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Vanderbilt men’s basketball will play its final regular-season game today, March 6 (1 p.m. CT, ESPN) against rival Tennessee at Food City Center in Knoxville.The No. 25 Commodores (23-7, 10-7 SEC) are coming off an 89-86 overtime road victory against Ole Miss on March 3. Tyler Tanner had 34 points, five rebounds and seven assists; Duke Miles and AK Okereke each scored 16.The Vols (21-9, 11-6) are coming off a 78-59 road victory against South Carolina on March 3. J.P. Estrella had 22 points and seven rebounds, and Felix Okpara added 20 points and eight rebounds.Tennessee won the first meeting this season 69-65…

In this story:KNOXVILLE, TN—That's the type of day that Vanderbilt basketball will remember for a long time. It hadn't won in this place in a long time, but there it was celebrating as it ran to the tunnel at Thompson-Boling Arena after a 86-82 win over the Volunteers. Here's a few takeaways regarding the magnitude of that win. That’s Vanderbilt’s best win of the yearByington’s team was the better team on the floor for nearly all of Saturday’s game, it led the whole way and it didn’t show any signs of only getting this done because of Ament’s absence. This…

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In this story:At first, the thought of Vanderbilt being the No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament seemed like a pipe dream. Vanderbilt was limping into the final weekend of the SEC slate, losing three of its last five. The Commodores had to go into Tennessee and win if they wanted to guarantee to avoid playing on the first day of the SEC Tournament.But there was one path for Vanderbilt to get to a top four spot in the conference and earn a double-bye. Vanderbilt had to win, Missouri had to lose to Arkansas and Florida had to go on…

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KNOXVILLE — Tennessee didn’t need Nate Ament at all during this past Tuesday’s 19-point triumph at South Carolina.The Volunteers missed him significantly Saturday.Tennessee had a wretched start to its regular-season finale against Vanderbilt at the Food City Center, falling behind by 13 points within the first seven minutes and having to scramble the rest of the way in an 86-82 loss. The No. 24 Commodores led wire to wire in improving to 24-7 overall and closing their Southeastern Conference slate at 11-7, while the No. 23 Vols fell to 21-10 and 11-7.”We had turnovers, and we didn’t establish what we…

In this story:Yolett McPhee-McCuin and the Ole Miss Rebels are heading to the SEC Tournament Semifinals on Saturday after an impressive victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores in Greenville (S.C.).The Rebels (23-10, 8-8 SEC) have defeated the Commodores (27-4, 13-3 SEC) seven times in a row, dating to 2022. Ole Miss has also bested Vanderbilt twice in one season in back-to-back years. McPhee-McCuin is now 6-0 against Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph. McPhee-McCuin has guided Ole Miss to three victories over top five opponents this season, which is the first time in program history. Last time the Rebels beat three top…

Switch between CA and NY editions here.Shea Ralph let the referees know exactly how she felt about their performance.The Vanderbilt women’s basketball coach received what she said was her first career ejection in five seasons with the program after going off on the officials during her team’s shocking 89-78 loss to No. 24 Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals Friday night.With her fifth-ranked team trailing by 22 early in the fourth quarter, Ralph lost her cool.“How is that a f–king foul,” she first asked a male referee.Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph was just ejected after Mikayla Blakes picked up…

In this story:KNOXVILLE, TN—Vanderbilt walk-on Coleson Messer found out mid Saturday morning that Tennessee’s senior night was taking place ahead of Vanderbilt’s matchup with the Volunteers and would shake up Saturday’s pregame schedule, so he went to the team group chat. “Let’s ruin their senior night,” Messer told the team via text message. The text would’ve been left for dead and would’ve stayed within the confines of Vanderbilt’s team group chat had this gone awry, but it became a significant piece of the lore that defines the new era of this rivalry as a result of what Vanderbilt did Saturday. The Commodores…