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In one game, Vanderbilt caught fire from beyond the arc. In another game, Vanderbilt got good production inside even if they couldn’t hit from outside. In a third game, Vanderbilt’s defense smothered the other team.
In all three games, Vanderbilt beat Florida, and I think that’s the most important thing here. If we’re being generous, Florida is the third-most-disliked team in the SEC for Vanderbilt fans (fourth if you’re me, because Ole Miss), but it always feels good to beat a rival three times. It’s the first time that Vanderbilt has beaten Florida three times in one season since 1989-90.
Florida went 7-21 in 1989-90. Florida this year is 24-8. Three of those eight losses came against Vanderbilt. Do you need any more reason to believe Vanderbilt is getting in the tournament?
There wasn’t a whole lot unusual about the team stats last night, though. Vanderbilt shot pretty well and Florida didn’t, which explains away a 72-62 win in overtime.
Individual Stats
| Player | MIN | FG | FGA | 3FG | 3FGA | FT | FTA | ORB | DRB | REB | PF | PTS | AST | TO | BLK | STL | AdjGS | GS/Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Roberson | 38 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.7 | 0.60 |
| Riley LaChance | 34 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | 0.54 |
| Payton Willis | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 0.60 |
| Luke Kornet | 44 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.8 | 0.27 |
| Matthew Fisher-Davis | 23 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0.28 |
| Nolan Cressler | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.20 |
| Djery Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | -0.57 |
| Joe Toye | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1.4 | -0.04 |
| Clevon Brown | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 | -0.24 |
- I swear, next year if Jeff Roberson can have his sophomore year shooting percentages with his junior year “glue guy” stuff, he might win SEC Player of the Year.
- Two really good games in a row for Riley LaChance.
- Hey, Payton Willis had a good game!
- What on earth is Luke Kornet doing playing 44 minutes?
- We usually win if four guys are playing well, so Matthew Fisher-Davis, Nolan Cressler, and the bench not doing particularly well didn’t hurt too much last night.
- Also: Joe Toye needs to be more consistent. Also, water is wet and the sky is blue.
What’s Next
More hot SEC Tournament action. Vanderbilt plays Arkansas today at 2:30 PM CT. Vanderbilt seems like they’re almost certainly in the NCAA Tournament at this point, but perhaps Vanderbilt can get a higher seed with another win or two?