Michigan Wolverines at Vanderbilt Commodores
· Coretta Scott King Classic
Aubrey Galvan's 20 points help No. 5 Vanderbilt hold off No. 7 Michigan 72-69
Galvan was 7 of 14 from the field and Mikayla Blakes and Justine Pissott, both New Jersey prep stars, scored 14 points apiece for Vanderbilt (19-0), which ran its season-opening winning steak to 19 games.
Syla Swords and Kendall Dudley each scored 16 points for Michigan (15-3). Olivia Olson added 14 points as the Wolverines had their four-game winning streak halted.
The Wolverines trailed by 17 points in the first half before battling back and closing within two points at 65-63 with two minutes remaining. Vanderbilt got a jumper from Aiyana Mitchell and a 3-pointer from Galvan to increase its lead to 70-63 with 3:03 left.
After two consecutive baskets by Vanderbilt that made the score 71-67, Dudley's layup with 44 seconds left pulled Michigan within 71-69.
Galvan hit a free throw with three seconds left that gave Vanderbilt a three-point lead, and a 3-point try from the corner by Swords fell short as time expired.
The Wolverines led for just 2:51 in the first quarter. Vanderbilt took its biggest lead of the first half after Sacha Washington sank two free throws for a 17-point lead, 47-30, with 43 seconds left.
Vanderbilt leads the series against Michigan, 4-1. The schools last met in 1999.
Michigan: At Rutgers on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 69 - 72 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 69 - 72 |
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Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 72 |
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Syla Swords misses 24-foot three point jumper | 69 - 72 |
| 4th 0:02 | |
Michigan Timeout | 69 - 72 |
Statistics
 MICH |
VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-68 | FG | 25-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 7-8 | FT | 13-16 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 7 | Percent Led | 88 |
Game Information
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 6,742 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 15-0 | - | 25-1 |
| Michigan | 13-2 | 2 | 22-4 |
| Ohio State | 11-3 | 3.5 | 22-4 |
| Iowa | 10-3 | 4 | 19-5 |
| Minnesota | 11-4 | 4 | 20-6 |
| Maryland | 9-6 | 6 | 21-6 |
| Michigan State | 9-6 | 6 | 20-6 |
| Washington | 9-6 | 6 | 19-7 |
| USC | 8-6 | 6.5 | 16-9 |
| Illinois | 7-7 | 7.5 | 17-8 |
| Oregon | 6-8 | 8.5 | 18-9 |
| Nebraska | 5-9 | 9.5 | 16-9 |
| Wisconsin | 5-10 | 10 | 13-13 |
| Purdue | 4-10 | 10.5 | 12-13 |
| Indiana | 3-12 | 12 | 14-13 |
| Northwestern | 2-12 | 12.5 | 8-17 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 13 | 9-17 |
| Rutgers | 1-13 | 13.5 | 9-16 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 11-1 | - | 25-2 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-3 | 1.5 | 24-3 |
| Texas | 9-3 | 2 | 24-3 |
| Tennessee | 8-3 | 2.5 | 16-7 |
| LSU | 8-4 | 3 | 22-4 |
| Ole Miss | 7-4 | 3.5 | 20-6 |
| Oklahoma | 7-5 | 4 | 19-6 |
| Kentucky | 7-6 | 4.5 | 20-7 |
| Alabama | 6-6 | 5 | 20-6 |
| Georgia | 6-6 | 5 | 20-6 |
| Mississippi State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 17-8 |
| Missouri | 4-8 | 7 | 16-11 |
| Florida | 3-9 | 8 | 15-12 |
| Texas A&M | 3-9 | 8 | 10-11 |
| Auburn | 2-10 | 9 | 13-13 |
| Arkansas | 0-11 | 10.5 | 11-15 |