Tiger Trek Tuesday

Vanderbilt hits road for SEC tilt at LSU

Vanderbilt (5-9, 0-1 SEC) at LSU (9-5, 1-0 SEC)
Tuesday, Jan. 9 • 8 p.m. CT

Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, La. • SEC Network

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Game NotesProgram
  • Vanderbilt begins a week on the road with a Tuesday night trip to LSU for an 8 p.m. tip on the SEC Network. Roy Philpott and Carolyn Peck will have the call.
  • The Commodores dropped a 78-75 affair against Alabama in the SEC opener. Vanderbilt trailed by 18 early in the first half and erased the deficit to just four by half.
  • The Dores’ last three losses have come by a combined six points. Vandy fell in a 1-point game to Western Carolina, a 2-point game at Memphis and a 3-point contest against Alabama.
  • Tyrin Lawrence and Jason Rivera-Torres each scored 20 points in the SEC opener, marking back-to-back games where multiple Commodores scored 20-plus points.
  • Rivera-Torres’ 20-point day was a career high for the freshman. He finished the day 8-of-13 from the field.
  • Vanderbilt is 65-57 all-time against LSU, but just 20-36 in Baton Rouge.