Jan. 14, 2013

Stallings | Vanderbilt Gamenotes  | Ole Miss Gamenotes 

The Commodores return to its home floor on Tuesday night when they take on Ole Miss at Memorial Gym for an 8 p.m. tip off. The game can be seen live on ESPNU and heard around the middle Tennessee area on the Vanderbilt IMG College Radio Network and online at vucommodores.com.

Game 15/VANDERBILT (6-8, 0-2) vs. OLE MISS (13-2, 2-0)
Tuesday, January 15 - 8 p.m. CST
Nashville, Tenn. - Memorial Gym (14,316)
Radio:  Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College, vucommodores.com
Radio Talent:  Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst)
Satellite Radio:  Sirius 123, XM 199
TV:  ESPNU
TV Talent:   Dave Neal (pxp), Dino Gaudio (analyst)
Live Stats: vucommodores.com
Twitter Updates:  @VandyMBB

Series Information
Series Record:  Vanderbilt leads the all-time series, 74-39.
Last Meeting:  Vanderbilt defeated Ole Miss, 65-53, in semifinals of 2012 SEC Tournament.
Record at Vanderbilt:  VU leads 47-5.
Record at OM:  OM leads 30-23.
Record at Neutral Site:  Tied at 4-4.
Coach Stallings vs. OM:  Coach Stallings is 11-4 vs. Ole Miss.

About Ole Miss and the Series

• Ole Miss enters Tuesday's game with a 13-2 overall record and a 2-0 mark in conference play after wins over Tennessee and Missouri in their first two games.  Marshall Henderson leads the team in scoring with 18.6 points per game, while post man Murphy Holloway averages a double-double with 16.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
• The Commodores lead the all-time series, 74-39, including a 47-5 mark in games played in Nashville.  VU has won six straight at Memorial Gym, dating back to 2001, and five straight overall in the series.
• VU knocked off the Rebels, 65-53, in the semifinals of the 2012 SEC Tournament in the last two meetings between the two teams.

Commodores Begin SEC Season 0-2

The Commodores dropped their second SEC contest at Arkansas on Saturday in a 56-33 loss to the Razorbacks.  Freshman Sheldon Jeter scored eight points to lead Vanderbilt, with sophomore James Siakam leading the team in rebounding with seven.

Vanderbilt shot 25% from the floor and turned the ball over 26 times against Arkansas.

'Dores Three-Point Streak Still Intact

Vanderbilt has made a 3-pointer in 846 consecutive games, a streak which began at the inception of the 3-point line in 1986-87. The Commodores rank second only to UNLV for the longest streak in Division I basketball.  Vanderbilt, UNLV and Princeton are the only three schools in college basketball to have made at least one 3-pointer in every game played since the 3-point line was implemented.

Kedren Johnson Ranks In Several SEC Categories

Sophomore point guard Kedren Johnson is in the top 10 in the SEC in several categories, including: 

Scoring - 9th (16.7)
FG% - 8th (.457)
3FG% - 4th (.363)
3FG Made - 7th (2.1)  
Min. Played - 4th (33.2)

Tickets Available

There are tickets available to Tuesday night's game - order them by calling 615-322-GOLD, visiting vucommodores.com, or visiting the McGugin Center Ticket Office.

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