An old-fashioned SEC slugfest broke out at Rupp Arena on Wednesday night as No. 5th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats were the last man standing in a 77-70 win over Vanderbilt.
One of the most physical games of the season resulted in numerous hard fouls and technical for both coaches - UK’s John Calipari and Vanderbilt’s Jerry Stackhouse - with 44 total fouls called, including four video reviews.
This was not one for the beauty pageants.
Kentucky struggled early from the field, going 5-for-14 to allow Vanderbilt to go on a 9-0 run to take an 18-15 lead just under the 10-minute mark.