Overview
- Jayden Stone scored 19 points, with Trent Pierce and T.O. Barrett adding 16 each, as Missouri improved to 18-8 overall and 8-5 in the SEC.
- Vanderbilt cut a 21-point deficit late, with Tyler Nickel hitting a 3-pointer at 0:02 before Tyler Tanner intercepted the inbound and narrowly missed a half-court winner.
- Tyler Tanner led Vanderbilt with 27 points, while Mark Mitchell finished with 11 points and a career-best nine assists for Missouri, per the Associated Press.
- Missouri earned an 11-point edge at the foul line (25-of-32) and turned 11 Commodores turnovers into 18 points; Vanderbilt committed two flagrant fouls on Devin McGlockton.
- Dennis Gates criticized the short inbounds pass, saying his first thought was “Oh, s**t,” and praised 7-5 center Trent Burns for career-best minutes (+19 in 18 minutes, seven rebounds) as Missouri moved to 9-0 versus Vandy in Columbia.