Vanderbilt @ Missouri Game Overview
VAN vs MIZZRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 03, '24 | VAN |
68 - 61
|
VAN 2.0 | u141.0 |
| Jan 07, '23 | MIZZ |
85 - 82
|
VAN 8.0 | o149.5 |
| Feb 08, '22 | VAN |
70 - 62
|
VAN -7.5 | o131.5 |
| Feb 26, '20 | VAN |
61 - 52
|
MIZZ -2.0 | u139.0 |
| Feb 02, '19 | MIZZ |
77 - 67
|
MIZZ -3.0 | o134.5 |
| Feb 27, '18 | VAN |
74 - 66
|
MIZZ 2.0 | u143.0 |
| Feb 11, '17 | MIZZ |
72 - 52
|
MIZZ 7.0 | u139.0 |
| Feb 10, '16 | VAN |
86 - 71
|
MIZZ 15.5 | o138.0 |
| Feb 21, '15 | VAN |
76 - 53
|
VAN -13.0 | u129.5 |
| Feb 19, '14 | MIZZ |
67 - 64
|
VAN 9.0 | u133.0 |
VAN vs MIZZ Preview
Last Meeting ( Feb 3, 2024 ) Missouri 61, Vanderbilt 68
Missouri came into this season with last year's 0-18 Southeastern Conference finish hanging over the proceedings.
The Tigers (12-3, 1-1 SEC) gained a measure of relief with their 83-67 breakthrough over LSU at home Tuesday. They will bid for their second straight league victory Saturday afternoon when they face Vanderbilt (13-2, 1-1) in Columbia, Mo.
Holdovers from the 0-18 team include guards Tamar Bates (13.1 points per game) and Anthony Robinson (10.3 points, 3.7 assists).
"They're not the same players they were last year," Missouri coach Dennis Gates said. "So the new version of them, they're not responsible for that, either. And right now, I just want them to focus, continue to move forward.
"Our goal is to play in San Antonio, Texas (at the Final Four). And that's why guys are looking forward, not backward."
Forward Mark Mitchell (13.1 points) and guard Marques Warrick (9.2) are making impacts for the Tigers as transfers. Guard Caleb Grill (11.1) returned Dec. 30 after missing five games with a neck injury.
Vanderbilt is coming off a 76-64 loss to No. 14 Mississippi State at home Tuesday that ended a seven-game winning streak. The Commodores fell behind 54-32 in the second half before cutting their deficit to five points.
Coach Mark Byington found positives in that comeback bid.
"I want to figure out how to get good against good teams," he said. "You can still get good beating a bad team or a lesser team. But this is going to be a team that's, I don't even know what the ranking was ... 14? They deserve it. Probably even higher. They're beating everybody badly, and so I want to figure out how to get good against a team like this.
"And we're going to embrace setbacks. We'll learn from it."
Byington has established a nine-man rotation led by guard Jason Edwards (17.1 points), forward Devin McGlockton (11.2 points, 8.2 rebounds) and guard AJ Hoggard (11.1 points, 4.2 assists).
Vanderbilt guard Grant Huffman said his team will be looking to solidify its defense after allowing Mississippi State to take a commanding lead.
"What led to that run is them getting easy buckets, our defense breaking down," Huffman said. "So we just got to stay true to our principles in order to beat these teams that are really good."
--Field Level Media
VAN vs MIZZInjury report
Vanderbilt's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Kimble III | G | Out - Knee( Jun 04, '25) | Jun 04, '25 | |
| Kimble III is recovering from a knee injury and will not take the court for the Commodores. He is expected to miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
Missouri's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Burns | C | Out - Foot( Sep 10, '25) | Sep 10, '25 | |
| Burns is dealing with a foot injury and is expected to miss the start of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
VAN vs MIZZStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.9 | (156) | FG% | (215) | 41.7 |
| 29.9 | (61) | FGM | (181) | 24.2 |
| 62.5 | (38) | FGA | (166) | 58.0 |
| 32.4 | (258) | 3P% | (173) | 34.7 |
| 8.5 | (139) | 3PM | (144) | 7.7 |
| 26.1 | (89) | 3PA | (147) | 22.1 |
| 73.9 | (84) | FT% | (351) | 78.4 |
| 16.3 | (61) | FTM | (306) | 12.6 |
| 22.0 | (82) | FTA | (267) | 16.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.1 |
| 26.1 |
| 59.2 |
| 33.4 |
| 7.8 |
| 23.3 |
| 71.1 |
| 13.5 |
| 19.0 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.7 | (204) | REB | (80) | 29.1 |
| 9.9 | (95) | OREB | (294) | 9.4 |
| 23.8 | (251) | DREB | (305) | 19.7 |
| 15.3 | (149) | AST | (107) | 11.9 |
| 9.7 | (53) | TO | (47) | 15.9 |
| 1.6 | (72) | AST/TO | (35) | 0.8 |
| 10.5 | (51) | STL | (12) | 6.5 |
| 4.6 | (338) | BLK | (283) | 3.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.2 |
| 9.0 |
| 23.2 |
| 13.8 |
| 12.6 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.1 |
| 3.3 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.6 | (47) | Points | (235) | 68.7 |
| 41.3 | (105) | 1st Half | (69) | 31.2 |
| 43.3 | (105) | 2nd Half | (69) | 37.5 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 73.6 |
| 34.8 |
| 38.3 |