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Final Score: Kentucky 24, Vanderbilt 13

Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Derrick Locke ran for 144 yards and a touchdown and Randall Cobb added two more scores on the ground, as the Kentucky Wildcats bested the Vanderbilt Commodores, 24-13, in a SEC game at Vanderbilt Stadium.

The win was the fourth for the Wildcats (6-4, 2-4 SEC) in their last five starts and made them bowl eligible.

John Cole caught five passes for 61 yards and a touchdown for the Commodores (2-9, 0-7), who generated just 209 yards in total offense while suffering theirs seventh straight loss.

Cobb, who was questionable for the game because of an arm injury, gave the Wildcats a 7-0 lead on a 21-yard burst midway through the opening quarter.

Ryan Fowler got the Commodores on the board with field goals of 42 and 47 yards to cut Kentucky's lead to 7-6 five minutes into the second quarter.

Lones Seibler's 26-yard boot extended the Wildcats' lead to 10-6 four minutes later.

The Commodores grabbed the lead when Mackenzi Adams found Cole with a 21-yard scoring pass late in the half.

Cobb scored his second touchdown of the game on a three-yard run five minutes into the third quarter to cap a 75-yard drive.

Locke, who has been dealing with a knee injury, scored on a 14-yard run with five minutes left in the game.

Kentucky ran for 308 yards on the day, while Vanderbilt went for just 82 yards on the ground.