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Alabama vs. Vanderbilt
By Mark Edwards
The Decatur Daily

When: 3 p.m. today

Where: Memorial Coliseum in Nashville, Tenn.

Records: Alabama 13-7, 5-2 SEC, Vanderbilt 8-11, 2-5.

TV: SEC Network.

Alabama lineup: G Trevor Lacey, 6-3, So., 12.2 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 3.6 assists; G Trevor Releford, 6-0, Jr., 15.9 ppg., 2.6 assists; F Levi Randolph, 6-5, So., 8.1 ppg., 3.8 rpg.; F Rodney Cooper, 6-6, So., 10.6 ppg., 4.1 rpg.; C Moussa Gueye, 7-0, Jr., 1.5 ppg., 4.4 rpg.

Vanderbilt lineup: G Kendren Johnson, 6-4, So., 14.8 ppg., 3.7 rpg., 3.2 assists; G Kevin Bright, Fr., 6-5, 6.6 ppg., 5.7 rpg.; G Dai-Jon Parker, So., 6-3, 6.1 ppg., 2.8 rpg., 2.1 assists; F James Siakam, So., 6-7, 2.3 ppg., 2.3 rpg.; F Rod Odom, Jr., 6-9, 9.3 ppg., 4.0 rpg.

Noteworthy: Alabama’s RPI according to ESPN.com is 63rd, while Vanderbilt is No. 138. ... Clay Matvick and Joe Dean will call the game for the SEC Network. ... Releford leads the SEC in free throw shooting (.854), is fourth in field goal percentage (.495) and sixth in scoring. ... Alabama is getting 60 percent of its scoring from its sophomore class, which includes five players. ... Releford needs four points to pass Jimmy Hollon (1970-72) for 43rd on the school’s all-time scoring list. Releford has 1,077 points, while Hollon had 1,080. ... Alabama has won 12 of 20 jump balls, including seven when Gueye was jumping at the center circle. ... The Tide has lost 11 straight games when playing the Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium. The last Alabama victory in Nashville came Feb. 3, 1990, when Wimp Sanderson coached the Crimson Tide to a 65-56 victory. ... Vanderbilt’s SEC wins have come at home over Auburn and on the road at South Carolina.

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