March 12, 2009
Game Notes
– Vanderbilt’s regular season came to an end with the first round loss to the Crimson Tide. The Commodores finished the regular season with a 19-12 overall record.
– Alabama extended their series lead to 65-62 and evened the season series after Vanderbilt defeated the Crimson Tide, 79-74, at Memorial Gym on February 5. The series at the SEC Tournament is now tied at four.
– The Commodores are now 29-47 all-time at the SEC Tournament, and 0-2 all-time at the St. Pete Times Forum.
First half notes – Alabama 36 Vanderbilt 30
– Alabama won the tip
– Alabama jumped on VU early, opening the game on a 10-2 run. Vanderbilt’s first field goal did not come until the 14:26 mark on a Jermaine Beal layup.
– VU cut the Crimson Tide lead to 30-28 with 2:49 left in the first half. It would be as close as Vanderbilt would get the rest of the night.
– George Drake led all Vanderbilt scorers with nine points in the first half. Brad Tinsley and Jeffery Taylor each had six points.
– Alabama shot 46.9% from the floor (15-32) in the first half, while VU shot 39.3% (11-28).
– A.J. Ogilvy led the team with six rebounds.
– With 11:22 to go in the first half, Brad Tinsley hit a three-point basket to expand VU’s streak to 729 games with a three-pointer. The Commodores are one of three teams in the country who have hit a three-pointer in every game since the rule’s inception in the 1986-87 season.
Second half notes
– Alabama opened the second half on a 10-1 run, and stretched their lead to as many as 16 points with 14:45 to go in the game.
– The Commodores’ first made field goal in the second half did not come until the 14:02 mark in the second half.
– Jeffery Taylor scored nine out of the team’s first 13 points in the second half.
– A.J. Ogilvy did not register his first made field goal until the 54 second mark in regulation.
PostGame Notes
– The Commodores shot 40.0% for the game (25-65), while Alabama shot 47.5% from the field (28-59).
– Vanderbilt ended the regular season with a 1-12 record after trailing at the half. The Commodores were 0-12 in games in which they trailed after the five minute mark in regulation.
– The Commodores have a 3-5 record when they get outrebounded by their opponent.
– Vanderbilt is now 8-8 in SEC first round games.
– Head coach Kevin Stallings is now 5-9 all-time at the SEC Tournament.
– The Commodores attempted 30 threes for the game, which is a new season high.
Individual Notes
– Freshman Brad Tinsley scored 20 points to lead Vanderbilt. The 20 points was a new career high. He also tied a career-high with five made three-point field goals.
– Jeffery Taylor scored 17 points. George Drake added 14 points for Vanderbilt.
– A.J. Ogilvy and Jermaine Beal were a combined 4-for-18 from the field.
– Ogilvy had a career-high six assists. Beal also had six assists.
