Kentucky's Malachi Moreno Dominates Vandy

0:00On March 1st Kentucky basketball, pulled off a solid revenge win against Vanderbilt on Saturday thanks to a breakout game from Freshman Center. Malachai Marino, after struggling in their previous match-up, Marino stepped up big time with 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, helping the Wildcats. Dominate inside. Just a few weeks earlier, Vanderbilt had talked tough about out-muscling Kentucky, and they backed it up by out-rebounding the Cats 43-0. 37 while holding Marino to just 4 points and 8 boards on a missed layup to start. This time around, everything flipped. Kentucky controlled the glass with a 29-22 rebounding edge, and kept Vanderbilt's leading scorer, Devin McLaughlin, off the board. Completely, despite his nearly 11 points per game average, Coach Mark Pope couldn't stop raving about Marino's response, noting how physical he was all we can practice after that tough loss in Nashville. While scores like Colin Chandler, Denzel Aberdeen, and Otiga Owe grab the spotlight, Marino's presence has been key to Kentucky's strong run.

1:07The Wildcats now hit the road to face Texas A&M on Tuesday, a match-up that could lock in a double buy for them in the SEC tournament.