No. 22 Vanderbilt 77, LSU 69

No. 22 Vanderbilt 77, LSU 69

Published Feb. 13, 2010 4:13 p.m. ET

Reserve Lance Goulbourne scored 11 of his career-high 18 points in the second half and No. 22 Vanderbilt held off LSU for a 77-69 victory Saturday.

Despite blowing an eight-point lead in the second half, Vanderbilt (19-5, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) avoided a letdown after Tuesday?s big win over instate rival Tennessee.

Tied at 59 with just over 4 minutes left, the Commodores went on a 9-2 run to pull away.

The Tigers (9-16, 0-11) have lost 13 straight SEC regular-season games. The streak dates to last season when they lost their last two league games after clinching the conference championship.

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Jermaine Beal scored 17 points, Jeffery Taylor added 15 and A.J. Ogilvy had 12 for Vanderbilt.

Tasmin Mitchell scored 20 points, Bo Spencer added 18, Storm Warren had 12 and Dennis Harris had 10 for LSU.

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