Southeastern Louisiana @ Vanderbilt preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 18, 2010 ) Southeastern Louisiana 52, Vanderbilt 85

Vanderbilt is off to a promising start under first-year coach Jerry Stackhouse and seeks its fifth home victory in five tries this season when it entertains Southeast Louisiana on Monday. The Commodores, who lost their final 20 games of 2018-19, are coming off a 97-60 victory over South Carolina State on Friday that featured six players scoring in double figures.

"Proud of the guys. Proud of the way they shared the ball,” Stackhouse told reporters. “And we defended a lot better for 40 minutes than we did last game. It was a good night.” Vanderbilt is led by sophomore forward Aaron Nesmith, who was sixth nationally entering Sunday with 25.2 points per game. The Lions led by as many as 14 but lost at Austin Peay 81-60 on Saturday, when the Governors - 90-72 losers at Vanderbilt on Wednesday - finished with a 30-2 run as Southeast Louisiana missed its final 19 shots from the field. Sophomore forward Ty Brewer is the only player scoring in double figures for the Lions, who average 65.5 points.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, No TV

ABOUT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA (2-4): Brewer (14.2 points) also leads the team in rebounding (7.8) and field goal percentage (55.1) but was held to four points and four boards Saturday. Senior guard Von Julien and junior forward Pape Diop average 8.8 points apiece with Julien pacing the club with 5.3 assists. Junior forward Brandon Gonzalez has scored a total of 19 points in the last two games, raising his average to seven.

ABOUT VANDERBILT (4-1): Nesmith scored a season-low 20 on Friday and is shooting 61.6 percent from the field and 25-for-44 from 3-point range. Junior guard Saben Lee averages 18.2 points and a team-best seven assists while shooting 51.5 percent from the field, but is 4-for-19 from 3-point range. Freshman guard Scotty Pippen Jr. (11 points) recorded eight of the club's 19 assists Friday while senior forward Clevon Brown averages 10.4 points and a team-most 6.2 rebounds while shooting 22-for-33 from the floor.

TIP-INS

1. The Commodores have made at least eight 3-pointers in each game this season and are shooting 41.4 percent from deep - best among SEC teams.

2. The Lions were fourth-worst nationally in free-throw conversion entering Sunday at 54.3 percent.

3. Nesmith averages makes five 3-pointers per game, which was tied for first nationally with Richmond's Nick Sherod. Nesmith made seven in Vanderbilt's 93-92 overtime loss to the Spiders on Nov. 14 while Sherod converted two.

PREDICTION: Vanderbilt 86, Southeast Louisiana 65