WTF Vandy? Round 1: (3) Siena, 2008 vs. (6) UNLV, 2019

01/06/2020 21:56

(3) Siena 83, Vanderbilt 62, March 21, 2008 The 2007-08 basketball season was magical, until it wasn't. Vanderbilt started the season 16-0 before taking its first loss in double overtime at Rupp Arena, though that started a stretch of four losses in five games. But that was followed by a seven-game winning streak capped by a win over Tennessee at Memorial Gym when they were ranked #1 in the country (in fact, this was their first game ever as the nation's top-ranked team.) That stretch also included the famous “Neltner's Winning” game, a raucous 93-52 win over Kentucky at Memorial Gym during which Ross Neltner outscored the Wildcats in the first half. Even after going 2-3 to finish the season,