MBB Returns from 10-Day Break to Take on Tennessee State Saturday

Dec. 20, 2007

GAME AT A GLANCE

Last Game: Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy provided the glue to help rally the Commodores to a 91-85 overtime win over DePaul last Wednesday to remain undefeated. Recap TENN. STATE (3-6) AT NO. 17 VANDERBILT (10-0) Sat., Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. CT Memorial Gym (14,316) Nashville, Tenn. TELEVISION: CSS Play-by-Play: Willy Daunic Color: Bruce Elder RADIO: 104.5 the Zone Play-by-Play: Joe Fisher; Color: Tim Thompson SIRIUS: Channel 153 SERIES INFORMATION Vanderbilt leads 5-0. All meetings have taken place at Memorial Gym. LAST MEETING Vanderbilt won the last meeting, 87-65, on November 21, 2004. COACHES Kevin Stallings is in his ninth year at Vanderbilt (154-108) and his 15th overall (277-171). Cy Alexander is in his 5th season with Tennessee State (49-78), and 22nd overall as a head coach (326-279). TSU PLAYER TO WATCH Junior guard Bruce Price was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week for his performance from 12/03 – 12/08. During that week, Price scored game highs at No.15 Indiana (34) and Southeast Missouri (32). He also scored a team-high 21 in a 74-72 win at Eastern Illinois. In that contest, he hit the game-winning bucket with four seconds left on the clock. He currently averages 21 ppg coming into Saturday’s contest.

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Upcoming Home Games, Call 322-GOLD for Tickets:
Saturday, Dec. 22, vs. Tenn. State at 8 p.m. CT
Saturday, Dec. 29, vs. Tenn. Martin at 12 p.m. CT
Monday, Dec. 31, vs. Iona at 12 p.m. CTInformation on Saturday’s Doubleheader at Memorial Gym
Lipscomb vs. Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball at 5:30 p.m.
* At the conclusion of this game, women’s ticket holders must vacate their seats immediately. If any of these ticket holders wish to stay and watch the men’s game, they must move to the back rows of the student section.
* Any men’s ticket holders may enter the women’s game at anytime. However, access to their seat will not be available until after the final horn of the women’s game. Any open seat may be used until that time.
Tennessee State University vs. Men’s Basketball at 8:06 p.m.
* Normal parking for the NCC will be followed.
* Any men’s ticket holders may enter the women’s game at anytime. However, access to their seat will not be available until after the final horn of the women’s game. Any open seat may be used until that time.NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt returns to Memorial Gym after a 10-day break when the Commodores take on intracity opponent Tennessee State Saturday at 8 p.m. CSS will broadcast the game live throughout the region, and Joe Fisher and Tim Thompson will have the call on the Vanderbilt/ISP Radio Network.

VU enters Saturday’s contest with a 10-0 record and a number 17 ranking in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls. The Commodores needed overtime to come away with a 91-85 win over DePaul in Chicago on December 12 to stay unbeaten. Vanderbilt trailed by as many as 18 points with just under 15 minutes to go in regulation, and scored seven out of the last eight points in regulation to force the game to overtime and the eventual win.

Senior Shan Foster and freshman A.J. Ogilvy led the Vanderbilt effort with 19 points apiece, while senior Alan Metcalfe and freshman guard Keegan Bell came off of the Commodore bench with 18 and 12 points, respectively. As of December 20, Foster and Ogilvy are 1-2 in the SEC in scoring at 20.3 and 19.5 points per game, respectively.

The game with the Blue Demons marked the first time this season that Vanderbilt had trailed at the half, and only the second time in 2007-08 that an opponent has attempted more free throws than the Commodores. Vanderbilt made 12 threes against the DePaul, the most for a Commodore team this season, and limited the Blue Demons to only 22.7% from beyond the arc for the game.

Vanderbilt and Tennessee State will meet for the sixth time Saturday, with the Commodores holding a 5-0 advantage in the series. All games have been played on Vanderbilt’s campus at Memorial Gym. VU won the last meeting, 87-65, on November 21, 2004. Vanderbilt also owns a 50-7 record against the Ohio Valley Conference after defeating Austin Peay, 81-67, on November 10 earlier this season.

Tennessee State enters the game with a 3-6 record after dropping its last time out, 82-71, at Belmont on December 17. Bruce Price leads the Tigers in scoring, averaging 21.0 points per game. Gerald Robinson (16.9) and Jerrell Houston (10.2) also averages double figures for Tennessee State.

Tennessee State head coach Cy Alexander is in his fifth season with the Tigers and has compiled a 49-78 record. Overall, Alexander is 326-279 in 22 years as a head coach.

Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. from Memorial Gym.

TENNESSEE STATE’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP