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Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena – Lukas Witt 2-19-25

First Half

It was a quick start for the Cats as they opened the game on a 5-0 run led by Koby Brea and Andrew Carr at the beginning of the first half. Mark Byington’s Commodores would later make an early push trailing 15-12 into the first media timeout led by guard Chris Manon who had 4 early points. It was much the same throughout the first half with Kentucky leading much of the way until the Commodores took the lead 35-34 on a Jason Edwards jumper with 3:04 to go in the first.

The Cats would keep chipping away and regain the lead and would take that momentum into the half up 41-40 led by Oklahoma transfer Otega Oweh with 11 first-half points along with a breakout first half from 21-year-old freshman Collin Chandler who had a career-high 7 points in just the first half.

Second Half and Overall Thoughts

The second half would be much different as the Cats would cruise to a win up as many as 24 points (82-68) and outscoring the Commodores 41-21 in the second half. One main key in the big second half was the great defensive ball pressure as Kentucky would hold Vanderbilt to just 29.6% from the field and only 10% from behind the arc. The Cats were led by a trio of Carr, Oweh, and Williams who all had over 8 points in just the second half. To finish the game Kentucky had four players in double figures and 7 players over the 5 point mark in the game. The Cats leading scorer would be Otega Oweh with 20 points and 7 rebounds, and to go along with Oweh it was European big man Amari Williams who finished with 17 points, 6 rebounds, and to go along with a perfect night from the floor shooting 6 of 6 from 2 and 5 of 5 from the free throw line.

When do the Cats get back on the floor?

Kentucky will head down to Tuscaloosa, Alabama next to face off with the Crimson Tide who beat the Cats earlier in Rupp 102-97 led by star duo Grant Nelson and Mark Sears who combined for 49 points in their effort to a win. The game will be at 6 PM and the game will be televised on ESPN inside Coleman Coliseum as the Cats look for a revenge statement game over the top 5 ranked Tide.