NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee basketball continues its conference slate by taking on Vanderbilt at Memorial Gymnasium.
The No. 6 Vols (16-1, 3-1 SEC) enter off a win against Georgia on Wednesday, while the Commodores (14-3, 2-2) beat South Carolina at West End last time out.
Saturday’s game is televised on the SEC Network with a 3:30 p.m. Eastern tip. Roy Philpott and Dane Bradshaw are on the call.
Follow along with live updates from the most unique college arena in America.
FINAL: Vanderbilt defeats Tennessee, 76-75.
2:35 2H: Vanderbilt leads, 76-68. Mark Byington calls a timeout after Igor Milicic Jr gets an uncontested dunk.
3:48 2H: Vanderbilt leads, 74-66. Felix Okpara is struggling with his defensive assignment down low, and it’s significantly hurting Tennessee. Vanderbilt will shoot two out of the timeout.
4:58 2H: Vanderbilt leads, 72-62. Tennessee calls timeout after failing to inbound the ball. The Vols have taken advantage of two shot clock violations by Vanderbilt.
7:50 2H: Vanderbilt led by as many as 16 but currently leads by 13. Vanderbilt is shooting 11-for-20 from the field and 5-for-7 from three so far this half.
11:54 2H: Vanderbilt leads, 64-52. The Commodore offense has not stopped being effective, and Tennessee has not stopped being ineffective at the other end.
13:46 2H: Vanderbilt leads, 60-50. Tennessee’s defense has allowed Vanderbilt to go 5-for-6 in the second half from 3-point range, many of which came on uncontested shots.
17:11 2H: Vanderbilt leads, 50-40. Tennessee uses its second timeout after a 9-0 run, featuring two made threes from Jason Edwards. Edwards leads all scorers for both teams with 16 points.
HALF: Vanderbilt leads Tennessee, 41-35. Tennessee will have to overcome another long first-half scoring drought to avoid a potential court storming at Memorial Gymnasium.
2:12 1H: Vanderbilt leads, 35-28. Rick Barnes calls timeout with the Commodores on an 11-0 run and Tennessee on a scoring drought of 4:45.
3:13 1H: Vanderbilt has taken a 31-28 lead. The Vols are waiting too long to get into their action, and it’s costing them in the form of a 3:44 scoring drought.
5:58 1H: Vanderbilt ties the game at 28. Bishop Boswell is in with Zakai Zeigler and Felix Okpara each having two personal fouls.
7:35 1H: Tennessee leads, 26-21. The Vols have gotten plenty of opportunities to take high-quality three-point shots and are 6-for-10 from deep.
12:17 1H: Tennessee leads, 19-11, and is on an 11-1 run. Vanderbilt calls timeout after a wide-open three from Zakai Zeigler. Cade Phillips is on the bench with two early fouls.
15:40 1H: Vanderbilt and Tennessee are tied, 8-8. Both teams are shooting 3-for-6.
20:00 1H: Vanderbilt wins the tip to start the contest.
Injury update
Tennessee will be without sophomore big J.P. Estrella with a season-ending foot injury, but the remaining nine scholarship players are available for action.
Vanderbilt listed starting guard Grant Huffman as “probable” and guard Alex Hemenway on the report as “out.” Huffman averages five points, two boards and two assists across 16 starts, while Hemenway has not seen the court this season.
Starters
Tennessee: Chaz Lanier, Zakai Zeigler, Jahmai Mashack, Igor Milicic Jr, Felix Okpara
Vanderbilt: Jason Edwards, AJ Hoggard, Chris Manon, Tyler Nickel, Devin McGlockton