LSU Tigers at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
57 - 51
LSU rallies from 16 down, beats Vanderbilt 57-51
The Tigers (18-11, 9-8) also snapped a seven-game road skid in the Southeastern Conference with their first win away from home since Jan. 11. They overcame a poor shooting first half where they hit only 8 of 30 (26.7 percent) and survived two scoring droughts, the second that stretched 6:49.
Andre Stringer added 11 points for LSU, which hit all eight free throws in the final 3:23 for the win.
Vanderbilt (15-14, 7-10) lost its third straight and fourth in five games with the two senior starters struggling to shoot on Senior Night. Rod Odom was 4 of 18 and finished with 15 points. Point guard Kyle Fuller missed his first seven shots and wound up 2 of 15 with seven points.
The Tigers started like they forgot when tipoff was. They missed eight straight shots twice in the first half and went 6:49 without scoring as Vanderbilt outshot and outhustled them. Vandy took its biggest lead at 28-12 on a pair of free throws by Odom.
LSU finished the first half with a 12-4 run to pull within 32-24 at halftime, and it opened the second half with an 11-5 spurt with Shavon Coleman's two free throws pulling the Tigers within 37-35 with 14:55 remaining. That set up a tight finish with the Commodores hitting just enough shots to keep their lead until they went cold.
Odom missed 10 straight shots before his 3-pointer went down with 6:26 left for a 46-41 lead. O'Bryant scored, and Stringer hit two free throws to pull LSU within 46-45. Fuller drove for a layup with 5:25 left, but Vanderbilt didn't hit another bucket. The Commodores wound up 6 of 29 (20.7 percent) in the second half.
Things went so well in the first half for Vanderbilt that walk-on Nathan Watkins hit a 3-pointer seconds after checking in, and added a reverse layup after Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings had yelled for one of his Commodores to go into the paint. O'Bryant finally ended the Tigers' scoring drought with a jumper with 2:32 left, starting the Tigers' on their 12-4 finish to the half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jordan Mickey Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Kyle Fuller missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Andre Stringer made Free Throw. | 57 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Andre Stringer made Free Throw. | 56 - 51 |
Statistics
 LSU |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-54 | FG | 18-59 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 2-15 | 3PT | 7-29 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 19-24 | FT | 8-12 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 9,968 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |