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Vanderbilt Falls 77-68 to Tennessee - Recap
Tennessee got 15 points from Santiago Vescovi as they ran past Vanderbilt 77-68 on Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -16.5-point spread.
Julian Phillips had 15 points for Tennessee and Uros Plavsic chipped in with 11 points. Zakai Zeigler had 9 assists for them, while Uros Plavsic was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.
Vanderbilt got 18 points from Liam Robbins in a losing cause and another 13 points from Jordan Wright. Colin Smith contributed 2 assists for them, while Myles Stute had 7 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Vanderbilt were victorious, as the score was 39-38 at the break.
Tennessee won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-26.
Tennessee heads into a battle against Kentucky. Vanderbilt, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arkansas.