Kentucky men’s basketball at Vanderbilt: Get live updates, stats from Nashville

The Kentucky men’s basketball team faces Vanderbilt on Tuesday in a battle of teams with wildly different seasons on opposite trajectories.

The Wildcats (14-6, 5-2 SEC) were expected to be a conference and national title contender. The Commodores (17-3, 4-3) were picked to finish 11th in the conference. Instead, it’s No. 18 Vandy having the superior season with an undefeated nonconference showing and an Associated Press Top 25 ranking that’s reached as high as No. 10.

But the Wildcats enter Tuesday’s 9 p.m. tipoff riding a five-game winning streak, while the Commodores have lost three of their past four games. Competition is a factor there; Vandy’s losses have come against Florida at home and on the road at Texas and Arkansas. Kentucky has yet to beat an SEC team with a winning conference record.

You can follow Tuesday’s 9 p.m. game in the live chat below, which features real-time stats and play-by-play. Herald-Leader UK men’s basketball beat writer Ben Roberts and columnist Mark Story will provide updates from Nashville, with staff writers Cameron Drummond and Caroline Makauskas contributing remotely.