National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 64, Tennessee 60
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Mike Nance, # Kevin Fehr
Attendance:
10733
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Vanderbilt 64, Tennessee 60: Rod Odom scored a career-high 26 points and Kyle Fuller added 12 points and 10 assists as the Commodores edged the visiting Volunteers for their fourth straight win.
Odom shot 8-of-12 from the field and 4-of-7 from 3-point range for Vanderbilt (13-8, 5-4 SEC), which snapped a three-game losing streak against Tennessee. James Siakam and Damian Jones added nine points apiece, and Dai-Jon Parker grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Jordan McRae led Tennessee (14-8, 5-4) with 16 points while shooting 3-of-10 from 3-point range. Josh Richardson scored 14 points and Jarnell Stokes recorded his fourth straight double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Vanderbilt shot 60 percent from the field in the first half and led 36-26 at the break, and Shelby Moats scored with 11:29 left to put the Commodores ahead 49-40. McRae sparked Tennessee’s comeback with two 3-pointers over the next three minutes, and Jeronne Maymon tied the game at 53 with 6:35 to play.
Stokes converted two free throws to cut the deficit to 59-56 with 2:36 left, but Odom answered with a 3-pointer and Vanderbilt improved to 12-0 this season when leading with two minutes remaining. The Commodores shot 52.2 percent from the field while holding Tennessee to 37.7 percent.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee, which was 7-of-23 from 3-point range, fell to 14-4 in the month of February under coach Cuonzo Martin. … New Vanderbilt football coach Derek Mason and his staff received a standing ovation when they were introduced at halftime. … Odom added five rebounds for the Commodores, who won despite being outrebounded 41-26.
Top Game Performances
Tennessee |
|
Vanderbilt |
Jordan McRae 16 |
Scoring |
Rod Odom 26 |
Darius Thompson 5 |
Assists |
Kyle Fuller 10 |
Jarnell Stokes 14 |
Rebounds |
Dai-Jon Parker 7 |
Jarnell Stokes 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Rod Odom 6 |
Darius Thompson 2 |
Steals |
Kyle Fuller 2 |
A.J. Davis 2 |
Blocks |
Damian Jones 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Tennessee
|
60 |
37.7 |
7-23 |
7-11 |
10 |
37 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Vanderbilt
|
64 |
52.2 |
6-15 |
10-17 |
14 |
21 |
6 |
3 |
6 |