RV/24 Vanderbilt (4-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Texas Southern (0-4, 0-0 SWAC)
Thursday, Nov. 20 • 6 p.m. CT
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.
SEC Network+ • 102.5 The Game • Game Notes • Game Day Central
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt men’s basketball caps a three-game homestand when the Commodores host Texas Southern at 6 p.m. Thursday night in Memorial Gymnasium.
Thursday’s contest will stream on SEC Network+ with Andrew Allegretta and Shan Foster on the call. Fans can also tune in to 102.5 The Game for Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson’s call of the action.
POLL TALK
- Vanderbilt entered the top 25 of the USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time since December 2015. The Dores are ranked No. 24 by the coaches.
- Vandy sits just outside the AP Top 25 with 57 points, good for 28th most in the poll.
THESE DORES CAN SCORE
- Vanderbilt leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally averaging 101.5 points per game this season.
- The Commodores are one of three teams to score 100 or more points on three occasions this year (Louisville, USF). The Dores are the only one of those three to put 100-plus on a high major foe (105 at UCF).
- For the first time in program history, Vanderbilt opened the season with back-to-back 100-point games. The Dores opened the year with 105-point outbursts vs. Lipscomb and at UCF.
- The opening onslaught marked the first consecutive 100-point games since 1980 for Vanderbilt.
- Vandy has topped 90 in four-straight games for the first time since 1980.
ANALYTICS ASSESSMENT
- Through two weeks, Vanderbilt is among the elite teams in the country analytically.
- Bart Torvik has the Commodores seventh overall and tabs the offense as the top-ranked attack in the nation.
- KenPom has the Dores ranked 13th nationally with the No. 6 offense in the country.
- EvanMiya has Vandy slotted 17th with the fifth-best offensive rating.
- The Dores are the highest rated SEC offense in all three analytic systems.
- Vanderbilt ranks second in the country in turnover rate, committing a turnover on just 9.8 percent of its offensive possessions.
- Defensively, the Dores rank 20th in the country in steal percentage at 14.2 percent and 25th nationally in block rate at 16.7 percent.
OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY
- Vanderbilt is averaging 1.343 points per possession this season, the second-best mark in the nation.
- The Commodores own an effective field goal percentage of 62.3, the 10th-best mark in college basketball and second-best in the SEC.
- Vandy’s 40.3 clip from three-point range ranks 28th nationally while its 63.9 percent mark from two is 13th in the country.
SERIES HISTORY
- Thursday’s matchup will be the first between Vanderbilt and Texas Southern.
- The Dores are 19-1 all-time against SWAC members after defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday.
