Tennessee Volunteers at Vanderbilt Commodores

· SEC Tournament - Quarterfinal

Tennessee Volunteers

22-10, 5-5 Away

Vanderbilt Commodores

24-7, 13-3 Home

Vanderbilt Commodores and Tennessee Volunteers square off in SEC Tournament

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Tennessee Volunteers (22-10, 12-7 SEC) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (24-7, 11-7 SEC)

Nashville, Tennessee; Friday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

Commodores -1.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Vanderbilt plays in the SEC Tournament against No. 25 Tennessee.

The Commodores have gone 11-7 against SEC teams, with a 13-0 record in non-conference play. Vanderbilt scores 86.9 points while outscoring opponents by 11.8 points per game.

The Volunteers' record in SEC action is 12-7. Tennessee ranks second in the SEC with 17.0 assists per game led by Ja'Kobi Gillespie averaging 5.5.

Vanderbilt scores 86.9 points, 17.7 more per game than the 69.2 Tennessee allows. Tennessee has shot at a 46.5% clip from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points above the 42.5% shooting opponents of Vanderbilt have averaged.

The teams meet for the third time this season. Vanderbilt won 86-82 in the last matchup on March 7. Tyler led Vanderbilt with 25 points, and Amari Evans led Tennessee with 24 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tanner is scoring 19.2 points per game with 3.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Commodores. AK Okereke is averaging 13.4 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 55.9% over the last 10 games.

Gillespie averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, scoring 17.9 points while shooting 32.9% from beyond the arc. Nate Ament is averaging 15.5 points and 5.3 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Commodores: 6-4, averaging 81.3 points, 30.5 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.4 points per game.

Volunteers: 6-4, averaging 74.5 points, 38.7 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.3 points.

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Vanderbilt: 45.2%

Tennessee: 54.8%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

TENN		VAN
W1	Streak	W2
69.2	Points Against	75.1
79.8	Points Per Game	86.9
47	Field Goal %	48
34	Three Point %	35
42.5	Rebounds Per Game	35.8
17.1	Assists Per Game	16.4
3.7	Blocks Per Game	4.7
7.6	Steals Per Game	8.3
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.7
12.3	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.4
69.2	Points Against	75.1

Game Information

Venue: Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
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	22-10
Texas A&M	11-7	5	21-11
Georgia	10-8	6	22-10
Kentucky	10-8	6	21-12
Missouri	10-8	6	20-12
Texas	9-9	7	18-14
Oklahoma	7-11	9	19-14
Auburn	7-11	9	17-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	14-19
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17