Tennessee 68, at Vanderbilt 75

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — In a pivotal Southeastern Conference clash that lived up to its billing, the Vanderbilt Commodores used a dominant second-half surge to defeat the rival Tennessee Volunteers 75-68 on Friday afternoon before a raucous crowd of 17,864 at Bridgestone Arena. The game, a tightly contested defensive battle for 20 minutes, transformed after halftime as Vanderbilt outscored Tennessee 44-37 in the final period to secure a critical victory and improve its season record to 25-7. Tennessee fell to 22-10. The most important part of the game was Vanderbilt’s decisive response to Tennessee’s second-half rally. After the Volunteers erased… Read more...