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Vanderbilt Capitalizes on Turnovers as Vols Fall, 86-69
March 01, 2016 | Men's Basketball
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt scored 18 points off turnovers to cruise to an 86-69 win over Tennessee Tuesday night at Memorial Gym.
With the loss, Tennessee (13-17, 6-11 SEC) has now dropped three consecutive games -- matching its season-long losing streak. Vanderbilt (19-11, 11-6 SEC) stretched its win streak to four and has won six of its last seven games.
Tennessee true freshman Shembari Phillips led all scorers with a season-high 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting, including a 4-for-5 mark from 3-point range. Armani Moore scored 13 points, while Admiral Schofield added 12. Vanderbilt used a balanced scoring attack led by Wade Baldwin IV's team-high 17 points. Four Commodores scored in double figures on the night.
Belying the 17-point, final margin, the teams shot evenly from the field. Vanderbilt shot 48 percent on 31-of-64 shooting, while the Vols shot 46 percent on 28-of-61 shooting. The Big Orange also shot 54 percent (7-of-13) beyond the arc compared to Vanderbilt's 33 percent (7-of-21).
A Commodore advantage came at the free-throw line, where they went 17-of-21. The Vols only got to the line eight times in the game, going 6-of-8.
Tennessee found a second-half spark in Armani Moore, who scored eight points in the Vols' 13-5 run that cut the Commodore lead to 13 at 55-42. The Vols shot 6-of-8 in that stretch.
Despite cutting the lead to 10 on two occasions in the second half, turnovers cost the Vols a shot at shrinking the deficit to single digits. The Vols committed four turnovers that contributed to a 15-0 Vanderbilt run midway through the second half.
Tennessee finished with 12 turnovers in the game. Vanderbilt committed only seven.
The Commodores entered the break with a 43-24 lead over the Vols after shooting 45 percent on 15-of-33 shooting. The Vols shot 41 percent on 10-of-26 shooting. Vanderbilt was able to get the shorthanded Volunteer roster in early foul trouble as Schofield and Devon Baulkman each took three fouls to the halftime break.
The combination of Tennessee's early foul trouble and Vanderbilt's size advantage proved problematic for the Big Orange as the Commodores out-rebounded the Vols, 23-14, and grabbed eight offensive boards in the first half. Vanderbilt also had a 20-8 advantage in the paint at halftime.
Vanderbilt took complete control midway through the first half, outscoring the Vols 28-8 over the final 7:18 of play. In that span, the Commodores shot 65 percent on 11-of-17 shooting. Tennessee, on the other hand, finished the half 3-of-12 shooting with four turnovers.
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