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Vanderbilt-Georgia postgame notes

Feb. 19, 2012

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Vanderbilt 61, Georgia 52
February 19, 2012
Stegeman Coliseum

  • Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings moves to 378-219 overall in his 18-year career, and 255-156 in 13 years at VU.
  • Stallings moves to 17-10 all-time against Georgia.
  • Vanderbilt has won the last six games in the series.
  • The Commodores have won two consecutive road games, and are now 6-3 in true road games this season.
  • VU shot 42.5% from the floor, compared to 36.4% for Georgia. Vanderbilt held the Bulldogs to only 29.4% in the second half and 5.9% from three (1-17), while converting on 57.9% of its shots in the second half (11-19) and 66.7% of its attempts from three (6-9).
  • For the game, Georgia made only 3-13 from three (13.0%).
  • For the week, VU’s two opponents were a combined 8-39 (20.5%). from 3.
  • The Commodores out rebounded Georgia, 32-31, for the game, and moves to 15-2 on the season when doing so.
  • Vanderbilt committed 20 turnovers against Georgia, the most in SEC play this year, and two shy of a season high (22 vs. Oregon State).
  • VU has made 10 or more threes in 11 games this season.

Individual Notes

  • John Jenkins led all scorers with 28 points. Jenkins was 8-11 from the floor, 6-8 from three, and 6-6 from free throw line.
  • Jenkins’ six threes is one short of a career high (7 vs. Oregon, 11/11/11), and has now made three or more threes in a game in 22 games this season.
  • Jenkins also added a career high three steals.
  • Jenkins has scored in double figures in 60 consecutive games and 79 in his career.
  • Jeffery Taylor was only other VU player in double figures with 13 points.
  • Kedren Johnson tied a career high with 24 minutes played. Johnson had five points and two assists.
  • Lance Goulbourne tied a career high with three steals.

Record Watch

  • Taylor remains third on VU’s all-time scoring list with 1,796 points.
  • Jenkins now has 1,486 points, and surpassed Scott Draud (1987-91, 1,466 pts) and A.J. Ogilvy (2007-10, 1,468 pts) on the scoring list. He is now in 14th place all time.
  • Brad Tinsley remains third on the all-time assist list with 453 assists.