VMI stuns Kentucky, 111-103

It was Gardner-Webb all over again for Kentucky, only this one may even have been worse.

Virginia Military Institute handed the Wildcats an early-season stunner for the second straight year with a 111-103 victory Friday night at Rupp Arena.

The upset came just over a year after Gardner-Webb's 84-68 victory over the Wildcats in Billy Gillispie's second game as coach. The sequel came in Kentucky's season opener in year two.

The Kewdets hadn't beaten a program from a major conference since knocking off Virginia Tech 72-66 on Dec. 4, 2004.

It looked like a blowout early, as VMI led by as many as 26 points. But Kentucky used a furious comeback to take the lead with five minutes left before giving it back up.