue woeful slide Yahoo Sportssource
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Collin Chandler scored a career-high 23 points to lead Kentucky to a 91-77 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Saturday.Otega Oweh also had 23 points for Kentucky (19-10, 10-6 Southeastern Conference), which split the regular-season series after losing to the Commodores 80-55 on Jan. 27 in Nashville. The Wildcats notched their second straight victory after dropping three straight to Florida, Georgia and Auburn earlier this month.Tyler Tanner led the Commodores (22-9, 9-7) with 19 points, followed by Jalen Washington with 16. Tyler Nickel had 13, AK Okereke scored 12 and Duke Miles had 11.Chandler tied a career…
LEXINGTON — Anyone who watched Kentucky basketball jump on No. 21 Vanderbilt from the outset, after losing by 25 to this same team last month, had to come away thinking, “Why?”Why can’t the Wildcats play like this all the time?UK made pretty easy work in avenging its 80-55 loss last month in Nashville, walking out of Rupp Arena with a 91-77 victory Saturday. source
Collin Chandler sets career-high in dominant win over No. 25 Vanderbilt 247Sportssource
Mark Pope’s takeaways after Kentucky basketball’s 91-77 win over Vanderbilt Lexington Herald Leadersource
Mark Pope gets another top-25 win just when Kentucky needed it most.After getting embarrassed in Nashville earlier this season, revenge was firmly on the mind of Kentucky Basketball when the Vanderbilt Commodores traveled to Lexington.And revenge was served in a big way, as Kentucky raced out to an early lead and never looked back while crushing the Dores by a final score of 91-77.The big three of Otega Oweh (23), Collin Chandler (23), and Denzel Aberdeen (15) alone combined for 61 points, while Malachi Moreno stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists vs. two turnovers.This…
Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Continue in Browser Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts.Please enter a valid zipcode.Save LEXINGTON, Ky. — Collin Chandler scored a career-high 23 points to lead Kentucky to a 91-77 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Saturday.Otega Oweh also had 23 points for Kentucky (19-10, 10-6 Southeastern Conference), which split the regular-season series after losing to the Commodores 80-55 on Jan. 27 in Nashville. The Wildcats notched their second straight victory after dropping three straight to Florida, Georgia and Auburn earlier this month.Tyler Tanner…