Box score from Kentucky basketball’s 77-71 SEC Tournament victory over Vanderbilt
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Game day: No. 5 Kentucky 77, Vanderbilt 71
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Friday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Vanderbilt at the SEC Tournament in Tampa, Fla.
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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played Vanderbilt University in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Friday night. The fifth-ranked Wildcats defeated the unranked Commodores, 77-71.
Next up for Kentucky (26-6) is a Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal matchup against No. 9 Tennessee (24-7) on Saturday.
Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Friday’s game:
Points: TyTy Washington, 25
Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 14
Assists: Sahvir Wheeler, 11
Steals: Lance Ware, 2
Blocks: Oscar Tshiebwe, 5
Turnovers: Sahvir Wheeler, 4
Minutes: Oscar Tshiebwe, 38; Sahvir Wheeler, 37
Three-pointers made: TyTy Washington 4-5, Kellan Grady 2-3, Davion Mintz 1-3
View a complete statistics report from the game.
Next game
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Tennessee
What: SEC Tournament semifinals
When: About 3:25 p.m. Saturday
Where: Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
TV: ESPN
Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1
SEC Tournament seeding: Kentucky No. 3, Tennessee No. 2
Series: Kentucky leads 158-76.
Most recent meetings: Kentucky won 107-79 in Lexington on Jan. 15. Tennessee won 76-63 on Feb. 15 in Knoxville.
This story was originally published March 11, 2022 at 10:38 PM.
