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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 76, Vanderbilt 73
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Joe DeRosa, # Tony Greene, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 11892

Tennessee 76, Vanderbilt 73 (OT): Josh Richardson scored five of his 27 points in overtime, and the visiting Volunteers got a game-tying, buzzer-beating layup from Robert Hubbs III at the end of regulation to help knock off the Commodores.

Armani Moore added 13 points and Derek Reese had 12 for Tennessee (14-9, 6-5 SEC), which had lost four of its previous five games. The Volunteers, who also received 10 points from Kevin Punter and nine points and seven rebounds from Hubbs, hit 8-of-21 from 3-point range and took advantage of Vanderbilt’s 17-of-30 struggles from the free-throw line.

Damian Jones had 16 points and nine rebounds, and James Siakam added 14 for Vanderbilt (13-11, 3-8), which had won two straight. Jeff Roberson chipped in 12 points for the Commodores, who shot 49 percent from the field and owned a 35-29 rebounding advantage, but saw second-leading scorer Riley LaChance finish with six points on 1-of-8 shooting.

Richardson hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock was expiring to give Tennessee a 70-67 advantage a minute into overtime before Jones and Siakam answered with back-to-back buckets in close to put the hosts up 73-72. But Vanderbilt then had a turnover and a missed LaChance 3-pointer sandwiched around a pair of Punter free throws, and Richardson’s offensive rebound and free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining preceded another LaChance long-range miss in the waning seconds.

Tennessee, which led 35-32 at the half, still held a 51-47 advantage with 9:58 to play in regulation when a Matthew Fisher-Davis 3-pointer ignited an 8-0 Vanderbilt run to put the hosts on top 55-51 with 6:26 to play. The Commodores held a 61-56 lead with 2:40 to go but only hit four of eight free throws down the stretch, setting up Hubbs’ game-tying, length-of-the-floor drive just before the horn.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee has won seven of the last nine in the series. … During the last 10 seasons, Tennessee is 43-13 against in-state competition. … Vanderbilt will get a chance for revenge when the two teams meet again Feb. 26 in Knoxville.

Top Game Performances
 
Tennessee   Vanderbilt
Josh Richardson 27 Scoring Damian Jones 16
Josh Richardson 4 Assists Wade Baldwin IV 7
Derek Reese 8 Rebounds Damian Jones 9
Josh Richardson 4 Free Throws Made Damian Jones 4
Armani Moore 2 Steals Wade Baldwin IV 2
Armani Moore 2 Blocks James Siakam 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tennessee 76 47.5 8-21 10-13 12 28 5 8 13
Vanderbilt 73 49.0 6-17 17-30 16 32 6 7 16