What: Vanderbilt Commodores (18-6, 6-4) at Georgia Bulldogs (17-7, 6-4)
Where: Stegeman Coliseum (10,523), Athens, Ga.
When: 6:00 p.m. CST, Wednesday
TV: ESPNU
Radio: Nashville: 97.1 FM
Rankings: VU is 18th in both polls; Georgia is unranked
Warren Nolan RPI: Vanderbilt 15, Georgia 41
The line: Georgia by 2
Sagarin prediction: Vanderbilt by 2
Pomeroy prediction: Vanderbilt 71, Georgia 70 (VU has a 54 percent chance of victory)
Series record: Vanderbilt leads 84-48, winning 73-66 in Nashville this season, but losing last year in Athens by a 72-58 score
VANDERBILT COMMODORES STARTERS |
| GEORGIA BULLDOGS STARTERS |
Player |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
PPG |
RPG |
Pos. |
Player |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
PPG |
RPG |
Brad Tinsley |
6-3 |
210 |
Jr. |
10.1 |
4.1 |
PG |
Dustin Ware |
5-11 |
182 |
Jr. |
8.0 |
3.2 |
John Jenkins |
6-4 |
215 |
So. |
19.8 |
3.3 |
SG |
Gerald Robinson |
6-1 |
180 |
Jr. |
12.9 |
2.6 |
Jeffery Taylor |
6-7 |
225 |
Jr. |
14.6 |
5.3 |
SF |
Travis Leslie |
6-4 |
205 |
Jr. |
14.2 |
7.0 |
Steve Tchiengang |
6-9 |
245 |
Jr. |
5.4 |
3.2 |
PF |
Trey Thompkins |
6-10 |
245 |
Jr. |
16.6 |
7.6 |
Festus Ezeli |
6-11 |
255 |
Jr. |
12.8 |
6.2 |
C |
Jeremy Price |
6-8 |
270 |
Sr. |
9.0 |
5.4 |
Preview
Vanderbilt used three-straight home wins to turn a 3-4 Southeastern Conference record into a 6-4 mark, good for a tie for second in the Eastern Division. Now, the Commodores will get a chance to take sole possession of second by beating Georgia, their opponent on Wednesday evening.
The 'Dores blew out South Carolina a week ago Saturday, then beat SEC overall leader Alabama and a ranked Kentucky squad in Nashville, to get their season headed back in the right direction. The challenge now is to win in a venue that, relatively speaking, is one of the tougher ones in which VU plays each season.
Vanderbilt, ranked in both major polls, is generally regarded as the better team at this point of the season. But, that hasn't mattered much in recent years when the Commodores are playing in Stegeman Coliseum.
Last year, the Bulldogs posted a 6-10 league mark compared to Vandy's 12-4, yet thrashed the Commodores by 14 points. The year before, a 3-13 UGA team beat 8-8 Vandy by four.
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