NCAAB

Vanderbilt Commodores at Tennessee Volunteers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
17-8, 2-5 Away
Final
76 - 81
21-5, 14-1 Home

Zeigler scores 22 to rally No. 5 Tennessee over Vanderbilt 81-76

Highlight: No. 5 Tennessee rallies from 16 down to beat Vanderbilt

Chaz Lanieradded 21, for the Volunteers (21-5, 8-5 Southeastern Conference).

Jason Edwards led the Commodores (17-8, 5-7) with 24 points. Jaylen Carey came off the bench to score 18 before fouling out with 4:13 left in the game.

Edwards and Carey had 10 points each as Vanderbilt jumped to a 44-31 lead at halftime. The Commodores were prolific down low. They held an advantage in points in the paint (20-12).

Takeaways Vanderbilt: Jaylen Carey has evolved into a force off the bench for the Commodores. He has scored in double figures in five of the last eight games and has proven to be productive as a rebounder. Carey was instrumental in igniting the Vanderbilt offense early against Tennessee.

Tennessee: Last year, Dalton Knecht was good enough to help the Vols through the games in which shots weren’t falling. The 2022-23 and this season have been more challenging. Even though its defense is considered among the best in the country, Tennessee hasn’t found a consistent answer to a sluggish offense — which has resulted in occasional losses.

Key moment After trailing by as many as 16 points in the first half, Tennessee tied the game on a Zakai Zeigler 3-pointer with 9:41 left in the game.

Key stat After being outrebounded 21-10 in the first half, Tennessee dominated the boards 20-12 in the second half.

Up next Vanderbilt will travel to Kentucky Wednesday and Tennessee is off for the week before traveling to Texas A&M next Saturday.

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  • TV Channel: Vanderbilt at Tennessee 2021 College Basketball, week 15, is broadcasted on SEC Network.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 76 - 81
2nd 0:00 Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound. 76 - 81
2nd 0:00 Jason Edwards missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 81
2nd 0:07 Chaz Lanier made Free Throw. 76 - 81

Statistics

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27-59 FG 29-52
45.8 Field Goal % 55.8
12-27 3PT 9-21
44.4 Three Point % 42.9
10-14 FT 14-22
71.4 Free Throw % 63.6
31 Rebounds 30
7 Offensive Rebounds 4
24 Defensive Rebounds 26
13 Assists 17
3 Steals 1
2 Blocks 5
6 Turnovers 5
1 Team Turnovers 0
6 Total Turnovers 5
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 7
6 Fast Break Points 9
28 Points in Paint 36
21 Fouls 13
16 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Food City Center

Location: Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 21,678 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
Full Standings