Texas State Bobcats at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pippen Jr. scores 30, Vanderbilt beats Texas St. 79-60
Pippen, who had his fourth career game scoring 30-plus points, made two free throws and then converted a 3-point play to spark 26-11 run to close the game. He hit back-to-back 3s to push Vanderbilt’s lead to 17 points with 2:36 to go and, after Caleb Asberry made to free throws, Pippen added a dunk and then another 3-pointer to make it 77-57 with 1:17 to play.
Jordan Wright had 16 points and Myles Stute scored 12, including four 3-pointers, for the Commodores.
Texas State jumped to a 10-2 lead and Asberry hit a 3-pointer that gave the Bobcats a 23-19 lead with 7 minutes left in the first half but Vanderbilt scored 24 of the next 28 points to take the lead for good and make it 43-27 about three minutes into the second half.
Vanderbilt (2-0) went more than 7 minutes without a made field goal as the Bobcats trimmed their deficit to 53-49 with 7:47 to play but Pippen took over.
Mason Harrell scored 16 points and Asberry added 11 for Texas State (1-2).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Scotty Pippen Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tyrel Morgan missed Jumper. | 60 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Quentin Millora-Brown made Layup. | 60 - 79 |
Statistics
 TXST |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-53 | FG | 24-54 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 16-18 | FT | 19-25 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,642 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-11 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 25-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |