National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 87, Mississippi St. 81
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, March 11, 2011
Where: Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Anthony Jordan, # Joe Lindsay, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
17096
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John Jenkins poured in 29 points and No. 24 Vanderbilt will get a third crack at No. 12 Florida after edging Mississippi State 87-81 in an SEC quarterfinal Friday in Atlanta.
The Commodores (23-9) will try to avenge two regular-season losses when they face the Gators (25-6) in Saturday’s semifinals.
Mississippi State had no answer for Jenkins, the SEC's leading scorer. The sophomore guard was 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and his four-point play pushed Vanderbilt’s lead to 83-78 with 1:36 left.
Jeffery Taylor added 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting for Vanderbilt.
Renardo Sidney had 22 points and seven rebounds, and Ravern Johnson scored 18 for Mississippi State (17-14).
Top Game Performances
| Vanderbilt |
|
Mississippi St. |
|
John Jenkins 29 |
Scoring |
Renardo Sidney 22 |
|
Brad Tinsley 6 |
Assists |
Dee Bost 11 |
|
John Jenkins 4 |
Rebounds |
Renardo Sidney 7 |
|
Festus Ezeli 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ravern Johnson 3 |
|
Jeffery Taylor 2 |
Steals |
Dee Bost 1 |
|
Festus Ezeli 2 |
Blocks |
Brian Bryant 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Vanderbilt
|
87 |
50.0 |
11-23 |
20-22 |
14 |
24 |
3 |
5 |
|
| Mississippi St.
|
81 |
50.8 |
9-19 |
8-8 |
17 |
30 |
1 |
1 |
|