March 13, 2010
Mississippi State 62, No. 20/23 Vanderbilt 52
March 13, 2010 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 20,207
Starting Lineups
– Vanderbilt started senior Jermaine Beal, sophomore Jeffery Taylor and freshman John Jenkins at guard … sophomore Andre Walker started at forward and junior A.J. Ogilvy started at center … It was the fifth straight time Vanderbilt has used this lineup as well as the fifth time this season … The Commodores are 3-2 with this starting lineup.
– Taylor made his 63rd consecutive start and has started every game of his career …After having his streak of 70-straight starts snapped against Western Kentucky on Dec. 11, Beal made the 97th of his career … Ogilvy started for the 20th game in a row after not starting the previous four games … Ogilvy made his 27th start of the season and 85th of his career. The Sydney, Australia native has started in 85 of his 92 career games … Walker made the 31st start of his career … Jenkins made the sixth start of his career and has now started five games in a row.
Postgame Notes
– Vanderbilt fell to 24-8 on the season, while Mississippi State moved to 23-10.
– The 2009-10 season is the 110th in Vanderbilt’s history.
– Tonight’s meeting was the 116th all-time between Vanderbilt and Mississippi State … Vanderbilt leads the all-time series 72-44 … Vanderbilt earned a 75-72 win over Mississippi State on Feb. 3 at Memorial Gym.
– Kevin Stallings is 5-8 all-time against Mississippi State.
– Vanderbilt is 3-5 in SEC Tournament games played in Nashville.
– Vanderbilt is 4-4 all-time at Bridgestone Arena … Vanderbilt is 2-3 in SEC Tournament games at Bridgestone Arena … Vanderbilt was 1-2 at SEC Tournament games at Memorial Gym.
– Kevin Stallings is 6-10 all-time at the SEC Tournament.
– Vanderbilt is 7-5 all-time against Mississippi State at the SEC Tournament … Vanderbilt won the last meeting between the two schools at the SEC Tournament on March 12, 2004, 74-70, in overtime.
– Today’s meeting marked Vanderbilt’s 10th appearance in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament … Since the SEC split into divisions in 1992, Vanderbilt has reached semifinals three times … Vanderbilt has made just one previous appearance in the finals, winning the 1951 SEC Tournament.
– The Commodores are 1-9 all-time in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.
– With Jermaine Beal’s three-pointer with 18:14 remaining in the first half, Vanderbilt extended its consecutive games streak with at least one three-pointer made to 761 … VU is one of only three schools (UNLV and Princeton) that have made at least one three-pointer in every game played since the three-point line was established for the 1986-87 season … Only UNLV (769) has a longer streak than Vanderbilt.
– The 52 points scored by Vanderbilt were its fewest since scoring 50 at Tennessee on Feb. 14, 2009.
– Vanderbilt had just one player score in double figures (Jermaine Beal) for the first time since Feb. 20 against Kentucky.
– Vanderbilt shot 34.6 percent (18-52) from the floor, while Mississippi State shot 39.3 percent (22-56) from the floor.
– Vanderbilt made 6-of-12 three-pointers (50 percent), while Mississippi State made 6-of-22 (27.3 percent).
– Vanderbilt made 10-of-17 free throws (58.8 percent), while Mississippi State made 12-of-20 (60 percent).
– Vanderbilt entered the game having made 80.8% of its attempts in its last eight games 211-of-261.
– Vanderbilt’s free-throw percentage was its lowest since making 54.1 percent at Alabama on Jan. 13.
– Vanderbilt is 7-5 this season when trailing at the half.
– Mississippi State scored 10 points of 11 VU turnovers, while VU scored three points off nine MSU turnovers.
– Vanderbilt attempted fewer free throws than its opponent for the second game in a row and only the ninth time this season.
– Vanderbilt has made 599, which is the second most in school history and most since making 742 during the 1989-90 season … VU surpassed its total of 594 from the 1971-72 season.
– Vanderbilt has outshot its opponents in all but 10 games this season … In those 10 games, Vanderbilt lost seven times … The only games it won when being outshot were against Ole Miss, Georgia and at Alabama … The only games it lost when it outshot its opponent was at Kentucky.
First Half Notes -Mississippi State 33, Vanderbilt 27
– Vanderbilt opened the game by taking a 5-0 lead.
– Mississippi State answered by scoring seven straight points to take its first lead of the game, 7-5, with 16:05 to play.
– With Vanderbilt leading 11-8, Mississippi State went on an 8-0 run to take a 16-11 lead with 11:51 to play.
– MSU’s Phil Turner scored eight of the Bulldogs’ first 16 points.
– With MSU leading 23-16, it owned a 16-8 rebounding advantage … The seven-point margin was the largest of the game for either team at that time.
– With the score 23-18, MSU was 4-of-12 on three-pointers compared to just 1-of-3 by Vanderbilt.
– Vanderbilt’s Festus Ezeli scored eight of Vanderbilt’s first 22 points on 4-of-4 shooting.
– Vanderbilt was able to cut MSU’s lead to three 25-22 before the Bulldogs went on a 6-0 run to take a 31-22, its largest of the game, with 2:06 to play.
– Vanderbilt would come storming back by scoring five straight points to pull within four, 31-27, with 1:29 to play.
– The 27 first-half points scored by VU was its lowest total in a half since scoring 25 in the first half against Kentucky on Feb. 26, 2008.
– Vanderbilt’s Feb. 26 outing against Kentucky also marked the last time VU trailed at the half.
– Vanderbilt shot 35.7 (10-of-28) percent from the floor, while Mississippi State shot 37.5 (12-of-32) percent.
– Vanderbilt made 2-of-7 three-pointers (28.6 percent), while Mississippi State was 4-for-14 (28.6 percent) from beyond the arc.
– Vanderbilt made 5-of-5 free throws (100.0 percent) and Mississippi State made 5-of-10 in the half (50.0 percent).
– Vanderbilt was outrebounded 20-19
– Festus Ezeli and Jermaine Beal led Vanderbilt with eight points.
– Ties: 3
– Lead changes: 3
– Largest lead: VU – 3, 13:47; MSU – 9, 2:06
Second Half Notes
– After being held scoreless in the first half, A.J. Ogilvy scored the first points of the second half for VU with a pair of free throws, pulling VU back within four, 33-29.
– Following Ogilvy’s free throws, Mississippi State scored 11 straight points to take its largest lead of the game, 44-29 (15 points), with 17:15 to play.
– Mississippi State hit five of its first six shots of the half to extend its lead.
– Vanderbilt started the half by missing its first six shot attempts.
– After staring the half 0-for-6 from the floor, Vanderbilt hit its first field goal when John Jenkins hit a three-pointer with 15:15 to play to end MSU’s 11-0 run.
– At the 11:35 mark of the half, MSU had 10 points off 10 VU turnovers, while VU had none of six MSU turnovers.
– Trailing by 15, Vanderbilt went on a 16-5 run to cut MSU’s lead to four, 49-45, with 6:51 to play.
– A three-pointer by Brad Tinsley pulled VU within three, 51-48, with 5:36 to play … It was the closest VU had been since trailing by three with 6:24 to play in the first half.
– From the 7:26 mark to the 4:29 mark of the half, Vanderbilt was 1-of-5 from the foul line.
– After VU cut MSU’s lead to three, MSU scored 10 of the game’s next 11 points to extend its lead to seven, 61-49.
– Ties: 0
– Lead changes: 0
– Largest lead: VU – N/A in 2nd half; MSU – 15, 17:15
– Vanderbilt shot 33.3 percent from the floor (8-of-24) in the half.
– Mississippi State shot 41.7 percent from the floor (10-of-24) in the half.
Individual Notes
– With the loss, Head Coach Kevin Stallings is now 213-136 at Vanderbilt … He is second in school history in career wins and trails only Roy Skinner (278 wins).
– Stallings has 13 career postseason wins at Vanderbilt.
– Beal scored 11 points to reach double figures for the 27th time this season and 62nd time in his career.
– Beal now has 1,241 points in his career, which ranks 24th in school history … Beal trails Jeff Turner (1,271) for 23rd.
– A night after scoring a career-high 25 points, John Jenkins finished the game with seven points … Vanderbilt is now 2-4 against SEC teams when Jenkins does not reach double figures.
– Jenkins finished the game 1-of-1 from beyond the arc to break Shan Foster and Brad Tinsley’s school record for three-pointers by a freshman in a season (69) … Jenkins now has 70 three-pointers this season.
– A.J Ogilvy matched a career low with two points and finished the game without a made field goal for the first time in his career … Ogilvy also scored two points against St. Mary’s earlier this year.
– Ogilvy now has 1,456 points, which puts 14th in school history … Ogilvy trails Scott Draud (1,466) for 13th in school history
– A.J. Ogilvy finished 2-of-4 from the line and moved into seventh in school history with 154 made free throws this season … Ogilvy passed Clyde Lee (153 FTM) (1965-66), Clyde Lee (1964-65) and Al Rochelle (1955-56) for seventh in school history
– Ogilvy also moved to fifth in school history with 209 free throw attempts … Ogilvy trails Dan Finch (1953-54) with 211 blocks.
– Festus Ezeli scored all eight of his points in the first half
– Jeffery Taylor started the game 0-of-6 from the floor before making his first basket.
