Dec. 18, 2010
Vanderbilt 85, Southeastern Louisiana 52
December 19, 2010 – Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 12,632
Starting Lineup:
– For the second-straight game Vanderbilt started juniors Jeffery Taylor and Lance Goulbourne at forward, Brad Tinsley at guard and red-shirt junior Festus Ezeli at center…sophomore John Jenkins started at guard.
– Jeffery Taylor leads the team with 73 career starts…Brad Tinsley made his 65th career start…Festus Ezeli appeared in his 71st game; including his 21st start…John Jenkins has made 17 starts and played in 41 game…Goulbourne made his second career start and 64th appearance.
Postgame Notes:
– The Commodores now move to 2-0 against the Lions.
– Vanderbilt won the opening tipoff and now moves to 7-0 when doing so.
– Vanderbilt has now made a three-pointer in 773 consecutive games, a streak that began in 1986, the first year of the three-point line.
– This marked the first time Vanderbilt scored 53 points in the first half since putting up 53 against Bradley in Cancun, Mexico on November 24, 2007.
– The 29-point half time lead was the highest the Commodores have had this season, topping the previous high of 20 set against Presbyterian on November 12.
– Vanderbilt has now shot 50% or better from beyond the arc in the first half six times this season.
– The 20 made field goals in the first half were the most Vanderbilt has made in any half this season.
– Vanderbilt’s nine turnovers are a season-low with the previous low coming against Presbyterian on November 12 when the Commodores turned it over ten times.
– Vanderbilt made a season-high 13 three-point buckets, topping the previous high of 11 made in an 82-62 win over Western Kentucky on December 1.
– Six different Commodores made a three-point shot for the third game this year with the other times being against Grambling State on November 24 and Presbyterian in the opener on November 12.
First-half notes:
– Vanderbilt won the opening tipoff for the seventh time this season and took the ball down and scored on a Festus Ezeli layup with 19:47 remaining.
– With Vanderbilt leading 6-1, John Jenkins hit the first three-pointer of the game with 16:50 remaining to keep the three-point streak alive.
– The Commodores opened up the game with an 11-1 run that spanned 3:52 and featured six points by Jeffery Taylor.
– Steve Tchiengang was fouled shooting a three with 14:43 remaining and made all of his free throws to record the first bench points for Vanderbilt.
– Rod Odom made his second three-point bucket of the half with 11:44 remaining to give Vanderbilt a 27-8 lead.
– Brad Tinsley scored on a fast-break dunk to give the Commodores a 36-10 lead with 8:12 remaining.
– With 6:04 remaining, Jeffery Taylor put in a dunk to give the Commodores a 43-10 lead.
– Jeffery Taylor led the Commodores with 11 points while Festus Ezeli had a team-high five rebounds.
– Brad Tinsley had a team-leading four assists.
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 34.
– Lead Changes: 0
– Ties: 0
– The Commodores head into half-time leading 53-24.
Second-half notes:
– John Jenkins hit a three-point bucket two minutes into the second half to record Vanderbilt’s first points and give the Commodores a 56-31 lead.
– Steve Tchiengang scored back-to-back three-pointers over a 34 second span to give Vanderbilt a 68-37 lead with 9:54 remaining.
– With 1:42 remaining, Jordan Smart drained a three-pointer to record the first points of his career and help give Vanderbilt an 82-46 lead.
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 36
– Lead Changes: 0
– Ties: 0
Player notes:
– Steve Tchiengang had a career-high 15 points, breaking his previous high of 12 set against Grambling State on November 24.
– Jordan Smart recorded his first career points when he made a three-point basket in the second half.
– Rod Odom is now 9-for-12 from beyond the arc in his last four games.
– John Jenkins has now scored in double figures in every game this season.
– Brad Tinsley has recorded at least five assists in six games this season with the Commodores winning each game.
– Tinsley has now recorded an assist in 20 consecutive games dating back to the Tennessee game on February 9, 2010.
