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- UK wins 70-60. Meeks leads way with 21. Patterson has 11 points but just one rebound. Check back later for more.
- Vandy has cut it to 66-60 with 51.5 seconds left. UK led by 20 with 7:53 left.
- It’s 61-54 UK as Vandy calls time at 1:56 mark.
- It’s 62-43 at the 3:47 TV timeout. UK now shooting 44.2 percent. Meeks leads way with 19. Harris has 12, Stevenson 10.
- Kentucky leads 57-37 at 7:48 TV time. Cats have outscored ‘Dores 26-10 this half. Vandy is now 5-of-18 from three-point land.
- It’s 53-35 uk as vandy takes time with 10:22 left Kentucky shooting 46.3 percent. Vandy is shooting 25 percent.
- It’s 45-35 Kentucky at 11:36 TV time. Commodores are 10-of-40 from floor for the game, 2-of-13 this half. Meeks leads UK with 12, but Ramon Harris now has 10 points.
- UK scores six straight for a 40-31 lead and Vandy takes time at 14:06.
- Art Still is the Y in Kentucky cheer.
- It’s 34-31 UK with 15:38 left in game. UK has scored three points this half, all by Patterson.
- UK minutes in first half: Porter 13, Stevenson 16, Harris 12, Meeks 20, Patterson 10, Miller 8, Stewart 8, Liggins 7, Harrellson 6.
- UK was 13-of-31 from floor. Vandy was eight-of-27. Cats ended half up 18-17 on boards. Vandy had seven turnovers, for six for Cats.
- UK scoring: Meeks 9, Stevenson 8, Harrellson 5, Harris 5, Porter 2, Patterson 2.
- UK up 31-27 at break. Cats shot 41.9 percent. Vandy shot 29.6. Dores were 5-of-13 on 3s, 3-of-14 on 2s.
- Vandy 25-22 at 3:01 TV time. Dores lead 16-14 on boards despite not having Ogilvy.
- Vandy up 23-19 at 7:16 TV time. UK is shooting 45 percent. Dores are shooting 35.3 percent. Vandy is 5-of-8 from three.
- It’s 16-10 Vandy at 11:33 TV time. Commodores are 4-of-4 from 3, and 0-of-6 from 2.
- Vandy goes up 16-8 and (get this) Gillispie calls time at 13:07 mark.
- It’s Vandy 8, Perry Stevenson six at first TV time, 15:29 left in first half. UK has made three of its seven shots. Actually, Perry is 3-for-3, rest of team is 0-of-4. Vandy is 2-for-2 from 3-point range.
- Vandy’s starters: Beal, Tinsley, Ezeli, McClellan and Taylor.
- Here are UK’s starters: Porter, Meeks, Harris, Stevenson and Patterson.
- Ogilvy is Vandy’s leading scorer, averaging 16.5 points per game. He also leads the ‘Dores in rebounds, averaging 7.2 rebounds per game.
- Vandy center A.J. Ogilvy may not play because of a bruised heel. That’s the word. He’s not participating in warm-ups with the Commodores.
- Tom Hammond and Larry Conley are doing today’s game for Raycom.
- The officials are Ted Valentine, Doug Shows and Lee Cassell.
- UK-Vanderbilt is scheduled for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
