Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores

Feb 22, 2025, 8:30 PM · NCAA Men's Basketball

19-8, 5-4 Away

Final
72 - 77

18-9, 13-2 Home

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

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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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

MISS		VAN
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	14
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)

8:30 PM, Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 10,494 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Auburn	15-3	-	32-6
Florida	14-4	1	35-4
Alabama	13-5	2	28-9
Tennessee	12-6	3	30-8
Texas A&M	11-7	4	23-11
Ole Miss	10-8	5	24-12
Kentucky	10-8	5	24-12
Missouri	10-8	5	22-12
Mississippi State	8-10	7	21-13
Arkansas	8-10	7	22-14
Georgia	8-10	7	20-13
Vanderbilt	8-10	7	20-13
Oklahoma	6-12	9	20-14
Texas	6-12	9	19-16
LSU	3-15	12	14-18
South Carolina	2-16	13	12-20

Full Standings