No. 5Vanderbilt Commodores

15thin Southeastern Conference · 25-3

YES!

Vanderbilt Commodores beat the Kentucky Wildcats

Ranked #16 · 20-8 79 – 81

Ranked #5 · 25-3

Final · Sun, Feb 22

Game Details

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) (Nashville) · 6,277 fans · ESPN2

Highlights

Mikayla Blakes scores 35 as No. 5 Vanderbilt survives No. 16 Kentucky 81-79 on late stop

Mikayla Blakes scored 35 points and Justine Pissott came up with a big defensive play late to help No. 5 Vanderbilt edge 16th-ranked Kentucky 81-79 on Sunday.

Recap via ESPN

1:15 Kentucky Wildcats vs. Vanderbilt Commodores: Game Highlights

0:23 Trinity Wilson makes a great defensive play for the steal

0:20 Jordan Obi hits the basket vs. Vanderbilt Commodores

0:23 Mikayla Blakes drops in the smooth basket

Clips play on ESPN

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · Nashville

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UK	26	20	19	14	79
VAN	24	20	17	20	81

Game Flow

UK VAN

Q1Q2Q3Q4

7-0Biggest Run7-0

12Largest Lead2

11 lead changes · tied 8 times

Win Probability · Vanderbilt Commodores

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Kentucky Wildcats

Clara Strack · 17Points
Tonie Morgan · 9Assists
Amelia Hassett · 8Rebounds

Vanderbilt Commodores

Mikayla Blakes · 35Points
Aubrey Galvan · 5Assists
Aiyana Mitchell · 9Rebounds

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team	GB
South Carolina	-
Texas	2
Vanderbilt	2
LSU	3
Oklahoma	4
Kentucky	7
Georgia	7
Ole Miss	7
Tennessee	7
Alabama	8
Texas A&M	8
Mississippi State	10
Florida	10
Missouri	11
Auburn	12
Arkansas	14

Team Stats

Kentucky WildcatsVanderbilt Commodores

Shooting

30-64, 47% Field Goals 31-65, 48%

10-30, 33% 3-Pointers 7-24, 29%

9-11, 82% Free Throws 12-15, 80%

Possessions

33 Rebounds 38

11 Offensive Rebounds 14

15 Assists 15

9 Steals 8

7 Blocks 3

10 Turnovers 13

13 Fouls 13

Scoring

26 Points in Paint 30

7 Fast Break Points 9

12 Largest Lead 2

Box Score

Kentucky Wildcats ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. HassettF	15	8	0	31	5-12	5-12	0-0	1	1	1	0	8	3
T. KeyF	10	8	1	30	3-5	0-0	4-4	2	1	1	3	5	2
C. StrackC	17	7	2	38	7-15	0-2	3-4	2	2	4	4	3	1
A. BooneG	13	1	1	34	5-12	3-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4
T. MorganG	10	1	9	40	5-12	0-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	1
Bench
K. CarrollF	6	2	0	7	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0
L. BlueG	0	0	1	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. ObiG	8	3	1	17	3-5	0-0	2-3	0	2	0	2	1	2
E. VadforsC	DNP: Did not play
D. PaurováG	DNP: Did not play
G. BrooksG	DNP: Did not play
J. GilvinG	DNP: Did not play
Team	79	33	15		30-64	10-30	9-11	10	9	7	11	22	13

Vanderbilt Commodores ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. MitchellF	12	9	1	26	5-7	0-0	2-3	3	1	0	4	5	0
M. BlakesG	35	5	3	40	11-22	3-6	10-12	4	2	1	1	4	0
J. BrownG	0	0	1	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
N. MwenentandaG	0	0	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
J. PissottG	8	6	4	37	3-11	2-9	0-0	2	1	2	2	4	3
Bench
T. WilsonF	0	2	1	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0
A. Del RosarioC	0	1	0	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
A. BlackG	6	9	0	28	3-6	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	3	6	4
A. GalvanG	20	0	5	37	9-17	2-7	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2
A. MakuratG	0	1	0	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
M. WilliamsF	DNP: Did not play
S. WashingtonF	DNP: Did not play
M. GreeneG	DNP: Did not play
Team	81	38	15		31-65	7-24	12-15	13	8	3	14	24	13

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