TyTy Washington Jr. scored 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe tied a half-century-old school record and fifth ranked Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 77-71 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Tampa last night.Tshiebwe notched his 14th consecutive double-double and 26th of the season with 12 points and 14 rebounds. That matches the single-season mark set by Kentucky great Dan Issel in 1970.
Kentucky faces Tennessee in the second semifinal game this afternoon after the Vols dispatched Mississippi State 72-59 in a Friday night quarterfinal game. Coverage of the game begins on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com this afternoon at 12:30.
In other quarterfinal action: Texas A&M upset Auburn 67-62 and Arkansas defeated LSU 79-67. Texas A&M meets Arkansas in the first semifinal game. You can hear both games beginning at 11:45 am on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.