COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Top-Ranked Kentucky Falls to Vanderbilt

A No. 1 ranking and a trip to Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym don’t mix.

Kentucky found that out Wednesday night, losing to the unranked Commodores in a Southeastern Conference game, 101-86.

Billy McCaffrey scored 22 points and had a school-record 14 assists to lead the Commodores.

Vanderbilt defeated the last No. 1 team to visit, North Carolina in 1987-88.

The Commodores (12-3, 2-1 in the SEC) made 36 of 43 free throws.

Kentucky (11-1, 2-1) tried to pressure Vanderbilt but found itself in foul trouble with Jamal Mashburn and Rodney Dent picking up four apiece late in the game, after Travis Ford and Rodrick Rhodes had fouled out.

“Where they were hurting us was breaking the press,” Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino said. “They were 11 of 13 on the transition break.”

No. 3 Duke 86, Wake Forest 59--Bobby Hurley scored seven of his season-high 25 points during a 14-0 run to start the second half and the Blue Devils (11-1, 2-1) broke from a halftime tie to cruise past the Demon Deacons (8-3, 0-2) in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Winston-Salem, N.C.

No. 5 North Carolina 80, No. 8 Georgia Tech 67--George Lynch and Derrick Phelps each scored 20 points and the Tar Heels (13-1, 3-0) won an ACC game at Chapel Hill, N.C., to end the Yellow Jackets’ eight-game winning streak.

Georgia Tech is 9-2 and 2-1.

No. 14 Virginia 100, Clemson 82--The Cavaliers (10-0, 3-0), led by Cornel Parker with 20 points, extended their winning streak to 15 games in an ACC victory over Clemson (9-2, 0-2) at Charlottesville, Va.

No. 11 Cincinnati 72, Cleveland State 63--Curtis Bostic scored six points during a 10-0 run at the start of the second half and the Bearcats (10-1) won a nonconference game at Cleveland. Cleveland State is 6-4.

No. 13 Iowa 84, No. 19 Minnesota 77--Acie Earl scored 19 points to lead the Hawkeyes (12-2, 1-2) to a Big Ten victory over the Golden Gophers (10-2, 2-1) at Iowa City.

No. 17 Purdue 76, Wisconsin 60--Glenn Robinson scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Boilermakers (10-2, 1-2) in a Big Ten victory over the Badgers (7-4, 0-2) at West Lafayette, Ind.

No. 20 Georgetown 74, DePaul 45--The Hoyas, playing at a fast pace, picked up one of their easiest victories of the season in a nonconference game at Landover, Md.

Georgetown (9-2) turned most of DePaul’s 18 turnovers into layups and shot well from the outside during the rout of the Blue Demons (8-6).

No. 23 Michigan St. 77, No. 21 Ohio St. 60--Kris Weshinskey scored a personal-best 21 points as the Spartans won a Big Ten game at Columbus, Ohio.

Michigan State (9-3, 1-2) never trailed while ending Ohio State’s five-game winning streak. The Buckeyes are 9-3 and 2-1.

OTHER GAMES

Geert Hammink scored seven points in overtime as Louisiana State (11-3, 2-1) erased a late Mississippi State lead and defeated the Bulldogs, 84-76, in a SEC game at Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State is 8-5 and 1-2. . . . Penn State (6-6, 1-2) won its first conference game as a member of the Big Ten, beating Northwestern, 70-68, at State College, Pa., and handing the Wildcats (5-6, 0-2) their 56th consecutive road loss in conference play. . . . Ron Curry scored 23 points to lead Marquette (10-2) past Chicago State (2-12) at Milwaukee, 96-47. . . . Jamie Watson led four Gamecock players in double figures as South Carolina (6-6, 2-1) posted an 88-73 SEC victory over Mississippi (3-7, 0-2) at Columbia, S.C. . . . Douglas Edwards scored 26 points as Florida State (10-5, 2-1) posted a 105-85 ACC victory over Maryland (8-4, 0-3) at Tallahassee, Fla. . . . Kevin Whitted scored 23 points to lead Tennessee (7-5) past Radford (8-7) in a 105-63 nonconference victory at Knoxville, Tenn. . . Stacey Poole scored 20 points, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute of overtime, as Florida (9-3, 3-0) won an 81-77 SEC victory over Georgia (6-6, 2-2) at Athens, Ga. . . . David Cain scored 23 points and St. John’s (8-4, 3-1) held Villanova (5-5, 1-3) scoreless for more than three minutes down the stretch for a 76-70 Big East victory at Villanova, Pa.