Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball squad picked up a valuable SEC win on Wednesday night inside Rupp Arena. Without a trio of injured fifth-year guards, UK used a strong second-half defensive performance to coast past Vanderbilt 82-61 in Lexington.

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope praised senior forward Andrew Carr for his performance in the win over Vanderbilt. The No. 17 Wildcats dominated what was supposed to be a close affair at home against their SEC rival.

The Kentucky Wildcats were looking for a bounce-back, momentum win, and they got it on Wednesday night over the Vanderbilt Commodores 82-61. Once again, the Wil