Kentucky wins 2nd straight, holds off Vanderbilt 77-74
AP
Jan 05, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Olivier Sarr scored 24 points, Davion Mintz made the game-winning 3-pointer with 47 seconds left and Kentucky Wildcats beat Vanderbilt Commodores 77-74 on Tuesday night for its ninth-straight win against the Commodores.
Kentucky's Jacob Toppin blocked Scotty Pippen Jr.'s shot with 41 seconds to play. Pippen grabbed the rebound after Mintz missed a jumper on the ensuing possession, but Trey Thomas and Maxwell Evans each missed potential game-tying 3s. Evans' shot hit the front of the rim at the buzzer.
Kentucky (3-6, 2-0 Southeastern Conference), which had lost six straight before beating Mississippi State 79-73 in double-overtime on Saturday, avoided the first three-game losing streak in the 45-year history of Rupp Arena.
Sarr, a senior transfer from Wake Forest, was 5 of 10 from the field, made 14 of 17 free throws and had a team-high seven rebounds. Dontaie Allen added 14 points for the Wildcats. Devin Askew and Mintz had 11 points apiece.
Pippen had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Vanderbilt (4-4, 0-2). Dylan Disu added 18 points and 10 rebounds for his eighth career double-double. Jordan Wright had 18 points off the bench and Myles Stute chipped in 16.
Stute, Disu, and Wright combined for ten 3-pointers.
The Commodores closed the first half on an 11-4 run for a 40-33 halftime advantage. It was the fifth straight season Vanderbilt led at halftime in Lexington. Neither team held more than a five-point lead in the second half.
Vanderbilt has lost 12 in a row in Rupp Arena dating to a 72-67 victory on Jan. 20, 2007.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
40
UK
Wildcats
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Dylan Disu vs. Olivier Sarr (Lance Ware gains possession)
19:50
Davion Mintz misses three point jump shot
19:48
Olivier Sarr offensive rebound
19:41
Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point layup
19:39
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
19:32
Dylan Disu misses two point jump shot
19:30
Myles Stute offensive rebound
19:22
+2
Dylan Disu makes two point layup (DJ Harvey assists)
2-0
19:03
Scotty Pippen Jr. shooting foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
19:00
+1
Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-1
19:00
+1
Olivier Sarr makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
18:42
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
18:40
Davion Mintz defensive rebound
18:33
Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:31
Dylan Disu defensive rebound
18:21
DJ Harvey misses three point jump shot
18:19
Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
18:08
DJ Harvey personal foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
17:58
Devin Askew misses two point jump shot
17:56
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
17:37
Devin Askew shooting foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
17:37
+1
Myles Stute makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-2
17:37
+1
Myles Stute makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-2
17:17
+2
Olivier Sarr makes two point jump shot
4-4
16:59
Devin Askew personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
16:56
Brandon Boston Jr. personal foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul)
16:38
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:36
Wildcats defensive rebound
16:36
DJ Harvey personal foul (Dontaie Allen draws the foul)
16:17
+2
Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup (Olivier Sarr assists)
4-6
15:52
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:52
TV timeout
15:37
+2
Davion Mintz makes two point layup
4-8
15:07
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
7-8
14:55
Ejike Obinna personal foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)
14:47
+2
Olivier Sarr makes two point jump shot (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)
7-10
14:26
Isaiah Jackson blocks Dylan Disu's two point layup
14:24
Dylan Disu offensive rebound
14:24
Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Dylan Disu draws the foul)
14:07
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:05
Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
13:44
Olivier Sarr misses three point jump shot
13:42
Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
13:37
+3
Davion Mintz makes three point jump shot
7-13
13:26
Ejike Obinna offensive foul (Davion Mintz draws the foul)
13:26
Ejike Obinna turnover
13:04
Davion Mintz misses two point jump shot
13:02
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
12:59
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
9-13
12:46
+2
Dontaie Allen makes two point jump shot
9-15
12:28
Davion Mintz personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
12:18
Myles Stute misses two point jump shot
12:16
Jacob Toppin defensive rebound
11:56
TV timeout
11:47
Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
11:45
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
11:26
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
11-15
11:12
+2
Olivier Sarr makes two point jump shot
11-17
10:53
Davion Mintz personal foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
10:49
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
14-17
10:39
Devin Askew misses two point layup
10:37
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
10:24
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)
17-17
10:00
+2
Dontaie Allen makes two point layup
17-19
9:33
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
19-19
9:29
Olivier Sarr shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
9:29
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:29
Trey Thomas offensive rebound
9:20
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
21-19
8:55
Dontaie Allen misses three point jump shot
8:53
Wildcats offensive rebound
8:53
Jordan Wright personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul)
8:46
Devin Askew misses two point layup
8:44
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
8:35
+3
Dylan Disu makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)
24-19
8:32
Wildcats 30 second timeout
8:15
+2
Devin Askew makes two point jump shot
24-21
8:01
Dylan Disu misses three point jump shot
7:59
Olivier Sarr defensive rebound
7:59
Jordan Wright personal foul (Olivier Sarr draws the foul)