It happened right in front of the Tennessee bench. The corner of the court directly in front of head coach Rick Barnes. Vanderbilt moved the ball for a corner 3-point attempt from Jason Edwards and Zakai Zeigler closed out hard on the play,

Chaz Lanier had 2 free throws at the end of Tennessee basketball's game vs Vanderbilt, making one but missing the 2nd that would have tied the game.

Chaz Lanier is averaging 8.3 points per game in his past three SEC games after scoring five in Tennessee's win against Georgia.

Tennessee basketball plays at Vanderbilt on Saturday in the first meeting with coach Mark Byington's Commodores.

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The Tennessee Volunteers dropped their game against in-state rival Vanderbilt on Saturday. Head coach Rick Barnes watched his team struggle with the Commodores’ defensive pressure throughout the game, but that pressure didn’t amount to anything he wasn’t happy to see SEC officials let everyone play through.

Rick Barnes said he never considered putting Zakai Zeigler back in the game with two fouls in the first half Saturday afternoon, as Vanderbilt was extending its lead on No. 6 Tennessee before the break.

Tennessee basketball and Vanderbilt play Saturday in Nashville for the first meeting since Mark Byington was hired as the Commodores coach.

Rick Barnes has dominated his in-state SEC rival as Tennessee's coach. He's now 0-1 against Mark Byington at Vanderbilt.

Rick Barnes benched Tennessee leading scorer Chaz Lanier during the second half of Saturday's college basketball game against Texas. He is getting paid