Feb. 17, 2012
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Vanderbilt 102, Ole Miss 76
Tad Smith Coliseum – Oxford, Miss.
February 16, 2012
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 115, Jenkins 64, Taylor 123, Goulbourne 46, Ezeli 58
- The Commodores are 8-4 this season when starting this lineup
- This is the 12th straight game Vanderbilt has gone with this lineup
Team Notes
- Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings moves to 377-219 overall in his 18-year career, and 254-156 in 13 years at VU.
- Stallings moves to 10-4 all-time against Ole Miss.
- Vanderbilt surpassed the 100-point barrier for the first time since December 19, 2006, when the Commodores knocked off Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 102-59.
- The 100-point game was VU’s first in SEC play since a 101-89 win on March 1, 2000.
- Vanderbilt posted season-highs in field goal percentage (62.5%) and three-point field goal percentage (63.2%).
- VU posted 20 assists on 29 made baskets, the best team assist total in SEC play this year, and second-best total this season. Vanderbilt had 21 assists vs. Lafayette on Dec. 21.
- Vanderbilt scored 24 bench points in the game vs. Ole Miss, the most since scoring 24 against Davidson on December 7.
- In the first half, the Commodores shot 70.9% from the floor (17-24) and 83.3% from three (10-12), and led 53-28.
- The 53 first-half points was the most in the first half since Dec. 18, 2010, against SE Louisiana.
- Vanderbilt’s point guard tandem of Brad Tinsley and Kedren Johnson combined for nine assists and only one turnover.
- All 13 active players played in the game, with 11 scoring.
Player Notes
- Jeffery Taylor scored 28 points on 10-15 shooting from the floor and a 5-6 mark from three. Taylor scored 23 points in the first half, and made his first seven shots from the floor.
- Taylor’s five threes set a new career high.
- The 28 points is two points shy of his career high (30 vs. Davidson).
- John Jenkins scored 26 points on only five made shots from the floor. Jenkins was 5-5, including 4-4 from 3, and converted on 12-15 free throw attempts.
- Jenkins’ free throws made and attempted were new career highs.
- Kedren Johnson’s five assists set a new career high.
- Festus Ezeli blocked four shots and now has 186 in his career.
- Shelby Moats had a career high two blocks – the first two of his collegiate career.
Record Watch
- Taylor now has 1,783 points in his career, and is 108 points behind Matt Freije for second place on Vanderbilt’s all-time scoring list.
- Taylor now has 709 career rebounds – his nine boards against Ole Miss vaulted him to 7th on VU’s all-time rebounding list past Will Perdue, who finished his career with 708.
- Taylor also moved past Clyde Lee (610) for third place on VU’s free throw attempts list. He now has 612.
- Brad Tinsley now has 452 career assists, three assists shy of Frank Seckar, who is in second place on Vanderbilt’s all-time list. Tinsley sits in third.
- Jenkins is still in 16th place on VU’s all-time scoring list. He now has 1,458 points.