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Friday Headlines: Vanderbilt Gameday Edition

Kentucky draws a tough opponent for their first SEC game.

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There have been six SEC Tournament games played and, so far, four games have seen the higher seed win to advance. That wasn’t the case for LSU on Tuesday night as Vanderbilt handed the Tigers a 77-68 defeat for a matchup with Kentucky.

This will be the third time this season the two teams have seen each other and the second time in just over a week. Last Wednesday Vanderbilt’s Jordan Wright nailed a go-ahead jumper to spoil Kentucky’s senior night, 68-66.

It’s no secret that Vanderbilt is a tough opponent. The Commodores have knocked off Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas this season when their opponent was ranked inside the Top-25. They can get hot from the outside and, even without star big man Liam Robbins, can still hustle on the inside.

Kentucky and Vanderbilt are scheduled to play the final game of Friday’s portion of the bracket, with tip-off anticipated for roughly 30 minutes following the conclusion of Arkansas and Texas A&M.

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Headlines

Wallace, Fredrick at practice, trending toward playing - KSR

Sahvir Wheeler appears to still be sidelined.

Girls state tournament notes and tidbits - Vaught’s Views

The quarterfinals begin at 11 AM today.

Arkansas fights off Auburn to survive and advance - KSR

They’re such a scrappy team.

Durant (ankle) expected to miss 2-3 weeks, sources say - ESPN

Tough break for the Suns.

Tennessee rolls to quarterfinals with win over Ole Miss - KSR

The Vols looked pretty good on Thursday.

49ers lead way with seven compensatory draft picks - ESPN

That’s quite a haul for San Francisco.

Wallace still a lottery pick in ESPN’s latest mock draft - KSR

An impressive postseason could further increase his stock.

Stafford included in heavy trade chatter - CBS Sports

Is LA already blowing it up?