Jeff Taylor ('89) was close to the surprise, but number 17 Vanderbilt lost against number 2 Kentucky (56-58) even the performance of the swedish forward: 17 points (4/10 fg and 9/12 ft), 4 rebounds and 1 block. Was the only Commodore who scored more than nine points.  

In Tucson Arizona State beat Arizona (69-73) with a good game of latvian Rihards Kuksiks ('88) -at the pic-, who finished with 17 points (3/3 threes), 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 35 minutes. The forward and the rest of Sun Devils (19-8, 9-5) have won three in a row and five of six.