Dores Host Prairie View A&M Friday

Vanderbilt looks to extend nonconference streak

A basketball player wearing a white Vanderbilt jersey with the number 9 gestures with his hands while running on the court during a game.A basketball player wearing a white Vanderbilt jersey with the number 9 gestures with his hands while running on the court during a game.

No. 22/19 Vanderbilt (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Prairie View A&M (2-2, 0-0 SWAC)
Friday, Nov. 13 • 6 p.m. CT

Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.

Tickets • SEC Network+ • 94.9 The Fan

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 22 Vanderbilt continues its season-opening homestand with a Friday night matchup against Prairie View A&M at Memorial Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+.

Friday's tilt will also air on 94.9 The Fan and the Vanderbilt Athletics app where fans can listen to Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson call all the action.

LAST TIME OUT

• Vanderbilt rolled in the second half to a 105-81 win over Memphis on Tuesday night.

• Ace Glass dropped 23 points, all in the second half, to help the Dores roll over the Tigers.

• Vandy outrebounded Memphis 44-29 and racked up 20 assists in the win.

• The Commodore knocked down 15 threes for the first time since the 2025-26 season opener against Lipscomb

• Five Dores scored in double figures as Tyler Tanner (17), Berke Büyüktuncel (16), Bangot Dak (11) and Sebastian Williams-Adams (11) all joined Glass (23)

• Vanderbilt's defense held Memphis to just 12-of-35 from the field in the second half and limited the Tigers to 4-of-19 from three on the night

ON A ROLL

• Vanderbilt owns the nation's second-longest active nonconference winning streak at 21 consecutive victories behind only Nebraska at 25 games

• The 21-straight nonconference wins are the most in program history

• The Commodores have won each of their first three contests this season by at least 20 points

GLASS GOES OFF

• After going 0-for-2 in the first half, Glass dropped all 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 5-of-9 behind the line against Memphis

• Glass scored 19 of his points in the first 7:18 of the second stanza. He hit back-to-back triples in the first 1:07 after the break to spark Vandy's rout of the Tigers

• Glass co-leads the SEC with 11 made threes and is shooting at a 42.3 percent clip from downtown

ANALYTICALLY SPEAKING

• Vanderbilt sits seventh in KenPom through three games to open the season

• The Dores own a top 10 offense and defense according to the analytics site

TICKETS

Vanderbilt men’s basketball season and single-game tickets are now on sale along with mini-plans. Secure the best seats to the best matchups in Memorial Gymnasium all season long by visiting VUCommodores.com/mbb-ticketing.