Nov. 16, 2010
The Commodores will trade a cold, dreary, day in Nashville for the sun and fun of San Juan, Puerto Rico, when they participate in the 2010 Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off beginning Thursday at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico against Nebraska. The game tips at 12:30 p.m. CT, and can be heard can be heard on the Vanderbilt Sports Network from IMG College and vucommodores.com, and will be televised on ESPNU.
Media Information
Radio: Vanderbilt Sports Network from IMG College (David Shumate, play-by-play); Tim Thompson, color (10th year)
TV: ESPNU TV Talent: Play-by-Play: Jon Sciambi; Color: Hubert Davis; Sideline: Andy Katz
Live stats: ESPN.com
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Series Information
Vanderbilt leads the all-time series, 4-2. The Commodores are 2-1 against Nebraska in Nashville, 1-1 in Lincoln, and 1-0 at neutral sites.
Last Meeting: Vanderbilt defeated Nebraska, 80-68, on December 30, 1997, at the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Coach Stallings Vs. Nebraska:
Stallings has never played the Cornhuskers as a head coach.
2010 Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Schedule (Times Eastern)
Thursday, November 18
Game No. 1: Davidson vs. West Virginia, ESPNU, 11:30 a.m
Game No. 2: Nebraska vs. Vanderbilt, ESPNU, 1:30 p.m
Game No. 3: Hofstra vs. North Carolina, ESPN2, 5 p.m
Game No. 4: Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota, ESPN3.com, 7:30 p.m
Friday, November 19
Game No. 5 – Games 1 & 2 winners, ESPNU, 12:30 p.m.
Game No. 6 – Games 1 & 2 losers, ESPN3.com, 3 p.m
Game No. 7 – Games 3 & 4 losers, ESPN3.com, 6 p.m
Game No. 8 – Games 3 & 4 winners, ESPNU, 8:30 p.m
Sunday, November 21
Game No. 9 – Games 6 & 7 losers, ESPNU, 10:30 a.m
Game No. 10 – Games 6 & 7 winners, ESPNU, 12:30 p.m
Game No. 11 – Games 5 & 8 losers, ESPN2, 5:30 p.m
Game No. 12 – Games 5 & 8 winners, ESPN2, 7:30 .p.m. (championship)
Tip-Off Schedule Notes
– The Commodores have never met West Virginia.
– Davidson and Western Kentucky both visit Memorial Gym later in the year.
– Western Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt in 2009-10 in the Sun Belt Challenge at Bridgestone Arena.
Notes
Tinsley Makes History Against Presbyterian
Junior guard Brad Tinsley tallied Vanderbilt’s first-ever triple-double against Presbyterian when he posted 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tinsley, from Oregon City, Oregon, assumed the point guard role from the graduated Jermaine Beal, who was an all-SEC first-team selection in 2009-10. Tinsley garnered his first ever SEC Player of the Week honor on Monday afternoon.
Taylor Has Career-Best Night
Lost in the exhuberance of Tinsley’s triple double was junior forward Jeffery Taylor’s career-high 27-point effort. Taylor was 11-for-12 from the floor against the Blue Hose, which tied Mike Rhodes’ for the second-best field goal percentage in a single game with 10 or more attempts from the floor. Rhodes went 11-for-12 (.917) against Alabama on January 21, 1978. A.J. Ogilvy has the all-time record for a single-game field goal percentage (12-for-13, Auburn, 3/13/08).
Quick Hits From Presbyterian Game
– Vanderbilt now advances to 10-1 against Big South schools.
– Head Coach Kevin Stallings moves to 11-1 in season openers with the lone loss coming against Georgetown on November 15, 2006.
– Vanderbilt is now 52-7 in home openers at Memorial Gym.
– Vanderbilt has now made a three-pointer in 763 consecutive games, a streak that began in 1986, the first year of the three-point line.
– After a Presbyterian layup with 3:36 remaining in the first half, the Commodores went on a 20-0 run into the second half to take a 52-22 lead with 16:31 remaining.
– Vanderbilt had four players score in double-figures. Jeffery Taylor had 27, Brad Tinsley recorded 11, Festus Ezeli had 14 and John Jenkins topped it off with 10 points.
– Ten Vanderbilt players scored, while 13 saw game action.
– Vanderbilt’s 41 point win was the largest margin of victory since a 93-52 win over Kentucky on February 12, 2008.
– The last time Vanderbilt held a team to less than 50 points was November 24, 2009 when Chaminade put up 41.
– The Commodores 22 assists were the most since they had 22 against Mercer on December 21, 2009.
Commodores In Preseason Tournaments
Vanderbilt has been successful in recent Thanksgiving tournaments, finishing runner-up at the 2006 San Juan Shootout, claiming the 2007 South Padre Island Invitational and the 2008 Cancun Challenge, and finishing 2-1 at the Maui Invitational in 2009.
About Nebraska
Nebraska is 2-0 after defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 83-40, on November 15. Christian Standhardinger paced the Cornhusker effort with a 20-point, 11-rebound night against Pine Bluff. Standhardinger leads Nebraska in scoring after two games with a 15.0 points per game average. Junior college transfer Andre Almeida is next at 12.5 ppg.
In 2009-10, Nebraska finished the season 15-18 overall and 2-14 in Big 12 play.
Stallings In Non-Conference Play
In his 12th season at the helm of the Commodores, Kevin Stallings is 130-45 in non-confernce games and an astounding 96-8 in home non-conference games.
Vanderbilt Vs. The Big 12
Vanderbilt is 38-20 all-time against the Big 12. Nebraska is one of two Big 12 teams on the Commodore schedule in 2010-11 – Vanderbilt takes on Missouri on December 8 in Columbia.
