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Cats rally late, win 69-63 at Vanderbilt

John Calipari talks to Marquis Teague and Kidd-Gilchrist prior to the end of the Indiana game - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.  Kentucky (25-1, 11-0) disrupted Vanderbilt with aggressive defense in the first half, and the Wildcats held off a furious charge in a sold-out and electric Memorial Gym by scoring the final eight points of the game.

 

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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