Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Mikayla Blakes scores 35 as No. 5 Vanderbilt survives No. 16 Kentucky 81-79 on late stop
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.
Aubrey Galvan, who finished with 20 points, hit the go-ahead jumper with 7.9 seconds left to lift Vanderbilt (25-3, 11-3 SEC). Pissott finished with eight points, including two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. One of those 3's tied the game with 2:21 left.
The victory ties Vanderbilt with No 4 Texas for second place in the SEC with two games left in regular-season play.
Strack led the Wildcats (20-8, 7-7) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and seven rebounds. Amelia Hassett added 15 points, hitting five 3-pointers.
Vanderbilt: Hosts No. 25 Alabama on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
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Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 79 - 81 |
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Mikayla Blakes misses free throw 2 of 2 | 79 - 81 |
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Mikayla Blakes makes free throw 1 of 2 | 79 - 81 |
Statistics
 UK |
VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 31-65 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-30 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 9-11 | FT | 12-15 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 77 | Percent Led | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 6,277 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 31-3 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 32-3 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 28-5 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-9 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 23-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 24-11 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 23-10 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |