Bulldogs face tall task in SEC tourney tilt with Commodores

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03/12/2010 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterfinal-round action of the 2010 SEC Tournament pits the 20th ranked Vanderbilt Commodores against the darkhorse Georgia Bulldogs.

The winner will move into the semifinals for a clash with either Mississippi State or Florida.

Georgia, the SEC East Division's sixth seed, closed out the regular season with back-to-back losses, but the team bounced back strong with a 77-64 decision over Arkansas yesterday. The Bulldogs have two SEC Tournament championships to their credit, the most recent of which was earned in 2008. Unfortunately, this year's group is just 14-16 overall and needs to win this event to continue along in the postseason.

Vanderbilt, the second seed from the East Division, earned its lone SEC Tournament title way back in 1951, by far the longest drought of any of the teams that have won the crowd. The Commodores are 29-47 in the event, but this year's team is one of the best in recent memory. Vanderbilt is 23-7 overall and went 12-4 in conference play, but the team is coming off a loss to South Carolina at home in the regular-season finale.

Georgia beat Vanderbilt in the first regular-season meeting between the two teams and lost the second in overtime, so there is no doubt that an upset is possible. In regard to the all-time series between the two teams, the Commodores own an 81-47 advantage.

There are two double-digit scorers in the fold for Georgia, and standout forward Trey Thompkins leads the way with 17.9 ppg and 8.4 rpg. Travis Leslie checks in with 14.1 ppg for the Bulldogs, who are generating 68.7 ppg while limiting opponents to 69.1 ppg. Georgia is outrebounding foes by five boards per contest, but the club has committed 105 more turnovers than the opposition. In yesterday's 13-point victory over Arkansas, Thompkins racked up 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, while Leslie tallied 21 points. Both Dustin Ware and Ricky McPhee scored 10 points for the Bulldogs, who earned a 45-28 rebounding advantage and limited the Razorbacks to 38.8 percent shooting from the field, including 1-of-12 from three-point range.

Vanderbilt is the best free throw shooting team in the conference, and that asset could certainly prove critical in close tournament games. While the Commodores do lack the type of player capable of consistently taking games over at the offensive end, there are three double-digit scorers in the fold. Jermaine Beal (14.7 ppg), A.J. Ogilvy (13.9 ppg) and Jeffery Taylor (13.9 ppg) provide plenty of balance to the lineup. Ogilvy is pulling down 6.2 rpg and has blocked 46 shots, providing the team with a presence in the paint after a slow start. John Jenkins is just a freshman, but he is scoring 10.5 ppg for Vandy on the strength of his 46.7 percent shooting from three-point range. The Commodores are generating 78.1 ppg on 47.5 percent field goal efficiency, and they are limiting opponents to 69.3 ppg on 41.2 percent shooting.

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