Live Blog: No. 10 Vanderbilt Basketball at Texas

Vanderbilt goes for a program record tonight in Austin, Texas.

Jan 10, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores forward Ak Okereke (10) celebrates the win against the Louisiana State Tigers during the second half at Memorial Gymnasium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

Can Vanderbilt men’s basketball make program history tonight in Austin, Texas against the Texas Longhorns?

Vanderbilt comes into Texas’ arena with a 16-0 record, tied for the best start to a season in program history. A record of 17-0 has never been reached by any Vanderbilt men’s basketball teams, but it could occur just hours from now.

Vanderbilt is coming off two consecutive SEC home wins against a top 15 Alabama team and a LSU team. The Commodores used their offensive and defensive weapons accordingly in both games, coming up with clutch stops and getting out into transition plenty of times. Now, Vanderbilt is the only remaining team in the SEC that is undefeated both in the season and in conference play.

But going to Texas will not be easy. The Longhorns have had a tough start to the season, but they let the SEC know Saturday night that they are still a team to watch out for. Texas went to Alabama in its previous game and handed the Crimson Tide its second consecutive loss, which the Longhorns hope that a win in their last game turns their season around.

This game is also a matchup of the first round in last year’s SEC Tournament. No. 13-seed Texas beat a No. 12-seeded Vanderbilt team 79-72 that helped keep Texas’ NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Today, Vanderbilt is looking to make it back to Nashville safely and give Texas its third loss in SEC play.

A win tonight for Vanderbilt breaks a program record while also staying alive as one of the four unbeaten teams left in college basketball. Only Arizona, Nebraska and Miami (OH) are undefeated outside of Vanderbilt.

Tonight’s game could come down to which team’s guards facilitate more offense while playing the better defense on the opposite end of the floor. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

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2nd Half

• FINAL: Vanderbilt loses to Texas 80-64, the first loss of the season for the Commodores. Vanderbilt will look to get back on track Saturday afternoon against a tough Florida team.

• Texas' lead has ballooned to 74-60 with under four minutes to go. The Commodores' undefeated record is in jeopardy barring an unforeseen comeback.

• Texas has stretched this lead up to 66-57 now. Tramon Mark has made some tough shots late in the shot clock for Texas and the Commodores have just continued to struggle stopping the Texas offense. Texas is shooting 57 percent clip while having a +13 rebound margin. That's been the difference on top of Vanderbilt's foul trouble.

• Texas calls timeout at Vanderbilt cuts the deficit from 10 down to four. 53-49 Texas with 12:38 remaining. Crazy to think it is just a two-possession game given how Texas has shot anf rebounded the ball compared to Vanderbilt.

• Vanderbilt still down five at the first media timeout of the half. But more foul trouble piles up as Jalen Washington and Devin McGlockton get their third foul each. Vanderbilt's bigs have got to stop fouling or else the frontcourt depth could get thin very quick in this game.

1st Half

• Vanderbilt was the only team in Division I college basketball to not trail at half this season. That ended tonight.

• Tyler Nickel hits a jumped at the buzzer to go into halftime down 42-37. Texas shot 55 percent and won the rebounds battle 21-10, but the Commodores are only down five.

• Texas is on a 7-0 run and now leads 38-30, which is Vanderbilt's largest deficit of the season believe it or not. Obviously plenty of time remaining, but the Commodores havr got to string some stops together before halftime.

• Vanderbilt is in some foul trouble now. Devin McGlockton and Jalen Washington both have two fouls with six minutes before half. Not good news for Vanderbilt given that Texas is going into the paint often. 30-28 Texas.

• Vanderbilt trails 27-25 at the under-8 timeout right now. Commodores have trailed for around seven minuntes tonight, the most in any game this season. Texas' offense has been in rhthym while Vanderbilt's has not been quite as sharp, but still solid so far.

• Programming alert: Vanderbilt and Texas is now on ESPN2 with 16 minutes to go in the first half.

• Both teams have traded buckets, feeling each other out thus far as Vanderbilt leads 13-12 at the first media timeout. Texas has made it a point to get in the paint early on, attacking Vanderbilt's bigs.

• Vanderbilt has tipped off on the ESPN app. Auburn and Missouri have 1:30 left in the game. By the looks of it, Texas has quite the crowd on hand.

Pregame

• Tipoff is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. CT. The game may start on the ESPN if the Auburn-Missouri game is not over before Vanderbilt tips off.

• Both teams are on the floor warming up and getting shots up. Vanderbilt On SI will be covering this game remotely, but that does not stop the live blog from happening. I expect to see a good crowd for Texas as I watch the game. The game tonight is an interesting spot for Vanderbilt to be with Florida coming to town on Saturday.