National Basketball Association
Kentucky 74, Vanderbilt 70
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Anthony Jordan, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
22887
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kentucky 74, Vanderbilt 70: Freshman Willie Cauley-Stein scored a career-high 20 points as the host Wildcats survived a late Vanderbilt rally to edge the Commodores.
Archie Goodwin added 16 points and Ryan Harrow returned to the starting lineup with 12 points for Kentucky (18-8, 9-4 SEC), which won for the first time since losing center Nerlens Noel.
Kedren Johnson tallied 17 points and seven assists while Rod Odom chipped in 16 points for Vanderbilt (10-15, 4-9), which has alternated wins and losses over its last four contests.
The Commodores, who battled back from a 16-point deficit in the teams’ meeting in January only to lose in controversial fashion, trailed by 13 midway through the second half in this one. However, the Wildcats went a span of 7:02 without a field goal and Johnson scored seven straight points to cap a 14-3 run to get Vanderbilt within 61-59 with 3:57 left.
But a 3-pointer from Julius Mays, a dunk by Cauley-Stein and six free throws over the final 58 seconds helped Kentucky escape as the Wildcats improved to 138-45 all-time against Vanderbilt.
GAME NOTEBOOK: With a little over three minutes remaining, the teams were involved in a brief altercation following a rebound by the Commodores’ Josh Henderson. No punches were thrown, but Vanderbilt’s Kevin Bright and Nathan Watkins were ejected after leaving the bench and stepping onto the court. … Kentucky shot 51.8 percent, the first time in four games it has hit half its field-goal attempts. … Vanderbilt allowed more than 60 points for the first time in seven games.
Top Game Performances
| Vanderbilt |
|
Kentucky |
|
Kedren Johnson 17 |
Scoring |
Willie Cauley-Stein 20 |
|
Kedren Johnson 7 |
Assists |
Julius Mays 6 |
|
Dai-Jon Parker 7 |
Rebounds |
Willie Cauley-Stein 7 |
|
Kedren Johnson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Willie Cauley-Stein 4 |
|
Kevin Bright 1 |
Steals |
Willie Cauley-Stein 1 |
|
Josh Henderson 1 |
Blocks |
Willie Cauley-Stein 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Vanderbilt
|
70 |
44.2 |
10-22 |
14-22 |
13 |
29 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
| Kentucky
|
74 |
51.8 |
4-12 |
12-21 |
14 |
34 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
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