RV Vanderbilt (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-4, 0-0 ASUN)
Saturday, Nov. 15 \u2022 2 p.m. CT<\/p>\n
Memorial Gymnasium \u2022 Nashville, Tenn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SEC Network+<\/a> \u2022 102.5 The Game<\/a> \u2022 Game Notes<\/a> \u2022 \u00a0Game Day Central<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 Vanderbilt men\u2019s basketball hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a Saturday afternoon matinee at Memorial Gymnasium. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n HISTORIC (HOT) START<\/p>\n For the first time in program history, Vanderbilt opened the season with back-to-back 100-point games. The Dores opened the year with 105-point outbursts vs. Lipscomb and at UCF. ANALYTICS ASSESSMENT<\/p>\n Vanderbilt is a favorite among the numerous computer rankings this season. BALL CONTROL<\/p>\n Vanderbilt ranks fourth nationally assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.77. The mark also leads the SEC. FIRST HALF SHUTDOWNS<\/p>\n Vanderbilt\u2019s defense has stifled opponents in the first half through the opening three games, allowing just 89 points in the first 20 minutes this season. SERIES HISTORY<\/p>\n Saturday\u2019s contest will be the first between Vanderbilt and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
\nVanderbilt added a 92-point performance in the win over Eastern Kentucky, giving the Dores three-straight 90-point games for the first time since 2007.
\nThe opening onslaught marks the first consecutive 100-point games since 1980 for Vanderbilt.
\nAnother 90-point performance would mark the first time Vandy has topped 90 in four-straight games since that same 1980 stretch.<\/p>\n
\nKenPom has the Dores ranked 12th nationally with the No. 6 offense in the country.
\nEvanMiya has Vandy slotted 18th with the seventh-best offensive rating.
\nBart Torvik has the Commodores 11th overall and tabs the offense as the No. 3 attack in the nation.
\nThe Dores are the highest rated SEC offense in all three analytic systems.<\/p>\n
\nThe Commodores rank ninth in the country in fewest turnovers committed, averaging just 7.3 per game. The mark again stands atop the SEC.
\nAgainst UCF, the Dores did not commit a single live-ball turnover. It marked the first time since 2016 a Commodore opponent did not record a steal.
\nDuke Miles ranks 18th nationally with an 8.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
\nThrough two games, Vanderbilt has 61 assists on 112 made baskets.<\/p>\n
\nThe Dores held both Lipscomb and Eastern Kentucky below 30 points in the first half. UCF owns the high-water mark for opponents, scoring 36 in the first half.
\nFoes are shooting just 34 percent from the field in the opening half against Vanderbilt this season.<\/p>\n
\nThe Dores are 18-1 all-time against SWAC members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RV Vanderbilt (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-4, 0-0 ASUN)Saturday, Nov. 15 \u2022 2 p.m.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,34231,34234,34233,34232,34235,952,43,85,34240,34227,34241,34242,34236,34228,34229,34230,34239,34238,34237],"class_list":["post-284697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-commodores","tag-commodores-baseball","tag-commodores-basketball","tag-commodores-football","tag-commodores-soccer","tag-featured","tag-headlines","tag-sports","tag-vanderbilt-athletics","tag-vanderbilt-commodores","tag-vanderbilt-commodores-baseball-roster","tag-vanderbilt-commodores-football-roster","tag-vanderbilt-stadium","tag-vanderbilt-university","tag-vanderbilt-university-athletics","tag-vuc","tag-vuc-baseball","tag-vuc-basketball","tag-vuc-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}