P.J. Washington put up 21 points as eighth-ranked Kentucky slammed number-22 Mississippi State 76-55. Tyler Herro added 18 points for the Wildcats, who improved to 15-3 overall and 5-1 in the SEC. Kentucky will host 10th ranked Kansas on Saturday, with pregame at 3:30 on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.
In other SEC action: South Carolina upset 16th ranked Auburn 80-77 and Alabama routed 20th ranked Ole Miss 74-53.
Tonight’s game: Top ranked Tennessee plays at Vanderbilt with tip off at 6 pm at Memorial Gym in Nashville.