John Calipari recaps win at Vanderbilt, fighting through adversity

In a tale of two halves, the Kentucky Wildcats pulled away late to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores 74-67.

Vandy was ice cold in the first half, only making 1-11 three pointers allowing Kentucky to lead by 9 at the break. However, the Commodores got hot in the second half and regained the lead before Kentucky finally showed some “toughness” and got the big road win.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Kentucky with 22 points and 6 assists. Kevin Knox had his best game in weeks scoring 17 points, including 9 in the last four minutes of the game. Coach Calipari seemed pleased with the effort overall, especially the energy of Wenyen Gabriel (7 points and 9 rebounds off the bench) and the aggressive play…