Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky Wildcats
· NCAA Men's BasketballChandler scores a career-high 23 points to lead Kentucky over No. 25 Vanderbilt 91-77
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 high with six 3-pointers and Kentucky which finished with 11 in the game. He had five of the Wildcats' seven in the first half for 15 points.
Chandler connected on back-to-back 3s and scored six of the first eight points for the Wildcats. Kentucky used a 7-0 run to build a double-digit lead, which it maintained throughout the game.
Kentucky led 46-31 at the break and increased the margin to 89-67 with 3:05 remaining.
Denzel Aberdeen had 15 points for Kentucky, making three 3-pointers. The Wildcats managed just 3s in the first meeting.
Kentucky, which had committed 56 turnovers in the previous four games, had just 11, including three in the opening half.
Kentucky: At Texas A&M on Tuesday night.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Tyler Nickel misses 22-foot three point jumper | 77 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 91 |
Statistics
VAN |
UK |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-58 | FG | 30-51 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 11-22 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-11 | FT | 20-25 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Lexington, KY
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2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-18 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-18 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-16 |


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