Inside the Tennessee-Vanderbilt basketball series

Tennessee-Vanderbilt basketball series.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee will travel 181 miles to Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn. and take on in-state Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt Saturday.

Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. ET and will be televised on the SEC Network. Kevin Fitzgerald and former Vol Dane Bradshaw will have the call.

Tennessee leads Vanderbilt in the all-time series, 122-75. The series dates back to 1922 and Saturday’s matchup is the 198th meeting.

The Commodres lead the series over UT, 54-42, in games played in the Music City. Tennessee has won six of the last seven contests in the series, including four consecutive wins.

The Vols have won eight of its last nine games against in-state opponents and are 15-5 against Volunteer State schools during Rick Barnes’ tenure at UT.