Kentucky Wildcats vs. Vanderbilt Commodores

FINAL

Jan 27, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UK	23	32	55
VAN	43	37	80

Game Recap

No. 18 Vanderbilt beats Kentucky 80-55 for its largest victory over the Wildcats since 2008. Tyler Tanner and Tyler Nickel each scored 19 points, and No. 18 Vanderbilt rolled to its largest victory over Kentucky since 2008 with an 80-55 win on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Andrija Jelavic	11	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2
24Malachi Moreno	26	1-2	0-0	2-3	8	1	0	1	1	4	4
5Collin Chandler	28	1-6	0-3	2-2	4	0	1	1	2	2	4
00Otega Oweh	31	7-19	2-6	4-6	5	3	3	0	2	3	20
1Denzel Aberdeen	31	6-15	2-4	1-3	1	2	0	0	2	3	15
9Trent Noah	19	1-5	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
23Mouhamed Dioubate	27	1-2	0-0	0-3	7	2	2	5	2	2	2
10Brandon Garrison	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
2Jasper Johnson	13	1-5	1-5	2-2	2	0	0	0	4	1	5



TOTAL	-	19-5932.2%	6-2425.0%	11-1957.9%	33	8	6	8	14	19	55

VANDERBILT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10AK Okereke	21	2-5	1-2	4-4	4	1	0	2	0	5	9
5Tyler Nickel	28	7-14	2-6	3-3	3	1	2	1	1	0	19
99Devin McGlockton	32	3-6	3-5	2-2	12	2	0	1	3	2	11
13Jalen Washington	17	0-5	0-1	0-0	9	0	0	1	1	5	0
3Tyler Tanner	37	6-16	1-5	6-8	4	5	4	0	2	1	19
8Tyler Harris	9	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	2	0
34Jayden Leverett	7	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	6
7Chandler Bing	27	3-6	2-4	3-6	1	1	2	2	1	1	11
12Jaylon Dean-Vines	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Coleson Messer	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Miles Keeffe	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
0Mike James	19	1-3	1-1	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	25-6240.3%	10-2638.5%	20-2580.0%	41	13	9	9	8	18	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUKVAN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Vanderbilt.
(19:45) Malachi Moreno misses layup.
(19:45) AK Okereke Block.
(19:41) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:36) Tyler Tanner makes driving layup.
02
(19:16) Andrija Jelavic misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(19:13) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:09) AK Okereke makes driving layup (Tyler Tanner assists).
04
(18:51) Otega Oweh misses 18-foot step back jumpshot.
(18:48) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Tyler Tanner misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(18:38) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Collin Chandler misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Devin McGlockton misses layup.
(18:09) Jalen Washington Offensive Rebound.
(18:09) Jalen Washington misses layup.
(18:09) Malachi Moreno Block.
(18:06) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Denzel Aberdeen misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(17:56) Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Foul on Collin Chandler.
(17:42) Devin McGlockton bad pass turnover.
(17:42) Otega Oweh Steal.
(17:30) Collin Chandler misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:27) Mike James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:10) Tyler Nickel makes 32-foot three point jumper (Devin McGlockton assists).
07
(16:37) Denzel Aberdeen misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on AK Okereke.
(16:33) Foul on Tyler Tanner.
(16:33) Denzel Aberdeen misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:33) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:33) Denzel Aberdeen misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:32) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Chandler Bing bad pass turnover.
(16:14) Mouhamed Dioubate Steal.
(16:09) Foul on Mike James.
+1 (16:09) Collin Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2.
17
+1 (16:09) Collin Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2.
27
(15:55) Tyler Nickel misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:53) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Otega Oweh misses driving layup.
(15:45) Jalen Washington Block.
(15:40) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(15:36) Otega Oweh misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:34) Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Mike James misses layup.
(15:26) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:24) Denzel Aberdeen makes 8-foot dunk (Otega Oweh assists).
47
(15:10) Jalen Washington misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(15:08) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Collin Chandler bad pass turnover.
(15:03) Tyler Tanner Steal.
+2 (14:57) Tyler Nickel makes driving layup (Tyler Tanner assists).
49
(14:40) Mouhamed Dioubate bad pass turnover.
(14:40) Tyler Nickel Steal.
+2 (14:18) Tyler Tanner makes 6-foot pullup jump shot.
411
(14:04) Brandon Garrison bad pass turnover.
(14:04) Tyler Tanner Steal.
(14:00) Jalen Washington misses layup.
(14:00) Mouhamed Dioubate Block.
(13:55) Tyler Tanner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:52) Tyler Tanner makes driving layup.
413
(13:36) Jasper Johnson misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(13:34) AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Foul on Jalen Washington.
(13:27) Jalen Washington turnover.
(13:15) Jasper Johnson bad pass turnover.
(13:15) Tyler Tanner Steal.
+2 (13:11) Tyler Tanner makes 3-foot dunk (Tyler Harris assists).
415
+3 (12:51) Denzel Aberdeen makes 29-foot three point jumper (Mouhamed Dioubate assists).
715
+3 (12:32) Devin McGlockton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Tanner assists).
718
(12:15) Otega Oweh misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(12:12) Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Tyler Tanner misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(11:59) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Jasper Johnson misses 32-foot three point jumper.
(11:40) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(11:40) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
(11:22) Tyler Harris misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:20) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(11:15) Denzel Aberdeen misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(11:09) Tyler Harris Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Tyler Tanner misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:05) Devin McGlockton Offensive Rebound.
(11:05) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
(10:51) AK Okereke misses 7-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:49) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:22) Denzel Aberdeen makes 10-foot jumper.
918
(10:22) Foul on Tyler Harris.
+1 (10:22) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 1.
1018
+3 (10:10) AK Okereke makes 29-foot three point jumper (Tyler Tanner assists).
1021
(9:33) Mouhamed Dioubate misses 13-foot jumper.
(9:33) AK Okereke Block.
(9:30) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:30) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (9:15) Devin McGlockton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Nickel assists).
1024
(8:49) Otega Oweh misses driving layup.
(8:45) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Tyler Harris misses dunk.
(8:42) Collin Chandler Block.
(8:38) Tyler Tanner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:37) Tyler Tanner makes layup.
1026
(8:20) Collin Chandler misses layup.
(8:17) Collin Chandler Offensive Rebound.
(8:14) Trent Noah misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(8:12) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(8:12) Foul on AK Okereke.
+2 (8:02) Malachi Moreno makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
1226
+3 (7:45) Tyler Nickel makes 28-foot three point jumper.
1229
(7:15) Otega Oweh misses 10-foot jumper.
(7:15) Tyler Harris Block.
(7:15) Vanderbilt Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Tyler Tanner bad pass turnover.
(6:50) Andrija Jelavic misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(6:47) Tyler Nickel Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Tyler Nickel bad pass turnover.
(6:37) Otega Oweh Steal.
+2 (6:34) Otega Oweh makes 7-foot dunk.
1429
(6:17) Devin McGlockton misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) Jalen Washington Offensive Rebound.
(6:15) Foul on Andrija Jelavic.
(6:05) Tyler Tanner misses driving layup.
(6:03) Jalen Washington Offensive Rebound.
(6:01) Jalen Washington misses layup.
(6:00) Devin McGlockton Offensive Rebound.
(5:59) Devin McGlockton bad pass turnover.
(5:59) Mouhamed Dioubate Steal.
+2 (5:55) Otega Oweh makes 8-foot dunk (Mouhamed Dioubate assists).
1629
(5:28) Tyler Tanner misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:24) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Collin Chandler bad pass turnover.
(5:18) Chandler Bing Steal.
(5:18) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
(5:18) Chandler Bing misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:18) Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:18) Chandler Bing makes free throw 2 of 2.
1630
(5:04) Otega Oweh misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:01) Otega Oweh Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:58) Trent Noah makes 30-foot three point jumper (Otega Oweh assists).
1930
+2 (4:43) Jayden Leverett makes 6-foot dunk (Devin McGlockton assists).
1932
(4:19) Foul on Jayden Leverett.
(4:19) Malachi Moreno misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:18) Mike James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:01) Devin McGlockton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists).
1935
(3:48) Otega Oweh bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:42) Chandler Bing makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists).
1938
(3:18) Denzel Aberdeen misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:18) Jayden Leverett Block.
(3:14) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Tyler Tanner bad pass turnover.
(2:52) Otega Oweh Steal.
(2:41) Otega Oweh misses 18-foot jumper.
(2:39) Jayden Leverett Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
+1 (2:19) Tyler Tanner makes free throw 1 of 2.
1939
+1 (2:19) Tyler Tanner makes free throw 2 of 2.
1940
(2:03) Foul on Jalen Washington.
(2:03) Mouhamed Dioubate misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:03) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:03) Mouhamed Dioubate misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:00) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(1:49) Collin Chandler misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(1:46) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(1:23) Foul on Malachi Moreno.
(1:23) Chandler Bing misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:23) Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:23) Chandler Bing makes free throw 2 of 2.
1941
+2 (1:07) Denzel Aberdeen makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
2141
(0:41) Tyler Tanner misses driving layup.
(0:38) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:32) Otega Oweh makes driving layup.
2341
(0:04) Tyler Tanner misses layup.
(0:03) Jayden Leverett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:03) Jayden Leverett makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2343

2nd half

Team Stats

VAN

55Points80

19-59(32.2%)Field Goal(%)25-62(40.3%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)

11-19(57.9%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

37(13)Rebounds(Offensive)43(13)

8Assists13

6Steals9

8Blocks9

15Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead28

Game Details

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · Nashville, TN

attendance: 10,195 (71.2%)

tv: ESPN

spread: VAN -5.5

over/under: 155.5