No. 10 Tennessee rides balanced scoring, beats Vanderbilt
— Keon Johnson scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half, leading No. 10 Tennessee to a 81-61 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday night.
— Keon Johnson scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half, leading No. 10 Tennessee to a 81-61 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday night.
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— Iverson Molinar scored 24 points, D.J. Stewart Jr. added 16 and Mississippi State made just enough free throws in the closing seconds to hold off Vanderbilt 84-81 on Saturday.
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— Olivier Sarr scored 24 points, Davion Mintz made the game-winning 3-pointer with 47 seconds left and Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 77-74 on Tuesday night for its ninth-straight win against the Commodores.
— Colin Castleton scored a career-high 23 points and Florida opened the SEC season on Wednesday night with a 91-72 win over Vanderbilt in the Gators’ first game since Keyontae Johnson’s collapse.
— Scotty Pippen Jr. hit five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points to lead Vanderbilt to an 87-59 win over Alcorn State on Sunday.
— Hyunjung Lee tied a career high with 23 points, Carter Collins had 22 and Kellan Grady added 19 to help Davidson beat Vanderbilt 85-65 on Tuesday night.
— Scotty Pippen Jr. matched his career high with 25 points and Vanderbilt beat Radford 59-50 on Saturday night.
— Blake Francis scored 21 points, Grant Golden had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Richmond used a big first half to beat Vanderbilt 78-67 on Wednesday.
— Dylan Disu drained a career-high five 3-pointers and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds to go with 19 points and Vanderbilt rolled to an 84-41 win over Mississippi Valley State on Sunday.
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— Scotty Pippen Jr. scored a career-high 25 points as Vanderbilt held off Valparaiso 77-71 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 6-0 | - | 11-3 |
LSU | 5-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Tennessee | 4-1 | 1.5 | 10-1 |
Mississippi State | 4-2 | 2 | 9-5 |
Kentucky | 3-2 | 2.5 | 4-8 |
Florida | 3-3 | 3 | 6-4 |
Missouri | 2-2 | 3 | 8-2 |
South Carolina | 1-1 | 3 | 3-3 |
Arkansas | 2-4 | 4 | 10-4 |
Texas A&M | 2-4 | 4 | 7-5 |
Auburn | 2-4 | 4 | 8-6 |
Georgia | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-4 |
Ole Miss | 1-4 | 4.5 | 6-6 |
Vanderbilt | 0-4 | 5 | 4-6 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Peyton Daniels | PG | Signed | 81 |
Gabe Dorsey | SG | Signed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 10-16 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 15 |