Vanderbilt basketball advances to SEC semifinals with win over Tennessee – The Tennessean

Vanderbilt basketball defeated Tennessee for the second time in a seven-day span, winning 75-68 on March 13 at Bridgestone Arena in the SEC tournament quarterfinals.
Duke Miles made play after play for Vanderbilt, scoring a new season high with 30 points. Tyler Tanner was the second-leading scorer with 19 points for the Commodores.
Those two were the consistent threats for Vanderbilt as others struggled to score. But the Commodores played quality defense, forcing the Vols to shoot below 40% from the field.
After the game was tied at halftime, Vanderbilt took its first lead of the second half with just under 12 minutes to go when Tyler Tanner made a fast-break layup. From there, the Vols couldn’t take the lead back, only managing to cut it to one.
With 46.9 seconds to go, Devin McGlockton found Jalen Washington for an alley-oop dunk to put the Commodores up by five.
Vanderbilt will face Florida in the SEC tournament semifinals on March 14 (noon CT, ESPN).
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Tennessee went on a 7-0 run to draw closer late in the second half, though Vanderbilt still leads, 65-62, at 4:09 left in the game. The Commodores have gone over four minutes without a field goal.
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Vanderbilt leads, 60-55, at the under-8 timeout with 8:00 to go in the second half. Duke Miles is up to 28 points.
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Vanderbilt went on a 6-0 run to take a 49-48 lead with 11:51 in the second half, with Chandler Bing to shoot an and-1 free throw afterward. Duke Miles is up to 25 points on 9-for-10 from the field.
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Tennessee took the lead back out of halftime and held a narrow advantage at the under-16 timeout with 15:37 left in the second half. Duke Miles is up to 18 points.
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Vanderbilt took the lead after a Tyler Nickel 3-pointer and held that, 31-299, with 20.6 seconds in the half with Tennessee having the ball.
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Tennessee led, 27-25, at the under-4 media timeout with 3:04 to go in the first half. Duke Miles and Tyler Tanner have combined for 20 of Vanderbilt’s 25 points.
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Both teams struggled to score in the early going as Tennessee took a 19-18 lead into the under-8 timeout. Duke Miles leads Vanderbilt with nine points.
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Tennessee 8, Vanderbilt 6 with 11:58 left in the first half. Vandy is now 0-of-7 from 3, but it’s been a rugged game so far.
Commodores are holding Vols to a 3-of-15 start from the field.
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Vols lead 8-4, six minutes in. Vandy is 0-4 from 3 to open.
Tennessee’s Nate Ament has started slowly, splitting a pair of free throws in the first stint of the game.
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Quarterfinal:No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 1 Florida, 12 p.m. CT (ESPN)
Quarterfinal:No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt, approximately 2:30 p.m. CT (ESPN)
Quarterfinal:No. 15 Ole Miss vs. No. 2 Alabama, 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Quarterfinal:No. 11 Oklahoma/No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 3 Arkansas, approximately 8:30 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
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Vanderbilt and Tennessee both have all players available who have not suffered season-ending injuries.
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