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Kentucky upset by Vanderbilt on Senior Night

Kentucky saw some streaks come to an end on Wednesday as Vanderbilt upset No. 23 Kentucky 68-66 on Senior Night at Rupp Arena.

After leading for almost the entire first half, Kentucky found itself trailing Vanderbilt 34-30 at halftime on Wednesday night at Rupp Arena. Ironically, that meant that the Cats had the Commodores right where they wanted them.

Prior to Wednesday, Vanderbilt had led Kentucky at halftime, in Lexington, on 10 occasions. And Kentucky had rallied to win nine of those 10 contests. So, coming from behind against Vandy was not an uncommon theme for Kentucky.

In fact, coming from behind against the ‘Dores was not anything new to the Cats. Just since 2017, UK has rallied from double-digit deficits to beat Vandy five times.

Kentucky (20-10, 11-6 SEC) saw those streaks come to an end on Wednesday as Vanderbilt upset No. 23 Kentucky 68-66 on Senior Night at Rupp Arena.

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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.

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On February 18, 1903, State College (Kentucky) records its first win, an 11-10 decision over Lexington YMCA. The Wildcats finished that first season with a 1-2 record.

 

On February 18, 1909, with a 28-23 win over Cincinnati, Kentucky clinched its first winning season in school history. Following a “Senior Day” loss to Central University, the Wildcats ended the year with a 5-4 record.

 

On February 18, 1950, Bill Spivey scored 40 points against Georgia Tech.

 

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