NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As far as Kentucky basketball games go this season, Tuesday night’s was relatively uneventful.
The Wildcats walked into Memorial Gym as 5.5-point favorites over Vanderbilt, and they headed home to Lexington as 16-point winners — beating the Commodores, 69-53, for their fourth consecutive victory.
UK has enjoyed a modest winning streak since the low point of the 2022-23 season — that shocking loss to South Carolina in Rupp Arena — but even the three previous victories had plenty of tense moments.