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Vandy will play for SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament championship SundayNASHVILLE, Tenn. — For the first time in more than a dozen years, Vanderbilt men’s basketball will be playing for the SEC Tournament title.Using a balanced attack that saw five individuals score in double figures and two others finish with seven points, the No. 4 seed, 22nd-ranked Commodores defeated top-seeded No. 4 Florida 91-74 at Bridgestone Arena Saturday. Vandy will face the winner of the other semifinal featuring Arkansas and Ole Miss in its first appearance in the championship game since defeating Kentucky to claim the crown in 2012 Sunday at…

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On the eve of selection for the NCAA Tournament, Vanderbilt basketball made a stunning statement with its most complete performance in a strong season that’s getting better at an ideal time.On semifinal Saturday at the SEC Tournament, the fourth-seeded Commodores whipped favored top-seeded Florida 91-74 at Bridgestone Arena March 14 in a game that was never all that close.Vanderbilt advanced to the program’s first SEC Tournament final since 2012 on March 15 (noon, ESPN). The other semifinal winner, either Arkansas or Ole Miss, will await hours before the NCAA’s selection show.Tyler Tanner scored 20 and big man Jalen Washington added…

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NASHVILLE – March Madness reared its ugly head to Florida basketball.The top-seeded Gators were stunned by Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament semifinals 91-74 at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, March 14.Also in the process, Florida’s 12-game winning streak came to an end as UF will now wait to see their postseason fate during Sunday’s Selection Show.  Vanderbilt went on an 11-0 run, which is rare occurrence that the Gators have allowed to happen in less than half a dozen times this season.The root of the Commodores’ success was Florida committing costly turnovers.By halftime, Vandy scored 20 points from the Gators’ nine…

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Tyler Tanner scored 26 points and fifth-seeded Vanderbilt pulled away from 12th-seeded McNeese late for a 78-68 victory in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Paycom Center.Vanderbilt (27-8, 11-7 SEC) will play Nebraska in the second round Saturday at a time to be determined.The Commodores had four players score in double figures, with Tyler Nickel and Devin McGlockton scoring 12 apiece. Former OU guard Duke Miles scored 13 points.But Tanner stole the show.The point guard scored 17 points in the second half, putting the game out of reach. He also had seven total rebounds and…

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Vanderbilt basketball survived an upset-minded McNeese State team to win its first NCAA Tournament game in 14 years.The Commodores (27-8), the No. 5 seed in the South Region, opened March Madness with a 78-68 win over the No. 12 seed Cowboys (28-6) at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on March 19. Vanderbilt trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but went on a 37-16 run to take a double-digit lead early in the second half. The Commodores kept McNeese at arm’s length for the rest of the game behind a strong performance from Tyler Tanner, who…

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In this story:OKLAHOMA CITY–It’s as if screenwriting legend Billy Wilder was there smirking in front of his keyboard as Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner put it on the floor a few times on the left wing, got McNeese big man DJ Richards off balance and knocked down an all-but game sealing 3. How could anyone possibly draw it up any better than how this all played out on Thursday? The difference in Vanderbilt taking down McNeese in Thursday’s Round of 64 NCAA Tournament game wasn’t the overwhelming difference in league or budget. It wasn’t even Vanderbilt doing all that much at a…

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