What: Kentucky Wildcats (17-6, 5-4) at Vanderbilt Commodores (17-6, 5-4)

Where: Memorial Gymnasium (14,316), Nashville, Tenn.

When: Noon CST, Saturday

TV: CBS

Radio: Nashville: 97.1 FM

Rankings: VU is 23rd in the AP rankings and 24th in ESPN's, and UK is 18th in both

Warren Nolan RPI: Vandy 18, Kentucky 10

The line: Vanderbilt by 1

Sagarin prediction: Kentucky by 1

Pomeroy prediction: Kentucky 74, Vanderbilt 72 (VU has a 42 percent chance of victory)

Series record: Kentucky leads 133-43, and has won the last two meetings. UK won in Nashville last season, snapping a five-game home winning streak for VU in the series.

VANDERBILT COMMODORES STARTERS							KENTUCKY WILDCATS STARTERS
Player	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	PPG	RPG	Pos.	Player	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	PPG	RPG
Brad Tinsley	6-3	210	Jr.	10.7	4.1	PG	Brandon Knight	6-3	185	Fr.	17.3	4.1
John Jenkins	6-4	215	So.	19.2	3.3	SG	DeAndre Liggins	6-6	210	Jr.	8.8	3.8
Jeffery Taylor	6-7	225	Jr.	15.1	5.3	SF	Darius Miller	6-7	228	Jr.	9.8	4.8
Lance Goulbourne	6-8	230	Jr.	7.6	7.3	PF	Terrence Jones	6-8	244	Fr.	17.6	9.0
Festus Ezeli	6-11	255	Jr.	12.7	6.1	C	Josh Harrellson	6-10	275	Sr.	6.3	8.7

Preview

Vanderbilt got itself above .500 for the first time all year in Southeastern Conference play by defeating league-leading Alabama by an 81-77 score on Saturday. Now, the Commodores need a win against Eastern Division rival Kentucky if it wants to entertain any shot at a conference title.

The visiting Wildcats, also 5-4 in league play, find themselves in the same position. UK lost consecutive road games at Ole Miss and Florida, before recovering to beat Tennessee, 73-61, in Knoxville on Feb. 8.

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