Middle Tennessee vs Vanderbilt Wrap - Vanderbilt Wins 84-77
Middle Tennessee vs Vanderbilt Wrap - Vanderbilt Wins 84-77
Vanderbilt got 26 points from John Jenkins en route to an 84-77 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium.
Vanderbilt won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the 8-point spread.
Festus Ezeli had 21 points for Vanderbilt and Jeffery Taylor chipped in with 17 points. Brad Tinsley had 4 assists for them, while Lance Goulbourne was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Middle Tennessee got 22 points from LaRon Dendy in a losing cause and another 12 points from JT Sulton. Bruce Massey contributed 5 assists for them, while JT Sulton had 5 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Vanderbilt were victorious, as the score was 44-39 at the break.
Vanderbilt won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 28-22.
