Dec. 8, 2010
Missouri 85, Vanderbilt 82, OT
December 8, 2010 – Mizzou Arena – Columbia, Mo.
Attendance: 11,168
Starting Lineups
– Vanderbilt started junior Brad Tinsley and sophomore guard John Jenkins at the two guard positions, juniors Jeffery Taylor and Lance Goulbourne at forward, and junior Festus Ezeli at center.
– Taylor has now started in every game of his career (72). Tinsley made his 64th start, Ezeli his 20th, Jenkins his 15th, and Goulbourne his first.
Postgame Notes
– Despite the loss, Vanderbilt still leads the all-time series, 3-2. Both losses have come in Columbia.
– Vanderbilt dropped its first true road contest of the season against Missouri.
– Vanderbilt is now 82-102 in games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25, 18-123 in games on the road all-time against ranked opponents.
– Vanderbilt is now 27-48 in games played against ranked opponents and 6-24 in road games against ranked teams in the Stallings’ era.
– VU played its first overtime game of the 2010-11 campaign, and their first since a 96-94 win over Georgia on February 25, 2010. The Commodores are now 55-49 in overtime games.
– Vanderbilt’s last overtime loss came at Alabama on March 8, 2008 (73-78).
– The Commodores shot 52.5% for the game against Missouri, the sixth time this season that has happened. Wednesday was the first loss when shooting 50% or better.
– Vanderbilt was 11-for-22 from the charity stripe (50%), its lowest of the season. The previous low was 69.2% (18-26) against Nebraska on November 18.
– Missouri shot only 38.3% from the floor, the fifth time Vanderbilt has held its opponent to under 40% from the floor. The Commodores are now 3-2 in those games.
– Missouri outrebounded Vanderbilt, 45-40, including 21-8 on the offensive glass. The Tigers outscored VU in second-chance points for the game, 12-7.
– Missouri attempted 81 shots in the game, the most by an opponent all season, and the most since South Carolina attempted 81 on February 28, 2009.
– The Commodores made nine threes, compared to eight for Missouri, the eighth time that has happened this season.
– The Commodores had 10 blocks as a team, which tied for the most in the Stallings era (10 vs. Southern Miss (1/2/09); vs. MTSU (1/4/10); vs. Manhattan (12/30/09)).
– Ties: 12; Lead Changes: 22; Vanderbilt largest lead: 6, 2nd half (12:59).
– Missouri outscored Vanderbilt 36-32 in the paint, 12-7 off of second chance points, and 15-7 in bench points. VU outscored the Tigers 18-17 off of turnovers and both teams had six fast-break points.
Individual Notes
– John Jenkins led the team with 23 points, his sixth 20+ effort of the season. He was 7-for-14 from the field, 5-for-10 from three, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
– Jeffery Taylor scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, his sixth career double-double and his first of 2010-11.
– Festus Ezeli tallied 16 points, his seventh double-figure scoring game of the season and 10th of his career. He also pulled down nine rebounds.
– Ezeli was 6-of-7 from the floor. He is now 28-for-35 from the field in his last four contests.
– Ezeli also had a career-high six blocks, the first time since Julian Terrell blocked six against Appalachian State on December 22, 2003.
– Lance Goulbourne scored in double figures with 11 points, his third game of the season and ninth of his career. He also added a career-high five assists.
– Rod Odom had a career-high four steals, and is now 7-for-8 in his last three games from beyond-the-arc.
– Taylor, 43 minutes, and Jenkins, 41 minutes, each played career highs in minutes.