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Updated: February 22, 2026 @ 8:09 pm
Kentucky center Clara Strack (13) shoots the ball past Vanderbilt forward Aiyana Mitchell (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky guard Tonie Morgan, left, shoots the ball past Vanderbilt center Aalyah del Rosario (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt guard Aubrey Galvan (3) tries to steal the ball from Kentucky center Clara Strack (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt forward Aiyana Mitchell (14) and Kentucky center Clara Strack (13) chase a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes, center, looks to pass the ball past Kentucky guard Asia Boone (8) and center Clara Strack (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky center Clara Strack (13) shoots the ball past Vanderbilt forward Aiyana Mitchell (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky guard Tonie Morgan, left, shoots the ball past Vanderbilt center Aalyah del Rosario (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt guard Aubrey Galvan (3) tries to steal the ball from Kentucky center Clara Strack (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt forward Aiyana Mitchell (14) and Kentucky center Clara Strack (13) chase a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes, center, looks to pass the ball past Kentucky guard Asia Boone (8) and center Clara Strack (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikayla Blakes scored 35 points and Justine Pissott came up with a big defensive play late to help No. 5 Vanderbilt edge 16th-ranked Kentucky 81-79 on Sunday.
Trailing by one, Kentucky’s Clara Strack had the ball with 4 seconds left and made a move to the basket from the wing when Pissott deflected it out of Strack’s hand. Blakes gained possession and then was fouled with less than a second left. She hit the first of two free throws and then the Wildcats couldn’t get off a shot.
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