No. 5Vanderbilt Commodores

South Region · 1st Round

Past match

Vanderbilt Commodores won.

Vanderbilt Commodores beat the McNeese Cowboys

Ranked #12 · 28-6 68 – 78

Ranked #5 · 27-8

Final · Thu, Mar 19

Game Details

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Recap

Vanderbilt rallies to beat McNeese for its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2012

Tyler Tanner had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Vanderbilt rallied to beat McNeese 78-68 on Thursday for its first victory in the NCAA Tournament since 2012.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
MCN	35	33	68
VAN	38	40	78

Game Flow

MCN VAN

H1H2

8-0Biggest Run9-0

11Largest Lead12

5 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · Vanderbilt Commodores

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

McNeese Cowboys

Garwey Dual · 16Points
Garwey Dual · 6Assists
Jerrell Colbert · 6Rebounds

Vanderbilt Commodores

Tyler Tanner · 26Points
Tyler Tanner · 5Assists
AK Okereke · 9Rebounds

2025-26 Southland Conference Standings

Team	GB
Stephen F. Austin	-
McNeese	1
UT Rio Grande Valley	6
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	7
LSU New Orleans	8
Nicholls	8
Houston Christian	12
Northwestern State	12
Incarnate Word	13
Lamar	13
East Texas A&M	14
SE Louisiana	14

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team	GB
Florida	-
Arkansas	3
Alabama	3
Vanderbilt	5
Tennessee	5
Texas A&M	5
Georgia	6
Kentucky	6
Missouri	6
Texas	7
Auburn	9
Oklahoma	9
Mississippi State	11
Ole Miss	12
South Carolina	12
LSU	13

Team Stats

McNeese CowboysVanderbilt Commodores

Shooting

25-69, 36% Field Goals 26-51, 51%

9-26, 35% 3-Pointers 9-24, 38%

9-9, 100% Free Throws 17-20, 85%

Possessions

34 Rebounds 37

16 Offensive Rebounds 9

11 Assists 15

9 Steals 3

5 Blocks 3

6 Turnovers 13

17 Fouls 11

Scoring

22 Points in Paint 34

16 Fast Break Points 5

11 Largest Lead 12

Box Score

McNeese Cowboys ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. ColbertF	0	6	1	31	0-4	0-1	0-0	1	2	2	4	2	2
T. ArchieG	13	2	2	30	6-16	1-5	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	1
L. JohnsonG	15	5	0	28	4-17	1-6	6-6	1	0	0	0	5	4
G. DualG	16	3	6	34	7-13	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	1	2	4
J. GarciaG	10	4	2	37	4-11	2-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	4	2
Bench
P. MacharF	0	0	0	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0
J. Fredson-ColeF	5	5	0	12	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	4	1	2
Y. NdjongaF	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Richards Jr.G	9	4	0	19	2-5	2-4	3-3	0	2	0	2	2	2
C. CherenfantG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Mazou TahirouF	DNP: Did not play
K. BrewerG	DNP: Did not play
E. VillarrealG	DNP: Did not play
JJ RembertG	DNP: Did not play
T. BrownG	DNP: Did not play
Team	68	34	11		25-69	9-26	9-9	6	9	5	16	18	17

Vanderbilt Commodores ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
AK OkerekeF	7	9	4	33	2-5	2-3	1-2	2	0	1	4	5	3
T. NickelF	12	3	2	33	3-9	3-8	3-4	1	0	0	1	2	0
D. McGlocktonF	12	8	0	32	6-6	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	7	2
T. TannerG	26	7	5	37	7-16	3-8	9-10	3	1	0	0	7	1
D. MilesG	13	1	3	28	4-9	1-5	4-4	2	2	0	1	0	2
Bench
J. WashingtonF	4	3	1	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	2
C. BingF	4	3	0	22	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	3	1
T. HarrisF	DNP: Did not play
M. NicholsonF	DNP: Did not play
J. LeverettC	DNP: Did not play
G. Kimble IIIG	DNP: Did not play
J. Dean-VinesG	DNP: Did not play
C. MesserG	DNP: Did not play
M. KeeffeG	DNP: Did not play
M. JamesG	DNP: Did not play
F. CollinsG	DNP: Did not play
Team	78	37	15		26-51	9-24	17-20	13	3	3	9	28	11

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