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Kentucky beats Vanderbilt: 5 things to know and postgame cheers

The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Vanderbilt Commodores on Friday night in Tampa by a score of 77-71.

The Cats got off to a fast start, the lead didn't last long. Despite jumping out to a 7-2 lead, Vandy came roaring back to take an 11-7 lead. UK then went on a 12-0 run to take 19-11 lead, but again, Vandy bounced back. Kentucky led just 37-33 at the half.

After the break, Vandy came out firing and UK seemingly had no answer. However, the Cats started putting things together and the ‘Dores fell apart.