| vs. Temple (5-3) | |
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| Tuesday, Dec. 7 • 7 p.m. | |
| Memorial Gymnasium (14,326) | |
| Nashville, Tenn. | |
| Watch: SEC Network+ Andrew Allegretta, Shan Foster |
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| Listen: WQZQ 830 AM, 93.3 FM, 101.9 FM Kevin Ingram, Tim Thompson |
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| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes |
Series Reconnaissance
- Vanderbilt is 1-2 in the all-time series versus Temple.
- The two sides split games in the 1949-50 season with Vandy’s only win in the series coming on Dec. 12, 1949.
- The last time Vandy faced Temple was the 1993 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 when the Owls earned a 67-59
- victory in Seattle.
- Temple is 5-3 overall and has won four in a row entering Tuesday.
Looking Astern
- Vanderbilt is coming off an 84-72 road loss at SMU on Saturday.
- SEC Preseason Player of the Year Scotty Pippen Jr. leads the Dores with 16.9 ppg and is coming off a career-high
eight 3-pointers at SMU. - Vandy has had four different players score at least 20 points in a game this season – tied for the second-most
in the nation. The Dores who accomplished the feat are Scotty Pippen Jr. (twice), Jordan Wright (once), Tyrin
Lawrence (once) and Myles Stute (once).
A Vandy Victory Would…
- even the series with Temple at 2-2.
- improve Vandy to 55-40 all-time versus teams from the American Athletic Conference.
- move Vandy to 5-1 at home this season.
Philly Ties
- Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse was the No. 3 pick in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Stackhouse played his first two-plus seasons with the Sixers.
- Stackhouse and Temple head coach Aaron McKie were part of a 1997 trade that sent Stackhouse to the Detroit
- Piston and McKie to the Philadelphia 76ers.
On Deck
- Vanderbilt hosts Loyola Chicago on Dec. 10
