Alcorn State Braves at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pippen scores 30, Vanderbilt coasts past Alcorn St 87-59
Myles Stute added 16 points for the Commodores (4-2) with Jordan Wright scoring 11 and D.J. Harvey 10.
Jacoby Ross paced Alcorn State (0-4) with 14 points and Tyree Corbett added 12.
Pippen's fast-break dunk staked Vanderbilt to a 41-21 lead at the half and then he poured in 20 points in the second half on 7-of-10 shooting. Vanderbilt shot 15 of 24 (62.5%) in the second half, going 7 of 13 from 3-point range.
The Commodores went 14 of 30 behind the arc with Stute going 4 of 6. Pippen was 5 of 9.
The Braves went 3 of 21 from distance and shot 37% (24 of 65) overall.
Pippen had scored 25 points three times this season and 24 in a loss to Davidson in Vanderbilt's last outing.
The Commodores open Southeastern Conference play against Florida on Wednesday.
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Statistics
 ALCN |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-65 | FG | 32-56 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 3-21 | 3PT | 14-30 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 8-10 | FT | 9-18 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 56 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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 |