Scores

Final

Mid Tennessee 53

(7-7, 2-0 Sun Belt)

Vanderbilt 73

(11-3, 8-0 home)

9:00 PM ET, January 4, 2010

Memorial Gym, Nashville, TN

1 2 T
MTU 29 2453
VAN 41 3273

Top Performers

Middle Tennessee: J. Washington III 13 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Vanderbilt: J. Taylor 14 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk

Vanderbilt 73, Middle Tennessee 53

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jeffery Taylor scored 14 points to lead Vanderbilt to a 73-53 win over Middle Tennessee on Monday night.

It was the fifth straight victory for the Commodores (11-3) and was also head coach Kevin Stallings' 200th victory at Vanderbilt. Stallings, who is 200-131 in his 11th season, trails Roy Skinner (278) for most wins in school history.

Middle Tennessee (7-7) cut the lead to 46-36 with 17:15 to go. But Vanderbilt responded with an 11-2 run that gave the Commodores a 57-38 lead with 11:41 left. The Blue Raiders never got closer than 12 points after that, snapping their four-game winning streak.

John Jenkins scored 13 points, Jermaine Beal had 11 and Festus Ezeli and A.J. Ogilvy each added 10 for Vanderbilt, which begins Southeastern Conference play Saturday at home against Florida.

Desmond Yates scored 14 points and James Washington had 13 for Middle Tennessee.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MTU
VAN
Points 53 73
FG Made-Attempted 21-56 (.375) 26-51 (.510)
3P Made-Attempted 4-19 (.211) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 7-12 (.583) 15-21 (.714)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 20

Game Leaders

 
MTU
VAN
PointsD. Yates 14J. Taylor 14
ReboundsJ. Washington III 6J. Taylor 5
AssistsJ. Washington III 3J. Taylor 4
StealsJ. Washington III 2A. Walker 1
BlocksT. Ottley 2F. Ezeli 3
Team Stats: Middle Tennessee | Vanderbilt

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 4, 2010 @VAN 73, MTU 53Recap

Next 5 Games

MTU
VAN
01/07 @ARST 8:05pm
01/09 @UALR 8:00pm
01/14 FIU 8:00pm
01/16 FAU 8:00pm
01/18 WKU 8:00pm
 01/09 FLA 12:00pm
01/13 @ALA 9:00pm
01/16 @SCAR 6:00pm
01/23 AUB 1:30pm
01/27 @TENN 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Middle Tennessee | Vanderbilt