10/8 Vanderbilt (16-1, 3-1 SEC) vs. 19/20 Florida (12-5, 3-1 SEC)
Saturday, Jan. 17 • 1 p.m. CT
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.
ESPN • 102.5 The Game • Game Notes • Game Day Central
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt men’s basketball returns to Memorial Gymnasium for a top 20 matchup with defending national champion Florida on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN.
Fans can also tune in to the radio broadcast on 102.5 The Game and the Vanderbilt Athletics App to head Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson call all the action.
FIRST CHANCE TO BOUNCE BACK
- For the first time this season, Vanderbilt enters off a loss after suffering an 80-64 setback at Texas on Wednesday.
- In a back-and-forth game early, Vandy trailed by just two with 17 minutes to play and four with 11 minutes to go but finished just 6-of-25 and 3-of-13 from the field from those two marks.
- The Commodores finished just 36.7 percent from the field, just their second game under 42 percent this season.
ANOTHER RANKED TILT
- For the second time in 10 days, Memorial Gymnasium will host a top 20 clash when the Gators come to town Saturday.
- Vandy has won four-straight contests against ranked opponents dating back to last season.
- A win over the Gators would match the longest winning streak over ranked foes in program history. The 2006-07 team knocked off five-straight ranked foes, taking down Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and LSU.
DUKE DELIVERING
- Duke Miles leads the Commodores at 17.5 points per game.
- After missing two games with an illness and an injury, Miles returned to the lineup with 19 points and five steals in the win over No. 13 Alabama.
- He’s 1-of-6 active players with 200 career steals and currently leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally with 2.9 steals per game.
- Miles was named as one of the five best transfers this season by Field of 68.
- Miles owns seven 20-point games this season while also having seven games of 5 or more assists.
SERIES HISTORY
- Vanderbilt and Florida meet for the 150th with only one game separating the all-time series at 75-74 in favor of the Gators.
- The Commodores have owned the series in Nashville with a 47-19 mark in home meetings.
- Vandy has won each of the past two matchups in Memorial Gymnasium.
