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03/07 15:40 CST Tyler Tanner scores 25 to lead No. 24 Vanderbilt past No. 23
Tennessee 86-82
Tyler Tanner scores 25 to lead No. 24 Vanderbilt past No. 23 Tennessee 86-82
By AL LESAR
Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Tyler Tanner scored 25 points to lead No. 24
Vanderbilt past No. 23 Tennessee 86-82 on Saturday.
The Commodores (24-7, 11-7 in Southeastern Conference) led by double digits
most of the game. The Volunteers (21-10, 11-7) cut their deficit to five points
at 69-64 with a 3-pointer by Amari Evans with 5:25 to play. Vandy's Chandler
Bing answered with a 3-pointer to end that threat.
Tennessee, which scored 60 points in the second half, closed within four points
in the final minute, but got no closer.
AK Okereke scored 17 and Duke Miles had 13 for Vandy.
Evans led Tennessee with 24 points. J.P. Estrella had 20 points and 10
rebounds. Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 17 points and Felix Okpara had 10 rebounds.
Tennessee hit just 1 of 5 shots and had four turnovers in the first 6:27 of the
game, allowing Vanderbilt to jump out to a 15-2 lead. The Vols clawed back,
getting within six in the first half, but the Commodores led at intermission,
32-22. Evans had 12 points for Tennessee. The Vols had nine turnovers in the
first half and hit just 9 of 28 shots (32%). Vandy didn't hit a 3-pointer, but
connected on 13 of 29 (45%) from the field.
Frankie Collins, who hadn't played for Vanderbilt since December, has left the
team. He hadn't been seen on the bench the past couple weeks.
Nate Ament's ankle/knee injury, which happened in the loss to Alabama,
sidelined him against South Carolina and Vandy. Coach Rick Barnes said it's
more of a high ankle sprain and the time off gives him some time to heal a lean
body that took some physical abuse this season before the postseason begins.
Ament had 13 points and nine rebounds in the Vols' first meeting with Vandy on
Feb. 21, a 69-65 Tennessee win.
UP NEXT
Vanderbilt and Tennessee will play in the upcoming SEC Tournament in Nashville.
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