Here's why it was so important to Mark Byington and Vanderbilt basketball to represent Nashville against Kentucky after a major winter storm.

Mark Pope’s Wildcats fell behind by 22 points in the first half, and their five-game winning streak ended with a lopsided defeat.

Kentucky has lost another game in Nashville, this time to Vanderbilt in a blowout 80-55 loss. It’s another loss for Big Blue Nation in The Music City. Vanderbilt head coach Mark Byington talked to reporters after the game about what the win meant for the city,

Vanderbilt Basketball knocked off Kentucky on Saturday as it approached things with a chip on its shoulder. Here's how it became motivated to blow out the Wildcats 80-55.

In its 94-59 loss to Gonzaga at Bridgestone Arena in November, Kentucky missed its first 10 shots of the game and made only 5 of 31 field-goal tries, 3 of 20 3-pointers, in the first half.

Now, UK is on a dreadful streak in the Tennessee state capital. Counting Tuesday night’s bludgeoning by Vandy, Kentucky has lost six of eight in Nashville. As top Cat, Pope is now 1-4 in the Music City.