LIVE End Nov 7
STON 73 5.5 o138.0
CMU 72 -5.5 u138.0
Final Nov 7
RMU 77 7.0 o146.0
DEL 81 -7.0 u146.0
Final Nov 7
NCAT 64 26.5 o154.5
WAKE 80 -26.5 u154.5
Final Nov 7
CHSO 66 7.5 o147.5
UNF 90 -7.5 u147.5
Final Nov 7
UMES 84 19.0 o140.5
PENN 87 -19.0 u140.5
Final Nov 7
USM 84 13.5 o153.5
UAB 98 -13.5 u153.5
Final Nov 7
JAC 60 24.5 o153.5
FLA 81 -24.5 u153.5
Final Nov 7
MILW 68 6.5 o156.5
UNI 87 -6.5 u156.5
Final Nov 7
PV 59 17.0 o153.5
DEP 92 -17.0 u153.5
Final Nov 7
NIAG 60 30.0 o144.0
MSU 96 -30.0 u144.0
Final Nov 7
DETU 65 24.0 o140.5
L-IL 87 -24.0 u140.5
Final Nov 7
FAMU 73 31.0 o150.5
SMU 102 -31.0 u150.5
Final Nov 7
MTST 67 17.0 o144.5
WIS 79 -17.0 u144.5
Final Nov 7
NEOM 79 4.5 o149.5
STET 76 -4.5 u149.5
Final Nov 7
SOU 74 26.0 o161.0
IOWA 89 -26.0 u161.0
Final OT Nov 7
BUCK 75 -3.0 o145.5
USI 69 3.0 u145.5
Final Nov 7
ILST 77 3.5 o138.0
NDSU 68 -3.5 u138.0
Final Nov 7
JVST 67 2.0 o132.5
AFA 73 -2.0 u132.5
Final Nov 7
CHAT 74 15.0 o138.0
SMC 86 -15.0 u138.0
Final Nov 7
CP 73 14.5 o160.0
CAL 91 -14.5 u160.0
Final Nov 7
IDST 69 24.0 o137.5
USC 75 -24.0 u137.5
Final Nov 7
CARK 63 31.0 o150.0
UTAH 98 -31.0 u150.0
Final Nov 7
UCD 79 -2.0 o143.0
IDHO 75 2.0 u143.0
Vanderbilt 11th Southeastern15-15
Alabama 8th Southeastern19-12

Vanderbilt @ Alabama preview

Amalie Arena

Last Meeting ( Feb 22, 2022 ) Alabama 74, Vanderbilt 72

Sixth-seeded Alabama will take its first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference tournament title when it plays 11th-seeded Vanderbilt in the second round on Thursday night in Tampa.

The Crimson Tide (19-12) had a first-round bye while Vanderbilt (16-15) cruised to an 86-51 victory over 14th-seeded Georgia on Wednesday.

The winner will face third-seeded Kentucky (25-6), which received a double bye into the quarterfinals, on Friday.

The Crimson Tide have been inconsistent this season while playing what's regarded as the country's toughest schedule by KenPom, ESPN BPI and the Sagarin Rankings.

Alabama has wins over five ranked teams, including then-No. 3 Gonzaga.

"We're trying to put everything that happened in the regular season past us and focus on SEC tournament, postseason play," Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly said. "I feel like guys who haven't been in this situation before, they don't really know what it feels like to be in this position. So the upperclassmen have to set a good example for the younger guys and just make sure guys are prepared to go for postseason play."

The Crimson Tide, which ended the regular season with losses to Texas A&M and LSU, are led by one of the most prolific trios in the country.

Jaden Shackelford (16.6 points per game), Quinerly (14.3) and Keon Ellis (12.1) have accounted for 54 percent of the team's 80.1 points-per-game average, 71 percent of its 3-pointers, 51 percent of its field goals, and 51 percent of its made free throws.

Vanderbilt is led by Scotty Pippen Jr., who had a game-high 14 points in 23 minutes in the lopsided win over Georgia, giving him an SEC-leading 20.3 points per game.

Jordan Wright, who is the only other Commodore who averages in double figures in scoring at 11.7 points per game, added 11 against Georgia, while Myles Stute and Shane Dezonie chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively.

"Scotty has picked up the slack -- no doubt about that," Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse said in his postgame interview. "It's a team effort, and we know it is Scotty's team and what he brings is huge, but we're a team."

Vanderbilt's blowout of Georgia, which saw the Commodores lead by as many as 37 in the second half, enabled Stackhouse to rest his starters. None of the Commodores' starters played more than Stute's 24 minutes.

Alabama defeated host Vanderbilt 74-72 in the teams' regular-season meeting on Feb. 22 in Nashville.

Pippen was terrific, finishing with 26 points, six assists and six steals. But Quinerly scored 19 for the Crimson Tide, who also had Noah Gurley (11 points), JD Davison (10) and Ellis (10) score in double figures, as Alabama rallied from an eight-point, second-half deficit.

--Field Level Media

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