NCAAB

Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ole Miss Rebels
19-8, 5-4 Away
Final
72 - 77
Vanderbilt Commodores
18-9, 13-2 Home

Chris Manon's late 3 puts Vanderbilt ahead to stay in 77-72 win over No. 24 Ole Miss

Highlight: Commodores knock off No. 24 Ole Miss to end skid

The Commodores (18-9, 6-8 Southeastern Conference) led by as much as 19 and 41-33 at halftime before Ole Miss put Vanderbilt at risk of blowing another double-digit lead.

Manon finished with a season-high 16 points. Jason Edwards added 15, Tyler Nickel had 13 and Devin McGlockton 10.

First-year coach Mark Byington has Vanderbilt closer to an NCAA Tournament berth after being picked to finish last in the SEC. The Commodores have three wins over ranked opponents and came into Saturday 10th in the league standings.

Ole Miss (19-8, 8-6) lost its second straight.

Malik Dia, who started his career at Vanderbilt, scored a career-high 22 points for Ole Miss. Sean Pedulla added 21.

Takeaways Ole Miss: The Rebels took too long to wake up and went too cold for too long. They finished the first half on a 16-5 run and opened the second outscoring Vanderbilt 18-5. They last led 64-62 after five straight points by Dia, the last a 3 with 7:36 left. Then they missed nine of 10 shots.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores improved to 13-2 at Memorial Gym where they haven't lost consecutive games this season.

Key moment Vanderbilt took control with an 11-2 spurt started by a pair of free throws from Edwards. Then Manon stole the ball from Pedulla before hitting that go-ahead 3. Manon's emphatic dunk forced Ole Miss to take a timeout followed by a layup by Tyler Tanner.

Key stat Vanderbilt sealed the win hitting its final eight free throws.

Up next Ole Miss continues a two-game road swing at No. 1 Auburn on Wednesday with Vanderbilt playing its fifth straight ranked opponent at No. 7 Texas A&M.

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Matchup Prediction

Vanderbilt: 45.1%
Ole Miss: 54.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 77
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 77
2nd 0:02 Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound. 72 - 77
2nd 0:02 Sean Pedulla missed Three Point Jumper. 72 - 77
2nd 0:05 Grant Huffman subbing in for Vanderbilt 72 - 77

Statistics

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25-60 FG 24-52
41.7 Field Goal % 46.2
9-28 3PT 8-23
32.1 Three Point % 34.8
13-15 FT 21-29
86.7 Free Throw % 72.4
30 Rebounds 37
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
20 Defensive Rebounds 26
11 Assists 13
8 Steals 9
6 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 13
10 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 32
21 Fouls 14
2 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Memorial Gymnasium (TN)

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 10,494 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 14-1 - 26-2
Alabama 12-3 2 23-5
Florida 11-4 3 24-4
Tennessee 10-5 4 23-5
Missouri 10-5 4 21-7
Texas A&M 9-6 5 20-8
Ole Miss 8-7 6 19-9
Kentucky 8-7 6 19-9
Mississippi State 7-8 7 19-9
Vanderbilt 7-8 7 19-9
Arkansas 6-9 8 17-11
Georgia 5-10 9 17-11
Texas 5-10 9 16-12
Oklahoma 4-11 10 17-11
LSU 3-12 11 14-14
South Carolina 1-14 13 11-17
Full Standings