Live Blog: No. 19 Vanderbilt Basketball at Auburn

Vanderbilt walks into Neville Arena looking for a tough road win after a tough loss.

Feb 7, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores forward Jalen Washington (13) dribbles the ball against the Oklahoma Sooners during the first half at Memorial Gymnasium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

Can Vanderbilt get a weekday road win in conference play finally?

The Commodores have been in a similar spot as the one they will be in tonight a couple of times before this season. Going on the road on a weeknight into a hostile SEC environment. It is far easier said than done. Vanderbilt goes into Auburn tonight looking to get back on track. So far, it has not played its best ball when in this spot. The Commodores are 0-2 during conference play on the road on a weeknight. Those two losses came to Texas and Arkansas.

But now, Vanderbilt needs to start to make up some wins after losing to Oklahoma at home in its last outing. The Commodores fell just short of a miracle comeback despite being without Duke Miles and Frankie Collins.

It was a game where Vanderbilt did not come out with the right energy and tenacity and it paid for it. The first 10 or so minutes of conference games have been where Vanderbilt has won and lost games. In games where it starts well, Vanderbilt has had a tendency to win. In games where Vanderbilt does not start off well, it has turned out good for Commodores.

With that being said, a fast start is going to be a much needed key to victory as Vanderbilt goes into Neville Arena. Vanderbilt is looking to stay above .500 in the SEC standings, but also to continue hovering around the No. 4 seed line or better for the NCAA Tournament. Another losing streak could put that in jeopardy.

Meanwhile, Vanderbilt is facing a desperate Auburn team tonight. After losing to Alabama at home Saturday, the Tigers are looking for wins to create more space between them and the bubble. In other words, there is plenty at stake for both teams tonight.

Tipoff between Vanderbilt and Oklahoma is set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

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2nd Half

• FINAL: Vanderbilt comes up with a 84-76 win over Auburn and moves to 20-4 on the season. A big win for a Commodores team that felt like it may have needed to make up a game after suffeeing a tough loss on Saturday.

• AK Okereke just nailed a corner three to put Vanderbilt up 75-66 with 1:50 left. What a shot from Okereke. The next play, Auburn coach Steven Pearl was given a technical foul that turned into two Tyler Tanner free throws. 77-66 Vanderbilt. That should probably do it.

• Auburn is on a 8-0 run and Vanderbilt's lead is down to just 68-62. Commodores are racing against the clock it seems. The door is wide open for Auburn now with 3:57 to go.

• Bad foul from Jalen Washington fighting for the loose ball there. He's got four fouls now with 6:22 remaining.

• My goodness Tyler Tanner just hit a deep clutch three-pointer to put Vanderbilt back up 11. Potentially could have been a five-point swing in Auburn's direction had he missed that three. That was huge.

• Devin McGlockton's got four fouls as Vanderbilt takes a 57-45 lead into the under 12 timeout. With McGlockton out, Washington is going to play plenty of more minutes the rest of the way. Fortunately for Vanderbilt, Washington has had a great night.

• Jalen Washington's night of offense continues has he dunks home an in-bounds pass to give Vanderbilt its largest lead of the game. 49-35 Commodores as Washington gets to 16 points.

1st Half

• HALF: Devin McGlockton, Jalen Washington and Tyler Nickel all have hit two three-pointers as Vanderbilt goes up 42-31 at half. Commodores end the half on a 16-5 run. Much better end to the first half than the other day. Vanderbilt has been more competitive on boards and have created more stops on Auburn to create separation.

• Vanderbilt up six with two free throws pending at the final media timeout of the half. The Commodores have been able to get into the paint and take advantage of Auburn's defense. Not to mention, Vanderbilt has grabbed three straight rebounds. Now comes perhaps the most important part of the game: the middle eight minutes.

• Tyler Nickel hits his second three of the game to give Vanderbilt a 26-23 lead. Commodores shooting 65 percent despite the one-possession lead. But that is what happens when you lose the rebounds 15-4.

• Jalen Washington has led the way in scoring for Vanderbilt with 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting. He could have had more had he not missed an open layup. Commodores now lead 23-21. Seems like this game could come down to which team is able to get on a nice scoring run first if Vanderbilt is not able to rebound.

• AK Okereke gets his second foul of the night against Keyshawn Hall shooting a three. Just brutal. Auburn now leads 19-18.

• Vanderbilt is holding Auburn to 3-for-13 shooting. Commodores lead 15-11, but have struggled rebounding the ball. Auburn's got seven offensive rebounds already. Vanderbilt has got to play tougher and more physical on the glass.

• Vanderbilt off to a much better start than Saturday. Commodores up 9-6 early after a 9-2 start. Vanderbilt is 5/6 from the floor. Vanderbilt seems like it can take advantage of an Auburn defense that has tended to struggle.

Pregame

• A really cool note pregame: Tyler Tanner has been named to the Wooden Award watch list. Tanner has been one of the best point guards in college basketball this season and this recognition justifies how great of a jump Tanner has made this season.

• This game is also a game that has a huge impact on Vanderbilt's chances of winning a SEC regular season title. The Commodores are already two games back of first place Florida, so they do not have much more room for error in terms of finishing at the top of the conference.

• Vanderbilt Commodores On SI will be covering tonight’s Vanderbilt and Auburn game remotely. We will be watching along on the television just like everyone else, but of course we will bring good coverage as always. It is a game where Vanderbilt has started to stack wins again after a rough loss to Oklahoma.