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Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball
17-9, 2-6 Away
Final
61 - 82
18-8, 14-2 Home

Otega Oweh scores 20 and No. 17 Kentucky uses strong 2nd half for 82-61 win over Vanderbilt

Highlight: Oweh, Williams lead No. 17 Kentucky past Vanderbilt

The Wildcats (18-8, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) led 41-40 at the half, but focused on going inside for their first three baskets of the second half and forced the Commodores to take a timeout three minutes in.

Amari Williams added 17 points for the Wildcats.

Devin McGlockton led Vanderbilt (17-9, 5-8) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Commodores only shot 30% from the field in the second half — including 1 for 10 on 3-pointers — after shooting 49% in the first half.

Takeaways Vanderbilt: The Commodores continued a troubling trend in second halves of conference games. They have allowed opponents to shoot 56% in the second half, 45% on 3-pointers. Kentucky shot 65% in the second half and 50% on 3s.

Kentucky: The Wildcats have only been at full strength seven times this season. They played without starters Lamont Butler (shoulder) and Jaxson Robinson (wrist) for the second straight game. Using a point guard by committee, freshmen Travis Perry and Colin Chandler combined for 13 points and seven rebounds.

Key moment After Vanderbilt had got within three points at 47-44, Kentucky went on a 12-2 run to open a double-digit lead at 59-46. Williams and Carr scored two baskets each and Koby Brea ended it with a 3-pointer.

Key stat The Commodores dominated the paint in the first half, outscoring the Wildcats 20-12 inside and holding an 18-12 rebounding edge, including eight offensive boards. Kentucky reversed that in the second half, winning the rebounding battle 18-12 and 20-14 in the paint.

Up next Both teams play on Saturday, with Vanderbilt hosting No. 25 Mississippi and Kentucky traveling to No. 4 Alabama.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 82
2nd 0:21 Trent Noah Defensive Rebound. 61 - 82
2nd 0:23 Devin McGlockton missed Layup. 61 - 82
2nd 0:36 Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound. 61 - 82

Statistics

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25-63 FG 29-51
39.7 Field Goal % 56.9
5-25 3PT 11-27
20.0 Three Point % 40.7
6-11 FT 13-13
54.5 Free Throw % 100.0
32 Rebounds 30
12 Offensive Rebounds 2
20 Defensive Rebounds 28
14 Assists 16
9 Steals 6
2 Blocks 8
10 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 18
8 Fast Break Points 9
34 Points in Paint 32
14 Fouls 14
1 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Rupp Arena

Location: Lexington, KY
Attendance: 20,164 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
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