Vanderbilt 86, at Tennessee 82

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of a result from just two weeks prior, the Vanderbilt Commodores weathered a furious second-half rally from the Tennessee Volunteers to secure an 86-82 victory in a Southeastern Conference men’s basketball thriller Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 19,654 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The most important part of the game was unquestionably Vanderbilt’s dominant first-half performance, which built a cushion substantial enough to withstand Tennessee’s explosive 60-point second half. The Commodores, who lost a tight 69-65 contest to the Volunteers in Nashville on Feb. 21, flipped the script entirely in the rematch by… Read more...