Jan. 12, 2011
Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Howell’s Photos 
Vanderbilt 73, Georgia 66
January 12, 2011 – Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 14,316
Starting Lineup
– Vanderbilt started junior Brad Tinsley and sophomore John Jenkins at guard, juniors Jeffery Taylor and Lance Goulbourne at forward and junior Festus Ezeli at center.
– The Commodores are now 2-2 when stating this lineup
– Taylor has now started all 78 games of his career.
– Tinsley made his 70th start, Ezeli his 26th, Jenkins his 20th and Goulbourne his fourth.
Postgame Notes:
– Vanderbilt moves to 84-48 against Georgia while holding a 52-13 record whining playing in Nashville.
– Head coach Kevin Stallings improves to 14-10 against the Bulldogs.
– The Commodores won the opening tip and are now 11-1 when doing so.
– Vanderbilt moves to 9-0 when playing in Memorial Gym this season.
-Jeffery Taylor made a three-pointer early in the first half to extend Vanderbilt’s consecutive games streak with a three-point basket to 777 games.
– The Commodores outshot the Bulldogs 46.7% (14-30) to 40.6% (13-32) in the first half and move to 7-1 on the season when doing so.
– The Vanderbilt starters accounted for 68 of the 73 points.
– For the fourth time this season, Vanderbilt had a season-high eight steals.
– The Commodores had a season-low eight assists.
First-half notes:
– Vanderbilt won the opening tip
– Lance Goulbourne made a layup at the 19:30 mark to record the first points of the game.
– Jeffery Taylor hit a three-point bucket with 17:17 remaining to give Vanderbilt a 12-7 lead and keep the three-point streak alive.
– With 13:49 remaining, Jeffery Taylor put in a dunk to take a 19-15 lead.
– Festus Ezeli made a fade-away jumper over a Georgia defender to give Vanderbilt a 24-20 lead at the 10:37 mark.
– Rod Odom scored the first points for the bench when he hit a three-point field goal with 7:56 remaining in the half to put the Commodores up 30-22.
– Brad Tinsley hit two free throws to give Vanderbilt a 36-30 lead with 1:58 remaining.
– With 1:20 remaining, Festus Ezeli made a layup to give Vanderbilt its first field goal since the 6:09 mark.
– Jeffery Taylor leads the Commodores in scoring with 11 points while Festus Ezeli has the high in rebounds with six.
– Only six players scored for Vanderbilt, including all five starters while Rod Odom had the only bench points.
– Vanderbilt heads into the half with a 40-32 lead.
– Lead changes: 0
– Ties: 0
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 11
Second-half notes:
– Jeffery Taylor scored Vanderbilt’s first points of the half when he made a layup at the 19:15 mark.
– Festus Ezeli was fouled while putting in a layup and made the following free throw to give him ten points and the Commodores a 49-39 lead.
– With 15:22 remaining Kyle Fuller notched two free throws – the first of his career – to give the Commodores a 51-41 lead.
– John Jenkins hit a three-pointer over a Bulldog defender to give the Commodores a 56-47 lead with 13:20 remaining.
– Brad Tinsley drove the lane and made a layup to give the Commodores a 65-57 lead with 7:22 left in the game.
Player notes:
– Brad Tinsley and Jeffery Taylor are the only two players to make an assist in all 15 games this season.
– Tinsley has made an assist in 26 consecutive games, dating back to the Tennessee game on February 9 last season.
– Kyle Fuller made his first free throw of his career with 15:22 remaining in the second half.
– Festus Ezeli recorded his third-career double-double by scoring 18 points and grabbing eight boards. All three double-doubles have come this season.
– Ezeli matched a career-high in steals with four with the last time coming against Belmont on December 4, 2010.
– Lance Goulbourne’s 10 rebounds marked the third time in his career and second-consecutive game he has had double-digit rebounds.
– John Jenkins has scored in double-digits in all 14 games he has played in this season.