The Vanderbilt Commodores have gotten off to an incredible start in the first season under new head coach Mark Byington.

Vanderbilt has officially been fined $500,000 for storming the court after beating Kentucky, the conference announced Sunday.

Vanderbilt basketball stormed the court for the second time in a week as it beat Kentucky, 74-69, at Memorial Gymnasium.

Vandy will get another opportunity to slow down a high-octane offense against the Wildcats, who are averaging 89.2 points per game, second in the nation behind Alabama. Kentucky ranks first in the SEC in field goals made per game (31.2), three-point baskets per game (10.2) and assists per game (18.7).

The Kentucky Wildcats fought back from a double-digit deficit at halftime to make a game of it in the second half but still fell to the Vanderbilt Commodores 74-69.

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No. 9 Kentucky men’s basketball (14-5, 3-3 SEC) dropped it’s second-straight contest, falling at Vanderbilt (16-4, 4-3 SEC) 74-69 inside Memorial Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

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Kentucky head coach Mark Pope was asked on Thursday, during his weekly press conference, if he had a particular memory of Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, where his Cats will face Vanderbilt on Saturday. Pope said that one moment definitely stood out above the rest.

The Vanderbilt Commodores beat the Kentucky Wildcats 74-69 during a game at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

Kentucky basketball was at its worst defensively in the first half, but Mark Pope's Wildcats sizzled offensively in the second half vs Vanderbilt.