Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ja'Kobi Gillespie leads Tennessee to 69-65 win over No. 19 Vanderbilt
A turnaround jumper by Nate Ament, who was double-teamed by Commodores Jalen Washington and Chandler Bing, gave the Volunteers (20-7, 10-4 Southeastern Conference) a 66-65 lead with less than a minute to play. Ament finished with 13 points.
After that shot, Vanderbilt (21-6, 8-6) sent Tennessee to the line twice, with the Volunteers making 2 of 4 attempts.
Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner missed a 3-point attempt from the top of the arc with three seconds left that would have tied it. Amari Evans added a free throw with one second left for the final score.
Jaylen Carey, who played in his first game at Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym after transferring from Vanderbilt to Tennessee, was heckled by Commodore fans every time he touched the ball. He finished with seven points.
Tanner led the Commodores with 16 points and got them out of a 9:58 scoring funk that extended from the end of the first half early into the second. He scored on a throwaway 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to snap the skid 3:50 into the second half.
Vanderbilt: Hosts Georgia on Wednesday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyler Nickel misses 32-foot three point jumper | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ethan Burg subbing in for Tennessee | 69 - 65 |
Statistics
 TENN |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 22-53 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 15-21 | FT | 12-18 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 20 | Lead Changes | 20 |
| 32 | Percent Led | 59 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 14,316 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |