Postgame Notes: Vols 76, Vandy 73, OT

Feb. 11, 2015

INSIDE THE SERIES

WITH THE WIN...

Gives the Vols four SEC road wins before the end of February for the first time since 2011.
Makes Donnie Tyndall 31-16 as a Division I head coach against teams from the state of Tennessee.
Gives the Vols a 19-13 record against Kevin Stallings- coached teams (19-12 with Stallings as Vandy's coach).
Prevents UT's first three-game losing streak of the season.

OVERTIME & SUCH

Robert Hubbs III drove the length of the court and scored a layup as time expired for force overtime at 67-67.
It was the Vols' first overtime game of the season.
The game featured 15 lead changes and 7 ties. No team led by more than six points in the game.
Donnie Tyndall is now 8-5 in his head coaching career in overtime games.
The last overtime game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt was on March 2, 1993. Vanderbilt won that meeting 90-82.

RICHARDSON'S CHART CLIMBING

With 27 points scored Wednesday, Josh Richardson passed Cam Tatum (2007-12; 1,083 points) and Terry Crosby (1975-79; 1,096 points) into 42nd place on the Vols' career scoring list. He now has 1,109 points.
Former teammate Jarnell Stokes is next on the list with 1,129 points scored between 2011-14.
Richardson has scored at least 20 points in four games this season, three times coming during SEC play.
The 27 points is the second-most points scored by Richardson this year. He posted a career high of 30 against Mississippi State two games ago on Feb. 3.

DOUBLE DIGITS

Four Vols finished with at least 10 points: Richardson (27), Armani Moore (13), Derek Reese (12) and Kevin Punter (10).
Coming off the bench, Reese matched his career high with 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting. It was his fourth double-digit scoring game of the season.
Reese led the Vols with eight rebounds. Richardson and Hubbs had seven each.

FOR STARTERS

Tennessee's starters: Josh Richardson, Kevin Punter, Robert Hubbs III, Armani Moore, Willie Carmichael III.
It was Carmichael's first start since Jan. 10 against Alabama.
First basket: Robert Hubbs III hit an opener 3-pointer on a pass from Kevin Punter in the Vols' first possession (19:19).
First sub in: Tariq Owens

AT THE HALF

Behind 12 points by Josh Richardson, the Vols led 35-32 at halftime.
Vanderbilt made its first five 3-pointers of the game and finished the half shooting 5-for-9. The Vols were also 5-of-9 from 3-point range, with Richardson going 2-of-3.

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