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MBB welcomes LSU Wednesday

Feb. 7, 2012

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Vanderbilt returns home after a two-game road trip to face LSU on Wednesday night at Memorial Gym. The game tips off at 8 p.m., and will be televised on CSS across the Southeast. The game can be heard live on the Vanderbilt IMG College Radio Network in middle Tennessee and online at vucommodores.com.

The Commodores are coming off of a 73-65 loss at the hands of nationally-ranked Florida Saturday afternoon at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville. Jeffery Taylor, now the league’s leading scorer in SEC games only at 18.1 points per game, paced the Vanderbilt effort with 25 points, while John Jenkins tallied 15 points and Festus Ezeli added 11 points.

Vanderbilt will play two games at Memorial Gym this week – Wednesday’s matchup with the Tigers, and then Saturday against Kentucky at 8 p.m.

Series Information
Series Record: Vanderbilt leads the all-time series, 59-48.
Last Meeting: VU defeated LSU, 62-50, in the first round of the 2011 SEC Tournament.
Record at Vanderbilt: VU leads 33-13.
Record at LSU: LSU leads 28-21.
Record at Neutral Site: LSU leads 7-4.
Coach Stallings vs. LSU: Coach Stallings is 10-6 vs. LSU.

Media Information
Radio: Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College, vucommodores.com, XM 201
Radio Talent: Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst)
TV: CSS
TV Talent: Matt Stewart (pxp), Daymeon Fishback (analyst)
Live Stream: ESPN3.com
Live Stats: vucommodores.com
Twitter Updates: @VandyMBB

More On The LSU Series

  • Wednesday’s meeting will be the 108th in the all-time series between the two schools, with Vanderbilt holding a 59-48 advantage in the series and a 33-13 series lead in games played at Vanderbilt.
  • The first meeting between the two schools came in the 1922-23 season.
  • Coach Stallings is 10-6 all-time against the Tigers has a 5-1 record against LSU at Memorial Gym.

More On LSU
LSU enters the game with a 13-9 overall record and a 3-5 mark in SEC play after posting a 71-65 win over Arkansas in Baton Rouge in their last time out Saturday. Junior post man Justin Hamilton leads the team in scoring (13.5 ppg), rebounding (7.4), and blocks (1.5), while Andre Stringer also adds double-digit points per game at 10.2.

Quick Hitters

  • Vanderbilt is now 6-3 in games with their preseason initial starting lineup of Jenkins, Taylor, Lance Goulbourne, Festus Ezeli, and Brad Tinsley.
  • In SEC play, Vanderbilt is outscoring opponents by an average of 7.8 points and shooting 46.6% from the floor and 42.9% from three.
  • The Commodores sport the leading scorer in all games in John Jenkins at 19.7 ppg and the league’s top scorer in league games only in Jeffery Taylor at 18.1 ppg. Jenkins is second in league games only with 17.5 ppg and Taylor is second in all games a 17.7 ppg. Jenkins also paces the league and nation in three’s made at 3.9 per game.
  • Taylor won SEC POTW honors for his play against UT and MTSU last week (20 ppg, 7.5 rpg).
  • Vanderbilt completed non-conference play 11-5.
  • Jenkins has scored in double-digit figures in 56 consecutive games, 75 in his career.
  • Taylor paces the SEC in league games only in 3FG % at 58.8%.
  • In SEC play, the Commodores rank first in three different categories – 3-point field goal percentage (.429), threes made (9.4), and assists (13.5).
  • VU’s starting five has amassed 391 career starts.
  • Jeffery Taylor’s 25 points against Florida moved him past Mike Rhodes (1978-81) and Ronnie McMahon (1992-95) on Vanderbilt’s all-time scoring list with 1,723 points. Taylor is now fourth on the list, and trails Phil Cox (1982-85) by one point for third on the list.
  • Taylor is fourth in the SEC in field goal percentage (.533), and has made more field goals than any other player in the SEC (146).
  • Jeffery Taylor (139) and John Jenkins (138) lead the league in field goals made for the season.
  • Vanderbilt is the only team in the SEC that sports three 1,000-point scorers in John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor, and Brad Tinsley.
  • Jenkins leads the league in all games in scoring (19.7) and threes made (3.9). In league games only, Jenkins leads threes made (3.8) and free throw percentage (.917).
  • In league games only, Tinsley leads the league in assists (5.6) and is second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6).
  • The Commodores’ bench has been outscored by their opponent by an average of 5.5 points per game (18.1 to 12.6) – for the season.

Last Time Out – Florida 73, Vanderbilt 65
Vanderbilt’s Jeffery Taylor scored a game-high 25 points against Florida Saturday at the O’Connell Center, but it was not enough as Florida came away with a 73-65 win over the Commodores. John Jenkins scored 15 points, and Festus Ezeli chipped in 11 points for Vanderbilt.

  • Despite the loss, Vanderbilt still holds a 63-60 advantage in the career series. Florida leads the series, 41-20, in Gainesville.
  • Stallings has a 375-218 record as a head coach, and is 252-155 with the Commodores. He is 7-20 all-time against Florida.
  • Florida has won four consecutive games in the series, dating back to the 2010-11 season (3 wins last year in 2010-11, 1 in 2011-12).
  • Vanderbilt moves to 4-3 in true road games on the season.
  • Vanderbilt has lost two consecutive games for the first time since losing back-to-back games against Xavier on November 28 (L, 70-82, OT) and at Louisville on December 2 (L, 60-62, OT).
  • The Commodores were outrebounded by Florida, 39-34, including 14-10 on the offensive glass. Vanderbilt is now 2-6 when outrebounded by their opponent.
  • Taylor’s three-pointer with 15:44 to play in the first half increased the Commodores’ consecutive game streak with a three-pointer to 819.
  • Vanderbilt’s bench was outscored, 18-2, by the Gators. For the season, VU’s opponents are outscoring the Commodore reserves by a total of 417-289.
  • Florida made 11 threes against Vanderbilt, compared to only eight for the Commodores. VU falls to 3-4 on the season when opponents make more threes.
  • The 11 threes made by the Gators was a season-high by an opponent this year.
  • Vanderbilt committed 17 turnovers against the Gators, and UF converted those turnovers into 19 points. VU had 14 points off of Gator turnovers.
  • VU outscored Florida, 26-16, in points in the paint.
  • Vanderbilt trailed at the half, 37-34, only the second time this season VU has trailed at the midway point. The game against Cleveland State was the only other time this year (24-37).
  • VU is 0-2 in games in which they trail at the half, 0-3 in games in which they trail with five minutes to play, and 0-5 in games in which they trail with two minutes to go in regulation.
  • Vanderbilt moves to 6-6 in nationally televised broadcasts this season and 8-7 overall in televised games.
  • Taylor led the Commodores with 25 points on 7-12 shooting. Taylor was also 4-7 from three on the day.
  • Taylor has scored 20 or more points for the sixth time this season and 17th time in his career. The four threes made against Florida is a new season-high and ties a career-high he set last year against South Carolina (2/5).
  • Taylor also had four steals.
  • Jenkins scored 15 points and connected on three threes against the Gators. He has scored in double figures for 56 straight games, and 75 times in his career.
  • With three three-pointers in the game, Jenkins has now made a three in 43 straight games.
  • Jenkins has now made three or more threes in a game 18 times this season and 49 times in his career.
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