Vanderbilt Commodores (23-7, 10-7 SEC) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (21-9, 11-6 SEC)
Knoxville, Tenn.; Saturday, 2 p.m. ET
BETMGM Sports Betting Line: Volunteer -4.5
Bottom line: No. 24 Vanderbilt visits No. 23 Tennessee after Taylor scored 34 points in Vanderbilt’s 89-86 overtime victory over the Ole Miss Rebels.
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The Volunteers have a home record of 14-2. Tennessee leads the SEC with 14.2 offensive rebounds per game, including Jaylen Carey averaging 3.0 per game.
The Commodores have a 10-7 record against SEC opponents. Vanderbilt’s 35.2% 3-point shooting rate ranks sixth in the SEC.
Tennessee is averaging 6.7 three-pointers per game this season, just 0.4 fewer than Vanderbilt’s 7.1 three-pointers per game. Vanderbilt averages 18.1 points more per game (87.0) than Tennessee (68.9).
Both teams compete in the conference tournament for the second time this season. On February 21, Tennessee won 69-65. Jacoby Gillespie scored 17 points to help the Volunteers win.
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Best performance: Gillespie averaged 2.8 three-pointers per game for the Volunteers, shot 34.3% from three-point range, and averaged 18 points, 5.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Nate Ament is averaging 17.8 points and 5.9 rebounds over the past 10 games.
Tanner averaged 19 points, 5.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game for the Commodores. AK Okereke is averaging 12.6 points over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Volunteers: 7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 75.2 points, 39.1 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game, shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents average 67.0 points per game.
Commodore: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 80.7 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game, shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents average 76.7 points per game.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.