March Begins with Mizzou

Vanderbilt (19-9, 7-8 SEC) vs. No. 14 Missouri Tigers (21-7, 10-5 SEC)
Saturday, March 1 • 5 p.m. CT

Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.  • SEC Network

AT THE TIP

• Vanderbilt hosts No. 14 Missouri at 5 p.m. on Saturday as the Commodores look for a third-straight ranked win.
• The game will air on SEC Network with Dave Neal and Jon Sundvold on the call. Fans can also catch the contest on 102.5 The Game with Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson.

LAST TIME OUT

• Vanderbilt picked up a résumé jewel with its 86-84 win over No. 12 Texas A&M in College Station on Wednesday night.
• The Dores rode a gunslinging 7-of-10 performance from Tyler Nickel beyond the arc as the junior notched a career high in three-point makes.
• MJ Collins added 16 off the bench, 12 coming in the second half, and Jason Edwards 15.
• With both Devin McGlockton and Jaylen Carey tagged with four fouls with 12 minutes to play, JQ Roberts stepped in and provided a pivotal performance grabbing four boards and an emphatic dunk.
• The win marked the first road victory over a top 15 team for the Commodores since 2011. 

BACK-TO-BACK RANKED WINS

• Vanderbilt has earned consecutive wins of ranked foes in No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 24 Ole Miss.
• It’s the first time Vanderbilt has won consecutive contests against ranked teams since 2006-07.

NICKEL IS GOLD

• Tyler Nickel knocked in a career-high seven three-pointers to spark the Dores past No. 12 Texas A&M.
• It’s the fourth time this season he’s made five or more from beyond the arc.
• is shooting .437 in SEC play this season, good for second in the league. His 48 threes in SEC games ranks fourth.
• He has hit 68 three-pointers on the season, ranking 25th in Vandy history and 11 away from entering the top 10 for a single season.
• The junior has hit three or more triples 14 times this season. The Dores are 12-2 in those games. 

JQ ANSWERS THE CALL

• JQ Roberts had played just 15 minutes in SEC play this season but was thrust into action as both McGlockton and Carey picked up their fourth fouls with 12 minutes to play.
• Roberts answered by grabbing a season-high four boards while holding the Aggie frontcourt to just six points in his nine minutes on the floor.

SERIES HISTORY

• Vandy and Mizzou meet for the second time this season and the 19th overall on Saturday. The Tigers lead the series 10-8.
• Mizzou used a red-hot start and staved off a Vandy rally to earn a 75-66 win in the first meeting of the season in Columbia.
• The home team has owned the series, going a combine 15-2 in on-campus meetings.