Live Blog: No. 19 Vanderbilt Basketball at Missouri – Sports Illustrated

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It is go time for No. 19 Vanderbilt as the final pursuit of a SEC regular season title and even just a spot in the top four of the conference continues. The Commodores have six games left in the regular season to best position themselves for a postseason run in the conference tournament and in the NCAA Tournament.
Vanderbilt is 21-4 and 8-4 in SEC play, which is two games behind Florida for the top spot in the conference and a game behind Arkansas for second in the conference. But perhaps the real docs Vanderbilt should think about is the logjam between itself and three others tied with a 8-4 record. It is a four-way tie between Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky for the final two spots for double-byes in the SEC Tournament.
The recipe is simple for Vanderbilt: continue to win and naturally separate itself from the crowd of the standings.
But it will not be easy as Vanderbilt rolls into Missouri to face a Tigers team that is coming off what was an unpredictable week. Missouri won at Texas A&M a week ago, but lost at home to Texas Saturday night.
Missouri sits at 17-8 and seems to be squarely on the bubble right now for the NCAA Tournament. If Vanderbilt is to expect one thing tonight, it will be to expect Missouri to play desperate and play hard as the Tigers try to put a noteworthy win on their resume.
Tipoff between Vanderbilt and Missouri is set for 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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Graham Baakko is a writer for Vanderbilt Commodores On SI, primarily covering football, basketball and baseball. Graham is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, where he wrote for The Crimson White, WVUA-FM, WVUA 23 as he covered a variety of Crimson Tide sports. He also covered South Carolina athletics as a sportswriting intern for GamecockCentral.
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