Kentucky City Blogs

DeMarcus Cousins scored 21 points and 10 rebounds collecting  his 12th double-double as No. 1 Cats bounced back from a stunning loss to South Carolina an defeated the  No. 21 ranked Vanderbilt Commodores 85-73 on Saturday.

Darnell Dodson in a rare start for the Wildcats  added 16 points. The Wildcats played like the nation's top-ranked team for long stretches in front of the home crowd along with special guest LeBron James.

Kentucky built an early 19-point lead then made it hold up while the NBA superstar, a friend of coach John Calipari, watched from courtside.

Calipari called Kentucky's loss to the Gamecocks on Tuesday a much-needed reality check, saying his team had gotten a little too full of itself after the best start in over four decades.