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Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky Wildcats

· NCAA Women's Basketball
22-2, 6-1 Away
Final
84 - 83
18-6, 10-2 Home

Blakes' 37 points helps No. 7 Vanderbilt women beat No. 16 Kentucky 85-84

Highlight: Mikayla Blakes' offensive explosion leads No. 7 Vandy past No. 16 Kentucky

Blakes scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to give the Commodores (22-2, 8-2 SEC) a 59-58 lead and they stretched the lead to double figures with 6:15 left in the game. Four free throws from Aubrey Galvin in the final 19 seconds sealed the win.

It was Blakes' 12th career game scoring 30 points or more.

Kentucky (18-6, 5-5) had a chance to tie but Amelia Hassett’s potential tying 3-point shot went off the side of the rim and Teonni Key’s putback went in as the buzzer sounded to end the game.

Key had 27 points and 12 rebounds and Clara Strack added 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Wildcats. Hassett scored 19 points.

The Commodores trailed the Wildcats 54-45 with 2:49 left in the third quarter after a 16-4 run sparked by Asia Boone’s two 3s, forcing a timeout. Vandy scored 16 of the next 21 points to regain control of the game.

Vanderbilt stretched the lead to 72-62 before Kentucky went on an 8-0 run to close to 72-70 but two free throws from Blakes stopped the run setting up the back-and-forth down the stretch.

Kentucky shot 56% from the field, 10 of 20 from 3-point range, and outrebounded Vanderbilt 39-21, but could not hang on to the ball. The Wildcats committed 20 turnovers, leading to 25 Commodore points. They also only hit 11-of-16 free throws.

Up Next Vanderbilt: Hosts Oklahoma on Monday.

Kentucky: Visits No. 4 Texas on Monday.

How can I watch Commodores vs. Wildcats?

  • TV Channel: Commodores vs Wildcats 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on SECN+.
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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 84 - 83
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 84 - 83
4th 0:00 Teonni Key makes 0-foot tip in layup 84 - 83
4th 0:00 Teonni Key Offensive Rebound. 84 - 83
4th 0:01 Amelia Hassett misses 26-foot three point jumper 84 - 81

Statistics

VANVAN UKUK
30-67 FG 31-55
45 Field Goal % 56
11-28 3PT 10-20
39 Three Point % 50
13-15 FT 11-16
87 Free Throw % 69
21 Rebounds 39
6 Offensive Rebounds 8
15 Defensive Rebounds 31
16 Assists 23
10 Steals 3
0 Blocks 2
6 Turnovers 20
1 Team Turnovers 0
6 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
25 Points Off Turnovers 5
6 Fast Break Points 1
26 Points in Paint 36
16 Fouls 16
10 Largest Lead 9
7 Lead Changes 7
59 Percent Led 40

Game Information

Venue: Memorial Coliseum (KY)

Location: Lexington, KY
Attendance: 5,187 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Carolina 11-1 - 25-2
Vanderbilt 10-2 1 24-2
Tennessee 8-2 2 16-6
Texas 8-3 2.5 23-3
Ole Miss 7-3 3 20-5
LSU 8-4 3 22-4
Alabama 6-5 4.5 20-5
Oklahoma 6-5 4.5 18-6
Kentucky 6-6 5 19-7
Georgia 5-6 5.5 19-6
Mississippi State 4-7 6.5 17-8
Missouri 4-8 7 16-11
Florida 3-9 8 15-12
Auburn 2-9 8.5 13-12
Texas A&M 2-9 8.5 9-11
Arkansas 0-11 10.5 11-15
Full Standings