Nation of Blue · Feb 20, 2025
Postgame notes from Kentucky’s win over Vanderbilt
Kentucky blew the game open in the second half and never looked back on the way to an impressive 82-61 win over Vanderbilt Wednesday night at Rupp Arena.UK big man Amari Williams was perfect from the field and the free throw line to finish with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. His 6-of-6 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line ties him for the second most field goal attempts in a game in which a UK player shot perfect from both the field and free throw line. First is Rodney Dent’s seven field goal attempts against South Carolina in 1993.
Williams also did something that hasn’t been accomplished in college basketball or the NBA since 2010: