Texas receives two important players from Tennessee Volunteers.

Tennessee had a chance to take sole ownership of second place in the SEC standings heading into tonight’s game. What was it that prevented them? A Vanderbilt squad has just defeated Texas A&M for their biggest victory of the year. In comparison to their in-state rivals, how would the Volunteers fare? Well, Tennessee dominated this game from the very first possession. 88-53, Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt, driven by extraordinarily productive performances from Zakai Zeigler, Josiah Jordan-James, and Santiago Vescovi. To be completely honest, though, it didn’t feel that close. Tennessee will move up to second place in the league, one game behind Alabama, based on the outcome of the Kentucky-Auburn game.

The guards mentioned above all had outstanding games, and Tennessee added 14 points and five assists.

The two most important things to remember from this game were Tennessee’s ability to score when there were mistakes and to make three-pointers. The Volunteers made a season-high 14 three-pointers, shooting over 45 percent from outside the arc, and converted Vanderbilt’s 19 turnovers into over 30 points.

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Tennessee made their first five shots of the game and went up 20–7 ahead, and the Commodores never got close to cutting into their lead. Three minutes remained in the first half, and Tennessee led 40–14. You did indeed read that right. 40–14. The Vols led 51-20 at the half.

The first media timeout effectively ended the second half, even though it still needed to be played. Moreover, if Tennessee failed to score

Ven-Allen Lubin led Vanderbilt in scoring tonight, contributing to about 20 percent of the team’s total points. He was the only player for the Commodores to score ten points or more. The final shooting splits for Vanderbilt were 33/28/50. What a stinker.

In his brief playing time, Tobe Awaka put up a strong showing as well, scoring nine points, including a few difficult transition baskets. The fact that Jordan Gainey and Jahmai Mashack combined to shoot 1/12 from the field is the lone drawback from this game. But you have to believe that this would be the game to struggle through if there was one.

The Volunteers’ next game is a Tuesday night matchup against the Missouri Tigers in Columbia.

If you were unable to watch the game tonight, I feel