Nashville, Tenn. ? Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings finally got the Kentucky Wildcats off his back.

Reserve Brendan Plavich scored all but two of his 20 points on three-pointers and the Commodores beat No. 11 Kentucky, 86-73, Wednesday night to snap an 18-game losing streak to the Wildcats.

“I won’t have to hear about having the longest SEC losing streak to Kentucky,” said Stallings, a former Kansas assistant who had lost his first five games to the Wildcats since coming to Vanderbilt. “We’re happy to end that.”

Kentucky (19-8, 9-6 Southeastern Conference) is the only visiting team with a winning record in Memorial Gym. Vanderbilt (16-12, 6-9) had not beaten Kentucky since 1993, a stretch of eight straight home losses.

The Wildcats came in ready to clinch their 12th consecutive 20-win season and keep alive their chances for at least a share of the SEC’s East.

But the Commodores, a team that had struggled to score in recent games, suddenly couldn’t miss as they scored more points than in any of their past eight games. They shot 53 percent (30-of-56) from the field, including 11-of-22 from three-point range, while the Wildcats shot 35 percent (22-of-62).

Stallings said his team played their best game of the season.

“I told them we didn’t have to leap tall buildings to win this game. Kentucky is a very good team, but we didn’t have to play out of our minds to win,” he said.

Matt Freije and Chuck Moore each had 19 points for Vanderbilt, while freshman Brian Thornton added 17.

Tayshaun Prince led Kentucky with 24 points, while Rashaad Carruth added 22.

Coach Tubby Smith kept Gerald Fitch and Erik Daniels on the bench despite reinstating them to the team Tuesday following a one-game suspension for allegedly using fake driver’s licenses to get into a nightclub. Smith also left Adam Chiles at home.

The lack of depth worsened when junior forward Marquis Estill scratched his right eye near the basket during the first half and never returned.

Keith Bogans, who had been averaging 11 points a game, had just two for Kentucky.

No. 2 Maryland 96, Florida St. 63

Tallahassee, Fla. Juan Dixon scored 25 points and Maryland clinched at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championship. The Terrapins (24-3, 14-1), who have won 11 consecutive games, can clinch the title outright on Sunday with a victory over Virginia in the final game at Maryland’s Cole Field House.

Louisville 74,

No. 4 Cincinnati 71

Louisville, Ky. Reece Gaines scored 26 points the final two on a game-clinching layup with 16 seconds left to lead Louisville over Cincinnati.

Ellis Myles had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Louisville (16-11, 7-8 Conference USA), which earned coach Rick Pitino his biggest win since he replaced Denny Crum last March.

Steve Logan scored 18 points for the Bearcats (26-3, 13-2), who had clinched at least a tie for their seventh straight regular season league title after No. 9 Marquette’s loss at East Carolina on Tuesday night.

Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins benched Logan the rest of the first half when he was assessed a technical with 11:49 remaining.

No. 6 Alabama 73, Auburn 68

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Erwin Dudley had 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Crimson Tide hit eight straight free throws in the final minute to win the Southeastern Conference West title outright.

The Crimson Tide (24-5, 12-3) finished 17-0 at home this season, a school record, and captured their first league crown since 1987.

Marquis Daniels had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Tigers (12-14, 4-11).

No. 16 Georgia 82, South Carolina 75, OT

Athens, Ga. Rashad Wright made a tying three-pointer with 5.4 seconds left to put Georgia to overtime, then Steve Thomas scored six points for the Bulldogs (21-7, 10-5), who moved into a first-place tie with Florida in the Southeastern Conference East with one game remaining.

Rolando Howell scored 19 points for the Gamecocks (16-12, 6-9), who led 70-67 and had Aaron Lucas a 66 percent free-throw shooter at the line for two shots with 11 seconds to go in regulation. He missed both and Wright tied it.

Georgia Tech 90,

No. 24 Wake Forest 77

Atlanta B.J. Elder scored 23 of his career-high 25 points in the second half and Tony Akins added 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (14-15, 6-9 ACC), who won their fourth straight game and seventh of nine.

Darius Songaila scored 24 points for the Demon Deacons (18-11, 8-7), who lost for the fifth time in six games.

Josh Howard had 17 points in the first game since his technical foul for calling an extra timeout helped No. 2 Maryland beat Wake Forest 90-89 Sunday.