Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Kentucky Wildcats

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
VAN	31	46	77
UK	46	45	91

Game Recap

Chandler scores a career-high 23 points to lead Kentucky over No. 25 Vanderbilt 91-77. Collin Chandler scored a career-high 23 points to lead Kentucky to a 91-77 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Player Stats

VANDERBILT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10AK Okereke	28	4-6	2-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	5	12
5Tyler Nickel	31	5-15	3-12	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	3	13
99Devin McGlockton	15	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	5	0
3Tyler Tanner	38	9-12	0-3	1-2	3	6	2	0	3	1	19
2Duke Miles	28	3-9	2-5	3-3	2	7	0	0	2	1	11
8Tyler Harris	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34Jayden Leverett	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Jalen Washington	27	7-8	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	1	1	2	16
7Chandler Bing	25	2-5	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	6
TOTAL	-	30-5851.7%	7-2825.0%	10-1190.9%	21	16	2	1	11	18	77

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
4Andrija Jelavic	16	2-3	1-2	1-1	3	0	1	1	1	6
24Malachi Moreno	27	4-5	0-0	3-4	6	5	0	2	1	11
5Collin Chandler	31	7-10	6-8	3-4	0	2	1	1	3	23
00Otega Oweh	34	9-16	0-3	5-6	2	4	2	3	2	23
1Denzel Aberdeen	37	5-10	3-7	2-2	4	4	0	0	2	15
9Trent Noah	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0
23Mouhamed Dioubate	24	1-3	0-0	6-8	4	0	3	2	2	8
10Brandon Garrison	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	2
2Jasper Johnson	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	30-5158.8%	11-2250.0%	20-2580.0%	24	16	8	10	13	91

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVANUK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Vanderbilt.
(19:46) Collin Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:43) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:42) Malachi Moreno makes 4-foot jumper.
02
+3 (19:26) Duke Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Tanner assists).
32
+3 (19:08) Collin Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
35
+2 (18:48) AK Okereke makes 10-foot jumper.
55
(18:31) Andrija Jelavic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Tyler Tanner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:18) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:08) Collin Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
58
(17:55) Devin McGlockton bad pass turnover.
(17:55) Otega Oweh Steal.
+2 (17:50) Otega Oweh makes 2-foot dunk.
510
+3 (17:24) AK Okereke makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin McGlockton assists).
810
+2 (17:05) Andrija Jelavic makes layup (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
812
(17:04) Foul on Devin McGlockton.
+1 (17:04) Andrija Jelavic makes free throw 1 of 1.
813
(16:52) Tyler Nickel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:50) Vanderbilt Offensive Rebound.
(16:50) Foul on Andrija Jelavic.
(16:49) Duke Miles misses 11-foot jumper.
(16:47) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:34) Andrija Jelavic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malachi Moreno assists).
816
(16:03) Chandler Bing misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:01) Jalen Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:00) Jalen Washington makes layup.
1016
+2 (15:49) Otega Oweh makes 20-foot jumper.
1018
+2 (15:34) Tyler Tanner makes driving layup.
1218
(15:26) Otega Oweh misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:23) Tyler Nickel Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Tyler Tanner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:51) Collin Chandler makes 22-foot three point jumper (Denzel Aberdeen assists).
1221
(14:28) AK Okereke misses 14-foot jumper.
(14:25) Chandler Bing Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:24) Chandler Bing makes layup.
1421
(13:56) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(13:54) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Devin McGlockton bad pass turnover.
(13:36) Mouhamed Dioubate Steal.
+3 (13:31) Collin Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Otega Oweh assists).
1424
+2 (13:05) Tyler Tanner makes 10-foot jumper (Duke Miles assists).
1624
(12:52) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(12:50) Devin McGlockton Defensive Rebound.
(12:36) Duke Miles misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:07) Denzel Aberdeen makes 5-foot jumper.
1626
(11:37) Tyler Nickel bad pass turnover.
(11:37) Brandon Garrison Steal.
(11:24) Trent Noah bad pass turnover.
(10:59) Duke Miles misses 11-foot jumper.
(10:58) Foul on Devin McGlockton.
(10:56) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) team shot clock turnover .
(10:19) Tyler Tanner bad pass turnover.
(9:58) Otega Oweh misses 14-foot jumper.
(9:56) Jasper Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:53) Denzel Aberdeen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jasper Johnson assists).
1629
(9:35) Jalen Washington bad pass turnover.
(9:35) Otega Oweh Steal.
+2 (9:31) Otega Oweh makes 2-foot dunk.
1631
+2 (9:14) Jalen Washington makes 12-foot jumper (Duke Miles assists).
1831
+3 (8:52) Jasper Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malachi Moreno assists).
1834
(8:27) Duke Miles misses 7-foot jumper.
(8:24) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Jasper Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:13) Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) Tyler Nickel misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(7:59) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Mouhamed Dioubate misses 8-foot jumper.
(7:49) Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Duke Miles misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:53) Denzel Aberdeen makes 28-foot three point jumper (Otega Oweh assists).
1837
(6:35) Tyler Nickel misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:32) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Collin Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:24) Andrija Jelavic Offensive Rebound.
(6:23) Denzel Aberdeen misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:12) Tyler Tanner makes 20-foot jumper.
2037
+2 (5:51) Malachi Moreno makes 9-foot hook shot (Otega Oweh assists).
2039
(5:31) Tyler Nickel misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:29) Andrija Jelavic Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Foul on Jayden Leverett.
(5:23) Malachi Moreno misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:23) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:23) Malachi Moreno makes free throw 2 of 2.
2040
(5:03) Duke Miles misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:01) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(4:43) Denzel Aberdeen misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:41) AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.
(4:22) Chandler Bing misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Brandon Garrison Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Brandon Garrison misses 6-foot jumper.
(4:04) Jalen Washington Block.
(4:01) Duke Miles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:59) AK Okereke makes layup (Duke Miles assists).
2240
+2 (3:46) Brandon Garrison makes layup (Otega Oweh assists).
2242
(3:20) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+2 (3:07) Duke Miles makes layup.
2442
(2:35) Collin Chandler misses 14-foot jumper.
(2:32) Duke Miles Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:23) Jalen Washington makes layup (Duke Miles assists).
2642
(1:59) Otega Oweh misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:56) Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(1:48) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
+1 (1:48) Duke Miles makes free throw 1 of 3.
2742
+1 (1:48) Duke Miles makes free throw 2 of 3.
2842
+1 (1:48) Duke Miles makes free throw 3 of 3.
2942
+3 (1:35) Collin Chandler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malachi Moreno assists).
2945
(1:22) Jalen Washington misses layup.
(1:19) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(1:14) Foul on AK Okereke.
(1:05) Foul on Malachi Moreno.
(1:05) Malachi Moreno turnover.
(0:49) Duke Miles bad pass turnover.
(0:49) Mouhamed Dioubate Steal.
(0:27) Foul on Jalen Washington.
+1 (0:27) Mouhamed Dioubate makes free throw 1 of 2.
2946
(0:27) Mouhamed Dioubate misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:25) Jalen Washington Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
+1 (0:02) AK Okereke makes free throw 1 of 2.
3046
+1 (0:02) AK Okereke makes free throw 2 of 2.
3146

2nd half

Team Stats

VAN

77Points91

30-58(51.7%)Field Goal(%)30-51(58.8%)

7-28(25.0%)3-Point(%)11-22(50.0%)

10-11(90.9%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

22(6)Rebounds(Offensive)29(6)

16Assists16

2Steals8

1Blocks0

11Turnovers11

18(1)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

1Largest Lead22

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 2:05 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

capacity: 20,500

tv: ESPN

spread: UK -1.5

over/under: 157.5