Coach John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats continued its dominance in Music City, drilling Vanderbilt 78-66 on Tuesday night in Nashville.
With the victory, Kentucky has now won 11 straight games against Vandy, including six straight at Memorial Gymnasium as Calipari now moves to 22-4 against the Commodores.
One again, Oscar Tshiebwe led the way with 30 points and 13 rebounds, his 12th double-double which leads the SEC and ranks second nationally. Washington finished with 15 points as the only other Wildcat in double figures.
No. 18th-ranked Kentucky got off to a hot start as Tshiebwe and Washington combined to score the team’s first 17 points as the Wildcats ultimately raced out to a 22-11 advantage on a three-pointer from Davion Mintz, who made his first start of the season for the injured Sahvir Wheeler.