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Men's Basketball - Tuesday
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt
8 p.m., Memorial Gym

Saturday's UT-Memphis matchup may have been the best in Tennessee this season, but this one may be even more exciting. Bruce Pearl's squad has ascended to the top of the college basketball world after their ninth straight win, a 66-62 upset of the top-ranked Tigers. The Vols stand atop the Southeastern Conference with an 11-1 record.
Vanderbilt, meanwhile, is playing unquestionably its best basketball of the season. The Commodores have won six straight but still seek a signature win to enhance their NCAA tournament profile. A win over Tennessee would be their second in as many years against a top-ranked opponent at home following last year's 83-70 upset of the defending champion Florida Gators.
The Vols are leading the SEC in scoring at 83.3 points per game. Vandy is last in scoring defense, giving up 73.4 per game. During its winning streak, however, that number has dropped to 63.2 points per game. A win by the Vols clinches them a first-round bye in the SEC tournament.

Men's Basketball - Today
Kansas State vs. No. 7 Texas
8 p.m., ESPN

Texas may have been a dark-horse Final Four candidate when conference play began, but the Longhorns have quietly made a legitimate push for a No. 1 seed. After seven straight wins, Texas (23-4, 10-2 Big 12) sits alone atop the conference standings despite the mild struggles of star guard D.J. Augustin. Kansas State has played its way out of the top 25 after consecutive losses to Nebraska and Baylor, but a win over Texas would but solidify the Wildcats' NCAA bid. Michael Beasley is the leading candidate for Player of the Year, averaging 26.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.

Player of the Week
Amanda Taylor, Women's Tennis

The senior from Richland, Wash., dominated MTSU in Vanderbilt's 7-0 win on Wednesday. Taylor won her doubles match with Courtney Ulery 8-0 before taking her singles match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1 over Ann-Kristin Siljestrom. Taylor and the Commodores open conference play on Friday against the Florida Gators.

Game of the Week
Baseball - Vanderbilt 4, Miami (OH) 3

Facing a losing record in their opening series of the season, the Commodores were saved in a big way by their smallest player. David Macias' two-run single down the left field line completed a three-run ninth-inning rally to give Vandy a 4-3 win Sunday over Miami (OH) and a 2-1 record at the DeMarini Invitational.

Daily Number
7

Number of made 3-pointers by senior guard Alex Gordon in Saturday's win over Georgia, a career-high. Gordon finished with 23 points.

They Said It

"They're one of the best teams in the country primarily because they're one of the best shooting teams in the country."

DENNIS FELTON
UGA Men's Basketball coach after Vanderbilt's 86-74 victory.