MBB To Play Utah State at South Padre

Nov. 22, 2007

GAME AT A GLANCE

Last Game: In Tuesday’s contest with Valparaiso, A.J. Ogilvy scored 21 points, 19 of which came in the second half, to push the ‘Dores to a 87-78 victory. Recap VANDERBILT (3-0) vs. UTAH STATE (3-3) at South Padre Invitational Friday, Nov. 23 at 9 p.m. CT SP Convention Center (2,000) South Padre Island, Texas TELEVISION: CSTV Play-by-Play: Carter Blackburn Color: Pete Gillen RADIO: 104.5 the Zone Play-by-Play: Dave Harbison; Color: Tim Thompson SIRIUS: Channel 143 SERIES INFORMATION Vanderbilt leads series, 1-0 LAST MEETING Only meeting came on March 18, 1988, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Neb., a game VU won, 80-77. COACHES Kevin Stallings is in his ninth year at Vanderbilt (147-108) and his 15th overall (270-171). Stew Morrill is in his 10th year with Utah State (216-78) and 22nd year overall (434-216). VANDERBILT TIDBIT Vanderbilt has held lead for 55 out of 60 minutes played so far this season. Valparaiso battled back in the second half and took the lead on a couple of occasions against the Commodores on November 20, the first time this season an opponent held a lead on Vanderbilt. UTAH STATE TIDBIT Since the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Utah State is 20-5 when senior guard Jaycee Carroll scores 20 or more points in a game, but just 6-10 when he doesn’t reach that point total. Overall, the WAC Preseason Player of the Year has scored 20 or more points 38 times in his career and USU is 31-7 in those games.

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Saturday’s South Padre Opponent
*If VU Defeats Utah State: Winner of Iowa/Bradley at 7:30 p.m. CT
*If VU Loses to Utah State: Loser of Iowa/Bradley at 5 p.m. CT
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – After two early round games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, the Vanderbilt Commodores will take on the Utah State Aggies in the third round of the South Padre Invitational Friday evening at the South Padre Convention Center. Tip time is set for 9 p.m. CT, and the game will be televised nationally by CSTV, and on a pay-per-view basis on CSTV.com.

Vanderbilt enters the final two rounds of the SPI with a record of 3-0 after two home SPI victories over Austin Peay and Valparaiso and a 77-70 road win at Toledo. The Commodores have won their first three games of the season in seven of the last 10 seasons, and improved to 138-13 (91.4%) in non-conference games at Memorial Gym since 1990.

The Commodores defeated Valparaiso, 87-78, on November 20, in their last time out. Vanderbilt led by as many as 15 points in the first half and held a 44-31 advantage at the break, but the Crusaders battled back, and held a three-point lead with 12:30 to go in the second half, 53-50. With Vanderbilt trailing 60-58 at the 10:34 mark in the game, the Commodores scored seven unanswered points over the next two and a half minutes to take a 65-60 lead. Freshman center A.J. Ogilvy capped the run with a slam dunk and a layup to give VU the lead for good.

Ogilvy led all scorers with 21 points, while also chipping in seven rebounds. He was also 9-of-9 from the charity stripe. Senior forward Ross Neltner added his second career double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds, while senior Shan Foster tallied 15 points and senior guard Alex Gordon added ten points and nine rebounds.

The Commodores and Aggies will meet for the second time in the history of the two schools, with Vanderbilt holding a 1-0 advantage in the series. The Commodores defeated Utah State, 80-77, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Neb., on March 18, 1988.

Utah State enters Friday’s game with Vanderbilt with a 3-3 record after defeating Austin Peay, 71-68, November 20, in Logan, Utah. Jaycee Carroll, the team’s leading scorer, scored 20 points and had seven rebounds in 40 minutes of action to lead the Aggies over the Governors. Vanderbilt also defeated APSU earlier this season on their home floor, 81-67, on November 10.

Aggies coach Stew Morrill is in his 10th season with the school has compiled a 216-78 record in Logan and a 434-216 overall record in 22 years as a head coach.

Vanderbilt owns a 9-1 all-time record against the Western Athletic Conference, with the Commodores only loss coming at the hands of Louisiana Tech in the 2001-02 season (83-68 loss).

Tip off time for the game with the Aggies is at 9 p.m. CT from the South Padre Island Convention Center, and will be televised nationally by CSTV. Additionally, the game will be streamed live by CSTV.com on a pay-per-view basis for $9.95. Saturday’s game versus either Iowa or Bradley will be available online only by JumpTV, and can be accessed at www.southpadreinvitationaltv.com.

UTAH STATE’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP