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Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 63
February 11, 2012 * Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 14,316
Starting Lineup:
- Vanderbilt: Senior Guard Brad Tinsley (#1), Junior Guard John Jenkins (#23), Senior Forwards Jeffery Taylor (#44), Lance Goulbourne (#5), Festus Ezeli (#3).
- Career Starts: Tinsley 114, Jenkins 63, Taylor 122, Goulbourne 45, Ezeli 57
- The Commodores are 7-4 this season when starting this lineup
- This is the 11th straight game Vanderbilt has gone with this lineup
Post-Game Notes:
- Vanderbilt dropped to 44-135 against Kentucky. They are now 26-49 against the Wildcats in Memorial Gym.
- Kevin Stallings is now 253-156 (13) at Vanderbilt, 376-219 (18) in his career. His record against Kentucky is 9-17.
- Vanderbilt won the opening tip and is 15-7 when doing so.
- The loss ends a four-game Commodore winning streak against No. 1 ranked teams in Memorial Gym dating back to 1978.
- Festus Ezeli scored the first points of the night off a dunk 14 seconds into the game.
- John Jenkins hit a three-pointer at the 15:15 mark of the first half to extend Vanderbilt’s consecutive game streak with a three-point basket to 821.
- Vanderbilt’s 23 first half points are the second fewest of the season. The Commodores scored just 22 against South Carolina on January 10.
- The 13-point deficit at the half (36-23) ties for the largest of the season. Vandy trailed 37-24 to Cleveland State on November 13.
- This marked only the second time this season Vanderbilt trailed an SEC opponent at halftime with the other being a three-point deficit against Florida.
- Kentucky’s defense forced Vanderbilt into 28% shooting in the first half; its lowest first half showing of the year.
- With 11:57 remaining in the game, Jeffery Taylor hit a three-pointer to tie it up at 48 – it was the first tie since the game was 8-8 early in the first half.
- Taylor’s field goal capped off a 25-12 run to start the second half.
- Brad Tinsley put in a dunk with 9:42 remaining in the game to give Vanderbilt a 53-51 lead, the first Commodore lead since the 14:02 mark in the first half.
- Ezeli made a pair of free throws with 8:42 to go to give Vandy a 55-51 lead, its largest of the night.
- Four Vanderbilt players hit the double-digit points mark after Jenkins finished with 15 while Taylor, Ezeli and Tinsley each finished with 13.
- This marked the fourth time this season that the Commodores have had four double-digit scorers against an SEC opponent – Alabama, Mississippi State and Arkansas were the others.
Individual Notes:
- John Jenkins played all 40 minutes and led the team with 15 points while Lance Goulbourne had a team-high eight rebounds.
- John Jenkins made a three-pointer for the 45th game in a row. After going 3-9 from behind the arc he has now made three or more three-pointers in 20 games this season and 51 games in his career.
- Jenkins has scored in double-digit figures in 57 consecutive games and 76 in his career.
- Jeffery Taylor scored in double figures for the 23rd straight game.
- Taylor has now made a three-point bucket in 19 straight games
- Taylor began the second half going 4-5 from floor, including two field goals from beyond the arc.
- Brad Tinsley reached the double-digit scoring mark for the first time since scoring 13 against South Carolina on January 10.
- Steve Tchiengang scored the first bench points after making a pair of free throws late in the first half.