No. 21 Kentucky Wildcats win 2nd straight, beats Vandy 74-67
Kevin Knox scored five straight points to put No. 21 Kentucky ahead to stay in a 74-67 victory Saturday, the Wildcats' second straight.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Kentucky Wildcats
74
Vanderbilt Commodores
67
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 36 | 38 | 74 |
| VAN | 27 | 40 | 67 |
Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · 13,389 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs James Madison Dukes | W 89-80 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Manhattan Jaspers | W 85-57 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 74-67
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 73-67
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 72-67
Foul on Saben Lee.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 72-67
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 72-66
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 72-66
Foul on Payton Willis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 72-66
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 71-66
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 70-66
Foul on Maxwell Evans.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 70-66
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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LayUpShot 0:36 70-66
Riley LaChance made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 70-64
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 69-64
Foul on Saben Lee.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:56 69-64
Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeff Roberson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:20 69-61
Hamidou Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 1:47 66-61
Jeff Roberson made Layup. Assisted by Payton Willis.
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TipShot 2:11 66-59
Wenyen Gabriel made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 3:09 64-59
Kevin Knox made Layup. Assisted by Wenyen Gabriel.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 62-59
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 61-59
Foul on Jeff Roberson.
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JumpShot 3:48 61-59
Kevin Knox made Jumper. Assisted by PJ Washington.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:01 59-59
Joe Toye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:01 59-58
Foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 5:01 59-58
Joe Toye made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:20 59-56
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:20 58-56
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:20 57-56
Foul on Joe Toye.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 57-56
Foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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DunkShot 7:33 57-56
PJ Washington made Dunk. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 7:59 55-56
Payton Willis made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:18 55-54
Foul on Joe Toye.
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PersonalFoul 9:45 55-54
Foul on Wenyen Gabriel.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:46 55-54
Joe Toye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:46 55-53
Foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:16 55-53
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:16 54-53
Foul on Jeff Roberson.
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PersonalFoul 10:23 54-53
Foul on Djery Baptiste.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:41 54-53
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:41 54-52
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:41 54-51
Foul on PJ Washington.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:33 54-51
Jeff Roberson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Saben Lee.
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DunkShot 11:52 54-48
Kevin Knox made Dunk.
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JumpShot 12:11 52-48
Wenyen Gabriel made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:39 50-48
Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley LaChance.
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PersonalFoul 12:46 50-45
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:03 50-45
Wenyen Gabriel made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:03 49-45
Foul on Joe Toye.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:27 49-45
Jeff Roberson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley LaChance.
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JumpShot 13:50 49-42
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Jumper.
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JumpShot 14:19 47-42
Jeff Roberson made Jumper. Assisted by Saben Lee.
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PersonalFoul 14:21 47-40
Foul on Nick Richards.
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LayUpShot 14:35 47-40
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:59 45-40
Saben Lee made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:13 45-38
Foul on Sacha Killeya-Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:29 45-38
Hamidou Diallo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:29 44-38
Foul on Djery Baptiste.
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LayUpShot 16:52 44-38
Saben Lee made Layup.
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JumpShot 17:17 44-36
Kevin Knox made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:40 42-36
Saben Lee made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:57 42-33
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 74-67
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 74-67
Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 74-67
Riley LaChance missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 74-67
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 73-67
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 72-67
Foul on Saben Lee.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 72-67
PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 72-67
Saben Lee missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 72-67
Saben Lee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 72-66
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 72-66
Jeff Roberson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 72-66
Wenyen Gabriel missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:15 72-66
Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 72-66
Wenyen Gabriel missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 72-66
Foul on Payton Willis.
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 72-66
Wenyen Gabriel Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 72-66
Jeff Roberson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 72-66
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 71-66
Kevin Knox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 70-66
Foul on Maxwell Evans.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 70-66
PJ Washington Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 70-66
Riley LaChance missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:31 70-66
Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 70-66
Riley LaChance missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:31 70-66
Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 70-66
Riley LaChance missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 70-66
Foul on Hamidou Diallo.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:34 70-66
PJ Washington Turnover.
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LayUpShot 0:36 70-66
Riley LaChance made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:52 70-64
Jeff Roberson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 70-64
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 70-64
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 69-64
Foul on Saben Lee.
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 69-64
Kentucky Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 69-64
Vanderbilt Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:56 69-64
Payton Willis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeff Roberson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:20 69-61
Hamidou Diallo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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LayUpShot 1:47 66-61
Jeff Roberson made Layup. Assisted by Payton Willis.
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TipShot 2:11 66-59
Wenyen Gabriel made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 2:11 64-59
Wenyen Gabriel Offensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
UK
VAN
23-43
FG
21-55
53
Field Goal %
38
3-10
3PT
6-25
30
Three Point %
24
25-37
FT
19-27
68
Free Throw %
70
35
Rebounds
30
9
Offensive Rebounds
12
26
Defensive Rebounds
18
11
Assists
11
3
Steals
6
7
Blocks
4
11
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
23
9
Largest Lead
4
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