Oscar Tshiebwe posted his sixth straight double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds and TyTy Washington Jr. scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half as fifth ranked Kentucky beat South Carolina 86-76. The Wildcats improved to 20-4 reaching the 20 win plateau for the 13th time in the past 14 seasons. Kentucky is back in action Saturday hosting Florida with pregame at 1:30 on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.
A reminder Coach John Calipari has his weekly talk show at 5 this evening also on Lite Rock 98.7.
Scotty Pippen led a balanced Vanderbilt scoring attack with 19 points as the Commodores downed Missouri 70-62 in Nashville last night. Vanderbilt is now 13-10 on the season and travels to 19th ranked Tennessee Saturday.
Tonight’s Games: 19th ranked Tennessee visits Mississippi State in Southeastern Conference action and Louisville is at Notre Dame in ACC play.