Nov. 16, 2008
Vanderbilt 74 – Morehead State 48
November 16, 2008 – Memorial Gymnasium
Attendance: (12,562)
First Half Notes:
– With Jermaine Beal’s three-pointer at the 17:30 mark in the first half Vanderbilt extends its streak of consecutive games (699) 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 (703) for the longest streak in Division I basketball.
– Brad Tinsley scored his first points of his collegiate career by sinking a running floater in the lane at the 13:49 mark.
– Lance Goulbourne drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key with 12:15 remaining in the first half for his first points of his career.
– Jeffery Taylor’s running lay-in with 8:14 gave him his first points of his Vanderbilt career.
– Beal sparked the offense by scoring five consecutive points in a span of just 15 seconds with an unconventional three-point play and steal for a dunk. Beal’s three-point play gave Vanderbilt its second lead of the game with 9:10 remaining.
– After being down 13-10, Vanderbilt went on a 9-0 run to go up 19-13 with eight minutes remaining.
– Coach Stallings used 10 players during the first half
– Beal’s 10 points at the half led all scores.
– There were four lead changes in the game’s first 15 minutes.
– With Joe Duffy’s two free throws at the 1:56 mark, the Commodores went up 28-22
– The Commodores took their largest lead of the half (31-24) when Tinsley made a three-pointer with 49 seconds remaining in the half.
– Both teams committed 12 turnovers during the first half.
Second Half Notes:
– George Drake’s lay-in with 16:50 to go in the second half gave Vanderbilt an 11-point advantage, it’s largest lead to that point.
– Festus Ezeli turnaround jumper in the lane with 15:09 remaining was his first career points.
– Goulbourne’s three-pointer with 14:31 to go gave Vanderbilt a 45-31 lead.
– Tinsley’s third three-point basket with 11:32 remaining gave Vanderbilt an 18-point advantage (54-36).
– Vanderbilt extended its lead to 23 with an A.J. Ogilvy lay-in with 8:57 remaining.
– Leading 31-27 with 19:30 to play, Vanderbilt went on an 11-2 run to push their lead to 42-29.
– Vanderbilt put the game away with a 15-2 run to go up 63-38 with 7:54 remaining.
– Goulbourne’s three-point basket with 2:43 remaining gave Vanderbilt a 26-point lead (71-45), its largest lead of the game.
Postgame Notes:
– Vanderbilt has now won 20 straight games at Memorial Gymnasium. The `Dores went a perfect 19-0 at home last season.
– Vanderbilt now leads the all-time series 4-0. All games have been played in Nashville
– The Commodores are now 53-7 all-time against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference. Coach Stallings improves to 16-0 against OVC teams and 2-0 against Morehead State.
– Vanderbilt now owns a 90-32 all-time record in season openers, including 30-3 all-time at Memorial Gymnasium. The Commodores have now won 16 of their last 18 season openers.
– Vanderbilt improves to 9-1 in season home openers under head coach Kevin Stallings.
– Vanderbilt had five players in doubles figures (Taylor (16), Ogilvy (12), Tinsley (11), Goulbourne (11) and Beal (10).
– Vanderbilt played 12 players
– Three Vanderbilt freshmen scored in double figures (Tinsley, Taylor, Goulbourne)
– Vanderbilt made 22-of-28 free throws while Morehead State made 9-of-11
– Vanderbilt scored 26 points off Morehead State’s 21 turnovers while Morehead St. scored 15 points off 18 Vanderbilt turnovers.
– Vanderbilt held the Eagles to 34.0 percent shooting for the game
– The Commodores blocked eight shots while the Eagles failed to swat one. Vanderbilt’s eight blocks matches its 2007-08 high, which came against South Alabama and Valparaiso.
– Vanderbilt’s win over Morehead State Sunday was its largest margin of victory in a season opener since the 2001-02 season when Vanderbilt topped Liberty 96-61 at Memorial Gym.
