No. 22/19 Vanderbilt (2-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. RV/RV Memphis (2-0, 0-0 AAC)
Tuesday, Nov. 10 • 6:15 p.m. CT
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.
Tickets • SEC Network+ • 94.9 The Fan
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 22/19 Vanderbilt men's basketball welcomes in-state rival Memphis to Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday for a 6:15 p.m. tip.
Tuesday's tilt will stream on SEC Network+. Fans can also tune in to 94.9 The Fan and the Vanderbilt Athletics app to listen to Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson call all the action.
THE MATCHUP
- Both Vanderbilt and Memphis enter Tuesday's tilt at 2-0 after the Commodores opened the season with blowout victories over Bellarmine and Wake Forest. Memphis comes into the game boasting victories over then-No. 18 Iowa State and VCU.
- The Commodores and Tigers are meeting for the second consecutive season and the fourth time in a five-year span. Vanderbilt claimed a 77-70 overtime victory at Memphis last season.
- Vandy leads the all-time series 9-8 entering Tuesday's matchup.
DEFENSE LOCKED IN
- Vanderbilt's new look lineup flexed its defensive muscle in the opening week, holding Bellarmine to just 47 points and Wake Forest to 51 points.
- The 47 points were the fewest the Commodores have surrendered in a game since 2022 and the fewest allowed in a season opener since holding Austin Peay to 41 in 2015.
- It is just the fifth time the Commodores have held an opening-day foe below 50 points in the shot clock era.
- Vanderbilt leads all high major teams allowing just 49 points per game through opening week. The Commodores rank sixth in all of college basketball in scoring defense.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE TT
- Tyler Tanner notched his second career double-double and the first in points and rebounds in Vandy's 74-51 victory over Wake Forest.
- Tanner scored 17 points while grabbing a career-high 10 boards against the Demon Deacons.
- The guard leads Vanderbilt averaging 18.5 points over the first week while adding 4.0 assists per game.
NATIONALLY RANKED
- The Commodores climbed to No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 19 in the Coaches Poll.
- The Dores have appeared in 19-straight AP polls dating back to last season, marking the school record for most consecutive poll appearances in school history. Vandy appeared in 18-straight polls spanning the 1964-65 and 1965-66 seasons.
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.