Live updates: Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores college basketball
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Game day: Vanderbilt 74, No. 9 Kentucky 69
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Kentucky men’s basketball returns to the road Saturday when the Wildcats play the Vanderbilt Commodores in an SEC matchup at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EST. Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes have the television broadcast on ESPN.
Ben Roberts, Ryan Hermens and yours truly will be reporting on the action from Music City. Mark Story and Cameron Drummond will be monitoring from Lexington. You can follow Ben on Bluesky at @benrobertshl. You can follow the rest of us on X/Twitter at @ryanhermens, @markcstory, @cdrummond97 and @johnclayiv.
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Scouting report: Vanderbilt
Under new coach Mark Byington, Vanderbilt is 15-4 overall and 3-3 in the SEC. The Commodores are coming off a 103-87 loss at Alabama on Tuesday night. They are 47th in KenPom’s adjusted overall efficiency rankings. The ‘Dores are 39th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 72nd in adjusted defensive efficiency.
Much like Kentucky, Vandy takes care of the basketball. The Commodores are 16th in turnover percentage at 14.3. Unlike UK, Vandy does a good job forcing turnovers. The Commodores also rank 16th in defensive turnover percentage at 22.3.
North Texas transfer Jason Edwards leads Vanderbilt in scoring at 17.3 points per game. Boston College transfer Devin McGlockton leads Vanderbilt in rebounding at 8.2 per game. And Michigan State transfer AJ Hoggard leads Vanderbilt in assists at 4.4 per game.
Vanderbilt men’s basketball roster
Vanderbilt men’s basketball schedule
Vanderbilt men’s basketball statistics
Scouting report: Kentucky
Under new coach Mark Pope, Kentucky is 14-4 overall and 3-2 in the SEC. The Wildcats are also coming off a loss to Alabama, falling 102-97 to the Crimson Tide last Sunday. Kentucky is 19th in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency rankings. The Cats are No. 3 in adjusted offensive efficiency and No. 80 in adjusted defensive efficiency.
UK leads the SEC in made 3-pointers in SEC competition, averaging 11.2 per game. The Wildcats rank 47th nationally in 3-point percentage at 36.7. They are 11th in 3-point defense, holding opponents to 28.6% from beyond the arc.
Oklahoma transfer Otega Oweh leads Kentucky in scoring at 15.7 points per game. Drexel transfer Amari Williams leads Kentucky in rebounding at 8.8 per game. San Diego State transfer Lamont Butler leads Kentucky in assists at 4.9 per game.
Kentucky men’s basketball roster
Kentucky men’s basketball schedule
Kentucky men’s basketball statistics
This story was originally published January 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM.
