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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 83, Vanderbilt 81
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials: # Mike Roberts, # Ron Groover, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 21143
Quade Green's driving layup with five seconds left in overtime propelled No. 21 Kentucky to a thrilling 83-81 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.

Green's heroics came after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander swished two free throws with two seconds left in regulation to force overtime and cap a 14-point comeback.

Kentucky posted its third consecutive win.

The Wildcats (17-5, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) got a career-best 30 points from Gilgeous-Alexander, including 24 in the second half and overtime. Kentucky swept the two-game conference series with the Commodores (8-14, 2-7), as the Wildcats also won 74-67 on Jan. 13 in Nashville.

Kentucky freshman Kevin Knox added 18 points, including five points in overtime. Green added 12 points, and freshman forward Nick Richards had 10.

Kentucky was coming off a comeback victory at West Virginia on Saturday in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Coach John Calipari was unsure if his freshman-dominated team would use the win as a springboard or experience an emotional letdown.

The Commodores also were coming off their best win of the season, an 81-78 victory over TCU.

Kentucky got off to a decent start but fell behind midway through first half after a 10-0 Commodores run.

Vanderbilt, which recently lost senior guard Matthew Fisher-Davis to a season-ending shoulder injury, got 23 points from senior forward Jeff Roberson. Forward Joe Toye added 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and senior guard Riley LaChance had 13 points.

Vanderbilt held a 33-27 advantage at halftime thanks to 12 points from Roberson. The Commodores shot 44.4 percent before the break, 47.5 percent for the game.

Kentucky got six first-half points from Gilgeous-Alexander as the Wildcats shot only 37 percent, including 1-of-5 from 3-point range. For the game, Kentucky made 45.3 percent of its field-goal attempts.

There were four lead changes and two ties in the even first half.

Kentucky continues SEC play at Missouri on Saturday, the same day Vanderbilt travels to league-leading Auburn.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Kentucky
Jeff Roberson 23 Scoring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30
Riley LaChance 6 Assists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3
Jeff Roberson 8 Rebounds Kevin Knox 8
Jeff Roberson 10 Free Throws Made Nick Richards 6
Saben Lee 2 Steals PJ Washington 2
Clevon Brown 2 Blocks Nick Richards 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 81 47.5 9-25 16-23 14 35 3 3 15
Kentucky 83 45.3 5-14 20-27 7 33 4 6 9