UK blows big lead but hangs on to down Vanderbilt

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Kentucky blew a 17 point lead but held on to defeat Vanderbilt in Nashville last night 82-78. Davion Mintz had 18 points, Jacob Toppin scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half as five Wildcats scored in double figures as Kentucky improved to 7-13/6-7 in the SEC.

Dylan Disu had a career high 29 points in the loss for the Commodores now 6-11/2-9 in league play. Kentucky next plays at Tennessee Saturday with pregame at 10:30 am on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com. Vanderbilt travels to Alabama on Saturday.