That half needs no exposition. It was one of the most dominant halves against a high-quality team I have seen in quite some time.

I want a lot more of this.

This is your official open game thread for the #1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats at the Vanderbilt Commodores basketball game tonight at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, TN. Game particulars as follows, courtesy of UKAthletics.com.

Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
Kentucky at Vanderbilt Sat., Jan. 11 - 9:00 p.m. ET Nashville, Tenn. Game Notes: UK | VU
Coverage
TV: ESPN Radio: UK IMG Live Video via WatchESPN Live Audio Text Updates

Kentucky brings a 16-game winning streak into the Music City tonight, as well as the top ranking in the country. There will be fans hanging from the rafters in Memorial Gym tonight, a place which has hosted SEC basketball games since well before I was born, and before my mother and father were wed.

Vanderbilt is coming off a comfortable home victory over the LSU Tigers, breaking a two-game losing streak. Defeating Kentucky tonight would give a much-needed shot in the arm to a program that, in the eyes of many, has underachieved significantly this year despite the injury and suspension of senior center Festus Ezeli.

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Some things of interest:

• Awesome DeAndre Liggins story in the Orlando Sentinal
• UK's Vandy strategy hinges on Davis-Ezeli matchup.
• UNC exposed, Ohio St. built to last.

Talk about whatever you like, this is an open thread.

That was pretty good. We were a little lucky that Florida didn't make open shots, they got waaaay too many off offensive rebounds for which there was no excuse.

Good half of basketball. Let's do it again.

Go, 'Cats!

Welcome to the A Sea of Blue open game thread for the Florida Gators at the Kentucky Wildcats tonight in Rupp Arena. Game particulars as follows, courtesy of UKAthletics.com:

Gameday Information
Kentucky vs. Florida Tues., Feb. 7 - 7:00 p.m. ET Rupp Arena Game Notes: UK | UF
Coverage
TV: ESPN Radio: UK IMG Live Video via WatchESPN Live Audio Live Blog Text Updates

This game has a lot of meaning for UK because not only because of the longest home winning streak in the country, but also because this game could well define the rest of the SEC season. Both these teams were expected to compete for the SEC championship this year, and that is running true to form.

For the Florida Gators viewpoint on this game, be sure to check out Alligator Army, SBNation's outstanding Florida blog.

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A full postmortem will have to wait. I want to eat and relax awhile before dissecting the game, but there isn't that much to say -- it was kind of one-sided.

So chat about the game in here. Enjoy, and relax. Kentucky played great, we all know that, and that's where we need to keep our focus.

Go, 'Cats!

Well, all I can say is that if we blow this one, SportsCenter will come on the air, explode, and everyone will blame Kentucky.

Go, Cats!

Today, the South Carolina Gamecocks welcome the Kentucky Wildcats to Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC for a tilt between two SEC East foes. Game particulars are as follows, courtesy of UKAthletics.com:

Kentucky @ Auburn
No. 1 Kentucky at South Carolina Sat., Feb. 4 - 6:00 p.m. ET Rupp Arena Game Notes: UK | SC
Coverage
TV: ESPN Radio: UK IMG Live Video via WatchESPN Live Audio Text Updates

For the South Carolina view on the game, be sure to check out Garnet and Black Attack, a good friend of this blog.

Kentucky comes into this game on a roll, both at home and away. The last three contests have been the kind of play that Kentucky needs to take into the NCAA tournament. The scary thing is, this team still has a tremendous amount of untapped potential remaining. They may be on their way to moving closer to the top of their game, and if that progress continues, it's difficult to imagine what the games could look like.

But this is a young team, and this is a road game. That is always a combustible combination, and no outcome would be shocking. South Carolina on the road was the only SEC team to defeat the mighty 2009-10 team other than Tennessee at home, so there is some unpleasant history with UK teams coming undefeated in conference to Colonial Life Arena.

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