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Date Time League Season
January 25, 2025 2:30 pm NCAA 2024-25

Results

Team1st Half2nd HalfFinal ScoreOutcome
Vanderbilt413374Win
Kentucky274269Loss

Recap

Kentucky Men’s Basketball Postgame
Memorial Gymnasium | Nashville, Tenn.
Jan. 25, 2025
Attendance: 14,316

Final Score: No. 9 Kentucky: 69, Vanderbilt: 74

Team Records and Series Notes

  • Kentucky is now 14-5, 3-3 in the Southeastern Conference. Vanderbilt is 16-4 overall and 4-3 in the SEC
  • Kentucky leads the series 157-50
    • UK leads 62-28 in games played in Nashville
  • Mark Pope is 201-113 as head coach, including 14-5 at Kentucky.
  • Next for Kentucky: UK remains in the state of Tennessee for a road contest against the Volunteers Tuesday, Jan. 28. Game time is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN.

Team Notes

  • UK outrebounded Vanderbilt, 43-30. Cats are now 11-1 this season when holding a rebound advantage
  • The 14-point halftime deficit was the second largest for Kentucky this season and the largest in SEC play
  • Kentucky’s 27 points in the first half were its fewest in any half this season
  • Kentucky matched its 27-point total from the first half just 9:44 seconds into the second half
  • The game featured 17 lead changes and four ties. The Wildcats led for 10:37

Player Notes  

  • Otega Oweh scored 21 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds. It was his first double-double of the season and the second of his college career. He has scored in double figures in every game this season. The 21 points tie a season high. Oweh has scored exactly 21 points five times this season.
  • Amari Williams finished with a team-high four assists to go along with six points and five rebounds
  • Jaxson Robinson had 11 points, his fourth straight double-figure game and 14th of the season. He was 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and has now made at least three triples in four-straight games
  • Koby Breahas made a 3-pointer in every game this season and 34-straight contests overall.
  • Ansley Almonor matched season-high with 12 points and made a season-best four 3-pointers
  • Trent Noah played for 12 minutes and had a career-high four rebounds

In the First Half

  • Kentucky’s starters were Lamont Butler, Jaxson Robinson, Otega Oweh, Ansley Almonorand Amari Williams.  UK has a 0-1 record with this starting lineup
  • Travis Perry was the first substitution at 16:42
  • Kentucky held a 23-21 lead with 7:49 to go in the first half. The Commodores went on a 20-4 run over the remainder of the half to lead 41-27 at the intermission
  • Robinson and Brandon Garrison paced UK in the first half with six points apiece
  • Jason Edwards led the Commodores with 12 points in the opening 20 minutes

In the Second Half

  • Kentucky began the second half with the starters
  • Lamont Butler connected on a 3-pointer to open the scoring in the second half
  • The Cats opened the second half on an 8-0 run, forcing a Vandy timeout at 17:58
  • An “and-1” from Otega Oweh out of the timeout extended the run to 11-0
  • A three from Jaxson Robinson tied the game at 51-51 with 12:48 to play
  • A layup from Butler with 11:10 to go put Kentucky ahead 53-51 for its first lead since they held a 23-21 advantage
  • Oweh scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half
  • Kentucky led 69-68 with 2:56 remaining, before Vanderbilt scored the final six points of the game

Vanderbilt

# Player MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
Jason Edwards276112446001410018
Tyler Nickel28473600130110111
A.J. Hoggard2528130112262015
Chris Manon2128030221130214
Devin Mcglockton276102500243201214
MJ Collins2128150000100015
Tyler Tanner2236120002040027
Grant Huffman1301010003010010
Jaylen Carey17472402151010110
Team000000021000000
 Total20129661233411921921531074

Kentucky

# Player MIN FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA OR DR PF AST TO BLK STL PTS
00Otega Oweh338140357390340121
1Lamont Butler2727121203526116
2Jaxson Robinson31483500030100011
15Ansley Almonor24454500041010012
22Amari Williams2324002432041206
4Koby Brea2215140004100013
5Collin Chandler301010000001000
9Trent Noah1212010031200012
10Brandon Garrison1847010014104108
11Travis Perry701010000010000
Team000000003000000
 Total200265492381310331011174469
MIN
201
200
FGM
29
26
FGA
66
54
3PM
12
9
3PA
33
23
FTM
4
8
FTA
11
13
OR
9
10
DR
21
33
PF
9
10
AST
21
11
TO
5
17
BLK
3
4
STL
10
4
PTS
74
69

Court

Memorial Gymnasium
Memorial Gymnasium, 25th Avenue South, Cherokee Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 37240, United States of America

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