Nov. 24, 2008
Vanderbilt 65 – Middle Tennessee 57
November 24, 2008 – Memorial Gymnasium
Attendance: 12,502
– Vanderbilt is 51-14 (.785) all-time against teams from the Sun Belt Conference, including 25-4 against the Blue Raiders.
– Vanderbilt is 13-0 against MTSU in Nashville and 12-4 in games played in Murfreesboro
– Vanderbilt started center A.J. Ogilvy, forwards Andre Walker and Jeffery Taylor and guards Jermaine Beal and Brad Tinsley
– Beal leads the team with 38 career starts, including 34 straight, while Ogilvy made his 36th start. Taylor made his third start of his career
– Tinsley and Walker starts were the first of their career
– Monday’s meeting was the first meeting between the two schools since December 23, 1995. The Commodores won that contest 70-56 at Memorial Gymnasium
First Half Notes:
– Middle Tennessee won the opening tip
– VU’s Jermaine Beal scored the games first five points
– With Beal’s three-pointer at the 17:43 mark in the first half, Vanderbilt extended its streak of consecutive games (701) with a three-pointer, dating back to when the three-point line was established in the 1986-87 season. The Commodores streak ranks second only to UNLV (704) for the longest streak in Division I basketball.
– Vanderbilt took a 7-2 advantage with Festus Ezeli’s free throw with 15:38 remaining in the half
– Vanderbilt went on a 10-0 run to take a 12-point lead (23-11) with Jeffrey Taylor’s four consecutive free throws.
– Charles Hinkle scored his first career points with a three-point basket with 48 seconds remaining in the half. Hinkle’s three-pointer put Vanderbilt up 31-17. The 14-point advantage was their largest lead of the game
– A.J. Ogilvy led the Commodores with nine points at the half while Jeffery Taylor and Jermaine Beal chipped in eight and seven points respectively.
– Taylor posted a season-high nine rebounds during the first half.
– Vanderbilt out rebounded MTSU 26-14 in the first half
– Vanderbilt was 11-16 at the free throw line during the first half while MTSU was 3-7
Second Half Notes:
– MTSU started to the second half on a 10-2 run to trim the Vanderbilt lead to six (33-27) with 16:48 remaining in the game
– With Jeffery Taylor’s dunk with 16:21 to play, he became the first Commodore to post a double-double since A.J. Ogilvy’s 17-point, 10-rebound performance against Alabama on March 8, 2008.
– Vanderbilt expanded pushed its lead to 50-37 with Brad Tinsley’s three-pointer with 9:54 remaining.
Postgame Notes:
– With the win, Vanderbilt improves to 2-1 while Middle Tennessee falls to 2-2
– Vanderbilt now leads the all-time series with MTSU, 26-4, including 14-0 in games played in Nashville
– The Commodores are now 52-14 all-time against teams from the Sun Belt Conference. Vanderbilt improves to 30-0 all-time at Memorial Gym against teams from the Sun Belt Conference.
– Four Vanderbilt players scored in doubles figures (Ogilvy (19), Taylor (13), Beal (12) and Tinsley (10)
– Vanderbilt’s A.J. Ogilvy and Jeffery Taylor posted double-doubles. Ogilvy had 19 points and 11 rebounds while Taylor finished with 13 points and 11 boards. It was the first time two Commodores have recorded double-doubles since Anthony Williams and Matt Freije accomplished that feat versus Birmingham Southern on December 5, 2000.
– Despite the win, Vanderbilt committed 17 turnovers while MTSU only committed 7
– Jermaine Beal posted a solid all-around floor game with 12 points, 4 assists and two steals
– Vanderbilt was 22-30 (73%) from the free-throw line and 5-9 (56%) from beyond the arc, while MTSU was 17-24 (71%) from the free throw line and 6-19 (32%) from three.
– Vanderbilt was 19-44 (43%) from the field while MTSU was 17-56 (30%) from the floor.
– Vanderbilt out rebounded MTSU 42-30 in the game. The Commodores are 2-0 this season when out rebounding its opponents.
– Vanderbilt scored 24 points in the paint compared to 20 for MTSU
– Brad Tinsley scored 10 points on 3-7 shooting, including 2-3 from three in his first collegiate start.
– Taylor and Ogilvy’s 11 rebounds were season-highs
– Vanderbilt outblocked the Blue Raiders 7-2
– Vanderbilt led the entire game
– Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings is now 1-0 in his career against Middle Tennessee
– Charles Hinkle scored three points on 1-2 shooting in six minutes of action. Hinkle’s three points were the first of his career.
– There were 54 personal fouls called during the game
