No. 20 Kentucky recovers in time to edge No. 21 Vandy

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky hadn't lost a game at Rupp Arena in two years. There was no way the Wildcats were going to let Vanderbilt ruin senior center Josh Harrellson's going away party. An exhausted Harrellson flustered Vanderbilt's Festus Ezeli into mishandling a lob pass in the final second, allowing the 20th-ranked Wildcats to beat the 21st-ranked Commodores 68-66 on Tuesday night and finally win a close game. Harrellson, the only player honored on Senior Night, walked off the court one last time thumping his hands to his chest as Kentucky (21-8, 9-6) at last solved its late-game woes.

"There was no way I was going to let us lose," Harrellson said. Kentucky came in 0-6 in games decided by five points or fewer, a mark that had coach John Calipari questioning his team's mental toughness.

Lone Kentucky senior Josh Harrellson (55) gives Vanderbilt's Lance Goulbourne a rejection to remember in the second half. (AP)

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