Vanderbilt women's basketball beat the Tennessee Lady Vols for the first time in five years with a Mikayla Blakes layup just before time expired. Vanderbilt finished the first half on a 16-2 run and allowed just five points in the second quarter,
Vanderbilt basketball coach Shea Ralph had a few choices when drawing up the play down one against No. 15 Tennessee. She could give the ball to star forward Khamil Pierre, a monster athlete who's often unstoppable in the paint.
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Vanderbilt University's men's basketball team secured a win against the University of Tennessee with a final score of 76-75.
Inspired by the football program's upset of Alabama, Vandy players took part in the court storm after defeating their in-state rival
Vanderbilt basketball came into SEC play with a shot to make the NCAA Tournament. The Commodores (13-3, 1-2 SEC) were listed in Joe Lunardi's projected brackets. But the SEC is the toughest conference in college basketball this year, and that's a double ...
Vanderbilt ended its eight-game losing streak in the series between in-state Southeastern Conference rivals, but Tennessee still holds a commanding lead at 80-11. The Commodores hadn't beaten the Lady Vols since winning 76-69 in Knoxville on Feb. 28, 2019; they did so at home for the first time since a 74-63 victory on Feb. 10, 2014.
Mikayla Blakes scored 23 points and tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer as Vanderbilt rallied last in a 71-70 victory over No. 15 Tennessee.
Zaay Green scored 21 points, Karly Weathers hit 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and No. 19 Alabama beat Arkansas 94-62.
Jaylen Blakes' game winner lifted Stanford over North Carolina on Saturday, while Mikayla Blakes' putback helped Vanderbilt take down Tennessee on Sunday.
Two more Cooper jumpers and the Lady Vols had cut the gap to five, 39-34, with 7:08 remaining. After Vandy responded with a Blakes layup, Spearman hit one of two free-throw attempts to send her team into the 5:10 media break trailing by six,