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Vols Defeat Vanderbilt to Complete Season SweepTennessee Athletics
![]() Tennessee Volunteers guard Jordan Bowden (23) brings the ball up court against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Thompson-Boling Arena. (Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports) Vanderbilt stayed within striking distance of the Vols (14-5, 5-3 SEC) but could never capture the lead because of 2-of-8 shooting during the final minutes of the game. Tennessee countered Vandy’s 47 second-half points by converting on 14 of its 20 free throws in the period. 1ST Half DominanceFor the third time this season, Tennessee held an opponent to 15 points or fewer in the first half. Vanderbilt scored just 15 in the first half a season-low. Next Up for UT Men’s BasketballThe Vols head to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Tennessee will then return home to face LSU on Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the game televised on the SEC Network. SectionsAssociations, Basketball (Men), Colleges, Featured Story, NCAA, Southeastern Conference, Sports, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt UniversityTopicsAmes IA, Commodores, ESPNU, Grant Williams, Iowa State, Jeff Roberson, Jordan Bowden, Knoxville TN, LSU, Riley LaChance, SEC, SEC Network, Southeastern Conference, Tennessee, Tennessee Vols, Thompson-Boling Arena, UT, UT Basketball, UT Men's Basketball, UT vols, Vanderbilt, Vols, Volunteers |