That’s two in a row for Kentucky as they went on the road to extend their winning streak against Vanderbilt to 10 games with a 82-78 triumph at Memorial Gym. UK rode a strong first half to go with 15 free throw makes in the second half to improve to 4-7 in games decided by three possessions or less. It’s back-to-back close game victories and now the Wildcats are now just a 1/2 game back of Missouri for the No. 7 seed in the SEC Tournament.
It was another very strong offensive performance, but it’s pretty clear at this point that the defense needs some work with UK being committed to this faster style of play.