Jan. 22, 2011
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Vanderbilt 89, St. Mary’s 70
January 22, 2011 – Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 14,316
Starting Lineup
– Vanderbilt started junior Brad Tinsley and sophomore John Jenkins at guard, juniors Jeffery Taylor and Lance Goulbourne at forward and junior Festus Ezeli at center.
– The Commodores move to 4-3 when stating this lineup.
– Taylor has now started all 81 games of his career.
– Tinsley made his 73rd start, Ezeli his 29th, Jenkins his 23rd and Goulbourne his seventh.
Postgame Notes:
– Vanderbilt improves to 2-0 against St. Mary’s with this being the Commodores first victory to the Gaels in Memorial Gym.
– The Commodores won the opening tip and are 13-1 when doing so.
– Early in the first half, Jeffery Taylor made a three-point basket to extend Vanderbilt’s consecutive game streak with a three-pointer to 780 games.
– The 19-point win matches the third largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent in the Stallings era. The Commodores beat No. 12 Tennessee 90-71 on February 19, 2010, No. 10 Alabama 94-73 on January 17, 2007, and No. 24 LSU 74-54 on February 21, 2004 with all four games taking place in Memorial Gym.
– This marked the largest margin of victory over a ranked non-conference foe in the Stallings era.
– Vanderbilt has now won 21 consecutive games against non-conference opponents and finished the season 9-0 against non-conference foes.
– The Commodores are now 6-8 under coach Stallings when playing ranked non-conference opponents.
– Stallings moves to 3-1 this season when playing ranked opponents with this being the largest margin of victory, topping the previous high of seven set against No. 24 Georgia and No. 8 North Carolina.
– After going 11-for-22 from beyond the arc, Vanderbilt moves to 4-0 when shooting 50% from the three-point line this season.
– Vanderbilt’s 23 turnovers matched a season high set against Western Kentucky on December 1, 2010.
– The 11 three-point field goals are the most since making 13 against Southeastern Louisiana on December 18, 2010.
– Vanderbilt outshot St. Mary’s 50% (13-26) to 46.4% (13-28) in the first half and move to 9-2 when doing so.
– When shooting 50% or better in the first half, the `Dores are 7-1.
First-half notes:
– Vanderbilt won the opening tipoff.
– Lance Goulbourne recorded the first points of the game by making two free throws at the 19:35 mark.
– Jeffery Taylor hit a three-pointer at the 15:22 mark to continue the three-point streak and give Vanderbilt an 11-10 lead.
– With 12:07 remaining in the half, Taylor made a three-point bucket to cut the Gaels lead to 19-16.
– Kyle Fuller hit a mid-range jumper to record the first bench points for Vanderbilt at the 8:32 mark.
– After St. Mary’s received a technical foul with 7:29 remaining, John Jenkins made a free throw to tie the game at 23.
– Vanderbilt took a 26-23 lead when Jenkins hit a three-pointer with 6:57 remaining.
– The Commodores went on a three and a half minute, 13-2 run to take a 29-23 lead with six minutes remaining.
– Vanderbilt ended the half on a 27-7 run highlighted by four three-point field goals in a span of eight and a half minutes.
– Jeffery Taylor led the Commodores in scoring with 10 points while Lance Goulbourne had a team-high five rebounds.
– The bench accounted for five of Vanderbilt’s 43 first half points.
– Lead changes: 4
– Ties: 5
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 15, St. Mary’s 6
– The Commodores head into the half leading 43-28.
Second-half notes:
– Brad Tinsley made a layup at the 18:45 mark to record Vanderbilt’s first points of the second half.
– John Jenkins made his third three-pointer of the game with 14:56 remaining to give Vanderbilt a 50-42 lead.
– Brad Tinsley made a three-pointer over a St. Mary’s defender to give Vanderbilt a 72-60 lead with 6:40 remaining.
– Lead Changes: 0
– Ties: 0
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 21
Player notes:
– For the second-straight game, Lance Goulbourne had a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
– Goulbourne was perfect from the line, going 4-for-4, for the fifth time this season.
– Steve Tchiengang made his first three-point basket since recording two against Davidson on January 2.
– Brad Tinsley is the only player for Vanderbilt to make an assist in all 18 games this season.
– Tinsley has made an assist in 29 consecutive games, dating back to the Tennessee game on February 9 last season.
– Tinsley reached the free throw line a career-high 10 times and matched his career-high for free throws made with eight.
– John Jenkins has recorded a three-point basket in nine consecutive games.
– Jordan Smart saw game action for the first time since recording 16 minutes against Davidson on January 2.
