Kentucky Picks Up 1st Win in Music City In 5 Years

UK holds off a tough #19 Vanderbilt squad to get a 58-56 win. This was the first victory the Cats have had since 2005 breaking a five-year losing streak at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Both teams struggled from the field today. It was a defensive battle that looked more like a football game at some points. Vandy's bigs Festus Ezeli and Steve Tchiengang fouled out and the Cats would take charge of the game. Missed free throws looked like it was going to haunt the Cats but a huge block by John Wall as Vandy's John Jenkins tried to get a three point shot off and give the Commodores a lead. John Wall missed a huge free throw in the game that set up A.J. Ogilvy up for a game-winning basket but the Cats prevail to become 26-1. John Calipari admitted he made a mistake calling a timeout after Wall's free throw shots when Vandy had no timeouts left and let Vandy head coach to draw up a play that freed up A.J. Ogilvy on what would be the game-tying basket had it went it. The Cats come back home Tuesday night to face South Carolina at home, the only team to have defeated UK this season and try to end a three game skid to the Gamecocks.

1st Half UK 27 Vandy 25
2nd Half UK 31 Vandy 31
Final UK 58 Vandy 56

Kentucky Wildcats

Starters

Patrick Patterson 39 mins, 13 pts, 2 asts, 1 blk
Darius Miller 15 min, 3 pts, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk
DeMarcus Cousins 26 mins, 19 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast, 3 stls, 1 blk
Eric Bledsoe 33 mins, 8 pts, 2 rebs, 3 asts
John Wall 38 mins, 13 pts, 5 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1blk

Bench

Perry Stevenson 2 mins
Darnell Dodson 7 mins, 1 reb
DeAndre Liggins 27 mins, 2 pts, 2 rebs, 1 ast, 1 blk
Daniel Orton 13 mins 1 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk

Totals 58 pts, 29 rebs, 9 asts, 7 stls, 5 blks

Vanderbilt Commodores

Starters

Andre Walker 24 mins, 6 pts, 8 rebs, 1 ast
Jeffery Taylor 29 mins, 17 pts, 4 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk
A.J. Ogilvy 27 mins, 9 pts, 4 rebs, 1 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk
Jermaine Beal 35 mins, 6 pts, 1 reb, 2 asts,
Brad Tinsley 26 mins, 2 pts, 6 rebs, 2 asts, 1 stl

Bench

Festus Ezeli 8 mins, 2 pts, 4 rebs
Lance Goulbourne 13 mins, 2 pts
Steve Tchiengang 19 mins, 7 pts, 8 rebs
John Jenkins 19 mins, 5 pts, 2 rebs, 1 blk

Totals 56 pts, 37 rebs, 7 asts, 4 stls, 3 blks