Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators
· NCAA Men's BasketballVandy snaps skid, beats Florida 88-80
Trey Thomas scored 16 and was perfect shooting, making all five shot attempts — four from 3-point range — and both foul shots. Ezra Manjon scored 11 and reserve Jordan Wright scored 10 points with 10 rebounds for the Commodores. Robbins finished 10-for-18 shooting.
Robbins made a pair of foul shots at the 9:33 mark, followed with a 3-pointer 30 seconds later for a 65-61 lead and Vanderbilt (13-12, 6-6) led for the remainder. The Commodores reached safe distance on a 10-2 run between the 6:19 mark to 2:47 remaining. Vanderbilt led 42-41 at halftime in a contest that had 15 lead changes.
The Commodores shot 12 of 23 from distance compared to a 2 of 20 performance from Florida.
Colin Castleton scored 25 points for Florida and had 11 rebounds, Riley Kugel scored 18, reserve Kawacie Reeves scored 14 and Kyle Lofton 12 for the Gators (13-12, 6-6).
The Commodores travel to South Carolina on Tuesday. Florida will attempt to end its three-game skid on Wednesday when it hosts Ole Miss.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Riley Kugel made Layup. | 88 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Trey Thomas made Free Throw. | 88 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Trey Thomas made Free Throw. | 87 - 78 |
Statistics
VAN |
FLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 32-67 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 12-23 | 3PT | 2-20 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 10 |
| 20-29 | FT | 14-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Gainesville, FL
Attendance: 10,024 | 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 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 20-16 |
| 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 |


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