Vanderbilt Commodores at Georgia Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Vanderbilt ends near 8-year drought beating Georgia on road
The Commodores (10-6, 2-2) had won four in a row, including a victory at Arkansas to begin Southeastern Conference play, but were recently toppled by South Carolina and Kentucky at home.
Georgia (5-12, 0-4) lost its sixth straight.
The Bulldogs appeared poised to end its skid as they went to halftime up 36-28 on the strength of 14-for-27 shooting while Vandy missed 19 of 30 shot attempts before the break.
But Vanderbilt regrouped, started the second half with a 13-0 run and never trailed again. Jamaine Mann's dunk with 5:37 left put the Commodores ahead 66-56, but the Bulldogs went on a late 8-2 run to draw within 68-64 on Aaron Cook's layup with 50 seconds left. Pippen made 5 of 6 foul shots to seal it. Pippen, who entered as the SEC's leading scorer at 19.2 points per game, missed nine of 12 shots including 0 for 5 from 3-point range.
Jaxon Etter scored 16 points, Braelen Bridges 14 and Cook 10 for Georgia.
Vanderbilt's last win over Georgia was an 81-66 victory on Jan. 7, 2018. Before Saturday, the Commodores hadn't won at Georgia since Jan. 29, 2014.
Up next the Commodores host No. 22-ranked Tennessee. Georgia travels to face fourth-ranked Auburn on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jordan Wright Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Christian Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Noah Baumann Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Scotty Pippen Jr. missed Free Throw. | 73 - 66 |
Statistics
 VAN |
 UGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 26-58 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 10-19 | FT | 8-10 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 6,980 | 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 |