Jan. 20, 2009
Vanderbilt 63 – Tennessee 76
January 20, 2009 – Memorial Gym
Attendance: 14,057
– Vanderbilt started junior Jermaine Beal, sophomores A.J. Ogilvy and Darshawn McClellan, and freshmen Jeffery Taylor, Brad Tinsley. This marks the third straight game that Vanderbilt has used this starting line-up. Vanderbilt is 4-2 when starting with this line-up.
– Beal leads the team with 52 career starts, including 47 straight. Ogilvy made his 16th start of the season and 49th of his career. Taylor made his 18th start of his career while Tinsley made his 14th consecutive start and 16th of his career.
First half notes – Vanderbilt 20 Tennessee 28
– Vanderbilt won the opening tip
– Tennessee opened the game on a 10-1 run
– With Brad Tinsley’s three-pointer at the 9:17 mark in the first half, Vanderbilt extended its streak of consecutive games (716) with a three-pointer, dating back to when the three-point line was established in the 1986-87 season. The Commodores streak ranks second only to UNLV (724) for the longest streak in Division I basketball. Vanderbilt, UNLV and Princeton (611) are the only three schools in college basketball to accomplish this feat.
– Vanderbilt’s 20 first-half points marked a season low for points in any half. The previous season low for points in the first half was 25 points at Georgia Tech. Vanderbilt scored 24 second half points against Georgia.
– Vanderbilt shot a season-low 5-27 (18.5%) during the first-half while Tennessee was 13-28 (46.4%).
– Vanderbilt outrebounded Tennessee 21-18 during the first half
– Both teams were 2-9 (22.2%) from beyond the arc in the first half.
– Tennessee’s Wayne Chism led all scores with 16 points at the half.
– Vanderbilt was led at the half by Jeffery Taylor’s six points and six rebounds
– Vanderbilt was 8-11 from the free-throw line in the first half while Tennessee was 0-1
Second half notes:
– Trailing 44-30, Vanderbilt’s Steve Tchiengang knocked down two-straight three-pointers to cut the Tennessee lead to eight points (44-36) with 12:26 remaining in the second half.
– Vanderbilt received a huge lift off the bench in the second half by George Drake. Drake scored 10 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half for the Commodores.
– After shooting a season-low 18.5% from the field in the first-half, Vanderbilt was 15-31 (48.4%) from the floor in the second half.
Post game notes:
– With the loss Vanderbilt falls to (12-6, 1-3 SEC) while Tennessee improves to (12-5, 3-1 SEC)
– Tennessee leads the all-time series 107-67. Vanderbilt is 46-32 in games played in Nashville. The Commodores are 5-5 against the Volunteers under Coach Stallings at Memorial Gym.
– Vanderbilt was 20-58 (34.5%) from the floor for the game. The 34.5 FG percentage is the fourth-lowest total of the season for the Commodores (Kentucky 31.6%, Georgia Tech 32% and UIC 33.9%)
– Vanderbilt 32 bench points was a season-high
– Vanderbilt set a season-low with eight assists
– Vanderbilt had two players score in double figures (Drake 16, Tinsley 10) while the Volunteers had four in double figures (Chism 20, Smith 18, Prince 16 and Hopson 11)
– The Commodores finished 17-23 (74%) from the free throw line while Tennessee finished 18-23 (78%) from the charity stripe
– Vanderbilt was 20-58 (34.5%) from the field while Tennessee was 27-54 (50%)
– Vanderbilt outrebounded the Volunteers 39-34
– Tennessee outscored Vanderbilt in the paint 40-26.
– Vanderbilt scored 14 second chance points while Tennessee had eight
– There were zero lead changes in the game
– The 14,057 paid attendance marks the largest crowd of the season at Memorial Gym
Individual notes:
– George Drake scored a career-high 16 points on 8-15 shooting. Drake also set career-highs in field goals made and field goals attempted.
– Steve Tchiengang tied a career-high with nine points. Tchiengang’s previous nine-point game came against UMass (1/3/09).
– Brad Tinsley scored in double figures for the 12th time this season.