Fisher-Davis scores 20 as Vandy upsets No. 16 Kentucky 74-62

Stallings, 55, is one of only five SEC coaches to win 300 or more games at one school, joining Adolph Rupp (UK), Billy Donovan (Florida), Dale Brown (LSU), and Harry Rabenhorst (LSU). But now, Vanderbilt has the signature win they needed to jump into a more secure spot heading into March. His overall head coaching record stands at 453-280 (.618). Powerful center Damian Jones added 15 points and eight rebounds. The big man has outstanding touch around the basket, evidenced by his 59.0 percent field goal shooting (160-271), good for second in the conference. He made 7-of-12 shots.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book RealBet.eu, the Wildcats are 1.5-point favorites over the Commodores after the line opened at Kentucky -1.5.

Jones’ low-post teammate, 7-1 junior forward Luke Kornet, accounts for 9.5 points and 7.2 boards per game. He picked up his second foul with 8:03 to go in the first half and then his third and fourth in quick succession in the second half, taking a seat with 16:34 to go in the game. They’ll come into Saturday’s game on a two-game winning streak and with some newfound confidence after dropping a 13-point beating on the Gators in Gainesville. He had two points in Vandy’s loss to the Cats earlier this year. Jones leads in rebounds with 7.3 while Baldwin IV tops in assists with 4.9 per game. Most likely, but don’t count out a solid run as the season winds down. He also crashes the boards, pulling down 4.0 rebounds per game. Fisher-Davis’ first 3 gave Vandy its first lead since midway through the first half.

The Commodores did a good job holding Kentucky’s talented freshman Jamal Murray in check in the second half after he dropped 21 points in the first half.

“The fans were loud and great and into it the entire game”, Fisher-Davis said. Against UK earlier in the year, LaChance went 1 or 3 from distance. Seven games in a row Murray has scored 20 more more points. Vanderbilt’s 3-point defense (28.5 percent) ranks No. 2 in the nation.

Spreading the floor will additionally serve to create room to initiate dribble-drive action.

Kentucky freshman Jamal Murray scored 21 of his 33 points in the first half, but a disastrous second half by the Wildcats led to Vanderbilt posting a 74-62 upset victory on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium.Vanderbilt (18-11, 10-6) outscored Kentucky 38-23 in the second half to rally from an eight-point first-half deficit and win going away. This was Vanderbilt’s first sellout since January 2014 – the last time the Commodores hosted Kentucky.

Tyler Ulis vs. Wade Baldwin IV – Both teams’ sophomore point guards are the engines that make each squad successful. He had 12 points, but like Murray, endured disastrous shooting. Vanderbilt has much stronger three-point shooters and can afford to be less discriminating, but forcing shots – even if it worked on Tuesday – is a formula for defeat vs. Kentucky.