A game after being run out of the gym, Vols inflict the same sort of damage on Vanderbilt in 21-point victory, end Commodores’ historic 3-point streak

Tennessee guard Jordan Bowden drives past Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. during the second half of Saturday night's SEC game in Nashville. Bowden scored 21 points as Tennessee won 66-45. / AP photo by Mark Humphrey Tennessee guard Jordan Bowden drives past Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. during the second half of Saturday night's SEC game in Nashville. Bowden scored 21 points as Tennessee won 66-45. / AP photo by Mark Humphrey

By Gene Henley January 19, 2020 5 min read

NASHVILLE – At some point during Saturday night’s basketball game at Memorial Gymnasium, the Tennessee Volunteers decided that if they weren’t going to have success from long range, neither would the home team.

So while the Vols had their worst 3-point shooting of the season, they also forced Vanderbilt into its least successful showing behind the arc.

Ever.

Tennessee senior Jordan Bowden scored a game-high 21 points, and the Vols took advantage of the Commodores’ historically bad showing to win 66-45 in front of 12,693.

The Vols (11-6, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) return to competition when they host Ole Miss at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Vanderbilt (8-9, 0-4) has lost 24 SEC games in a row, including league tournament play.