>>College Basketball Roundup
(Undated) — The 7th-ranked Vols blew out Eastern Kentucky 84-49 in college basketball action. Tennessee is now 8-and-1 and will play 13th-ranked Maryland on Sunday. Vanderbilt beat Pittsburgh 75-74 in Nashville. The Commodores improved to 5-and-4 and will host Grambling State tomorrow. Memphis recently beat Little Rock and improved to 7-and-2. The Tigers hit the road to play 14th-ranked Auburn on Saturday. Kentucky hosts Yale on Saturday. Winless Louisville is on the road to play Florida State Saturday.
Kentucky Gets Road Win at Minnesota on Wednesday
Jada Walker scored 19 points and Robyn Benton added 18 as the Kentucky women’s basketball team beat Minnesota 80-74 on Wednesday night at Williams Arena. Walker added five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the game. Ajae Petty had her second straight double-double, with a career-high 16 points and 12 rebounds. Blair Green had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Cats. Kentucky (7-1) won in its first true road game of the season by scoring 26 points off 21 Minnesota turnovers. The Cats dominated the boards, grabbing 46 compared to just 33 for the Gophers. UK also outscored Minnesota 26-2 in bench points.
Govs set for midweek matchup with Blue Devils
After a brief return to Clarksville, Austin Peay State University women’s basketball faces its second Power Five opponent of the season when it faces Duke in a 6 p.m. (CT), Thursday game at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.