Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tshiebwe posts double-double as Kentucky beats Vandy 69-53
Kentucky (14-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) also won its 14th consecutive game in this series with coach John Calipari improving to 25-4 against the Commodores.
Antonio Reeves added 16 points for Kentucky. Jacob Toppin finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and CJ Frederick and Cason Wallace each had 10.
Vanderbilt (10-10, 3-4) kept it tight much of the first half with five ties and six lead changes. The Commodores took their last lead at 20-19 on freshman Malik Dia's 3-pointer. Then Tschiebwe dunked, starting a 15-7 run for the Wildcats to finish the half with a 36-27 lead.
The Wildcats picked up where they left off, opening the second half with a 12-3 spurt with Toppin's layup with 15:46 putting them up 48-30. Vanderbilt struggled to knock down shots, missing six of their first seven.
Dia led Vanderbilt with a career-best 14 points, and Tyrin Lawrence added 12.
BIG PICTURE
Kentucky took advantage of its size advantage by dominating on the boards (37-24) and outscoring the Commodores 36-22 in the paint.
Vanderbilt couldn't match up inside with both 7-footer Liam Robbins out at least three more weeks with an injured ankle while 6-10 Lee Dort has a stress fracture in his foot that will be re-evaluated in four weeks. It didn't help that fifth-year forward Quentin Millora-Brown was held scoreless for the third time this season.
UP NEXT
Kentucky hosts ninth-ranked Kansas on Saturday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Vanderbilt starts a two-game road swing Saturday at Texas A&M.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Miles Keeffe missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Noah Shelby Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 53 |
Statistics
 UK |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-55 | FG | 18-55 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 1-2 | FT | 11-12 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fouls | 5 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 10,238 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 20-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |