Feb. 28, 2015
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Vanderbilt 73 Alabama 66
Nashville, Tenn.
February 28, 2015
Team Notes
-The Commodores improved to 17-12 on the season and 7-9 in SEC play after the 73-66 win over the Crimson Tide. Vanderbilt improved to 12-4 in home games this season, and have won six of their last eight games (finished February 6-2).
-Vanderbilt swept the season series between the two schools.
-The Commodores made 11 threes in the game against Alabama, and have now made 34 threes in the last three games (34-68, 50%). The Commodores were 11-19 from beyond the arc in the game (57.9%).
-Vanderbilt was 20-25 from the free-throw line (80%) for the game.
-Coach Stallings won his 309th game at Vanderbilt, and now is in 6th place on the SEC all-time wins list. Stallings passed Tubby Smith on the list.
-Four Commodore players scored in double figures, with Wade Baldwin IV leading the way with 15 points. Baldwin made a career-high four threes on the day. Matthew-Fisher Davis (13), James Siakam (12), and Luke Kornet (11) also scored in double figures.
-Vanderbilt committed only nine turnovers, compared to Alabama’s 11. In the two wins over the Crimson Tide, the Commodores turned the ball over only 15 times.
-Alabama out rebounded Vanderbilt, 37-29, and outscored the Commodores, 34-20, in points in the paint.
-Vanderbilt is now 12-3 in games in which they score 70 points or more.
Individual Notes
-Baldwin IV’s 15-point game was his third consecutive game in double figures. He has averaged 13.7 points in that time span.
-Baldwin now has 127 assists on the season.
-Fisher-Davis has made three three’s per game in his last three games. He also grabbed a career-high six rebounds against Alabama.
-Riley LaChance had a game-high five assists.
-Eight of Siakam’s 12 points came at the charity stripe (8-10). He is shooting 76.7% from the free throw line this season and is 80.6% from the free throw line in SEC play.
-Kornet made three three’s on the day, and has eight in his last two games.