In its last meeting against Kentucky at Rupp Arena, Vanderbilt struggled mightily, clanging shots off the rim, committing bad turnovers and getting dominated on the glass. Nothing was happening on the inside as the Commodores were forced to take timid shots from the perimeter on the way to a 79-73 loss in double overtime.

Oh, how things change.

This time Vanderbilt dominated like it hasn't all season en route to a completely overpowering 93-52 victory, with the outcome never in doubt. By halftime, the Commodores were leading by 30, and they continued to bury the Wildcats in the second half.

"We caught Kentucky on a night where they were off," said coach Kevin Stallings. "It was our night, it wasn't theirs, and sometimes in this league things can snowball on you."

Vanderbilt used precise backdoor passing and dominant play from big men A.J. Ogilvy and Ross Neltner to score baskets at will from the paint. The duo combined for 34 points and 20 rebounds while shutting down Kentucky's stud freshman Patrick Patterson. The visibly frustrated forward was ineffective the whole night and played with foul trouble throughout.
While the Commodores dominated on the inside, they also got tremendous looks from beyond the arc.

Senior Shan Foster was his usual self, scoring 20 points and on eight-of-10 shooting, while sophomore Jermaine Beal dished out five assists to zero turnovers. It was as if the team couldn't miss as it shot a scorching 55.4 percent from the field.

The Vanderbilt bench played admirably in relief of the starters, scoring 25 points and hauling in 10 rebounds while getting everybody involved with the up-tempo offense.

"It was a great team effort, and it's great to be a part of," Foster said.

While Vanderbilt was hot from all over the floor, the Wildcats were the exact opposite. There was a 9:45 stretch in the first half where they did not score a point as the Commodores stormed out to a 32-6 lead.

Neltner credited Vanderbilt's focus on their motion offense with the easy buckets down low.

"It's gotten to the point where we're starting to really understand what we're doing out there as a team," the Kentucky native said. "Whoever's out there, we understand each other's strengths and weaknesses. It's just great team chemistry on offense."

Be it the home crowd, the newfound perfection of the motion offense or an undisciplined Kentucky squad, everything went well for the Commodores on Tuesday night.

And as they look toward their next game on Saturday against Florida, another team that beat them on the road earlier in the year, the Commodores know it will be a completely different ballgame.