Gray skies. An accumulation of snow overnight followed by a cold rain. Duke winning on a last-second shot in the afternoon. A loss to Vanderbilt would have capped a gloomy Saturday for the Big Blue Nation.
Despite a stumbling start that fit the day’s depressing conditions, Kentucky righted itself and beat Vanderbilt 56-47.
Maybe “outlasted” was a better verb. It wasn’t easy. More than one UK player got knocked to the floor. Murmurs of concern erupted occasionally.
The uneven play could have led to a thought: To a promotion involving setting a record for most people wearing hard hats, perhaps it would have been wise to add protective goggles to shield eyes watching the play.