South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Reese, South Carolina hold off Vanderbilt 72-70
Myles Stute, who led the Commodores with 19 points, made 1 of 2 free throws with 12 seconds left. Reese responded with 1 of 2 from the line with 6.3 seconds to go.
Following a timeout, Scotty Pippen Jr. took the ball the length of the court but as he drove to the basket tried to kick out out as time expired.
Wildens Leveque added 10 for the Gamecocks (10-4, 1-1 Southeastern Conference).
Pippen scored 15 of his 17 in the second half and Jordan Wright had 15 for the Commodores (9-5, 1-1), who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
South Carolina led 34-32 at the half. Four free throws by Pippen had Vanderbilt within 49-48 but Jermaine Couisnard hit a 3 and scored the last seven points in an 8-0 run to make it 57-48 just past the midpoint. A three-point play by Reese produced the big lead at 64-53 with 6:08 to go.
Pippen's jumper pulled Vanderbilt within 69-67 with 1:34 remaining. Chico Carter Jr. made a dunk for South Carolina with just under a minute to play but Pippen made two more free throws and it was 71-69 at 40 seconds.
The Gamecocks ran the clock down but missed a 3-pointer and Stute was fouled on the rebound.
South Carolina was only 3 of 17 from 3-point range but shot 55% (28 of 51) overall. The Gamecocks went 13 of 18 from the foul line but Vanderbilt, which shot just 39% despite going 8 of 22 behind the arc, made 26 of 36 free throws.
South Carolina plays at No. 18 Tennessee on Tuesday while Vanderbilt is home against Kentucky.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Vanderbilt Timeout | 72 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Vanderbilt Timeout | 72 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | James Reese V made Free Throw. | 72 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 70 |
Statistics
 SC |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-51 | FG | 18-46 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 13-18 | FT | 26-36 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 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 |
| 28 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,581 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 17-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-18 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-18 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 12-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-16 |