Live Blog: Vanderbilt vs. Texas, First Round SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

Texas and Vanderbilt have already met on the court once this season that resulted in the Commodores sending the Longhorns home with an 86-78 victory.

The Commodores and Longhorns meet again in the first round of the 2025 SEC Men's Basketball Championship.

Starting Lineups

Vanderbilt

G Jason Edwards
G AJ Hoggard
G Chris Manon
F Tyler Nickel
F Devin McGlockton

Texas

G Jordan Pope
G Tramon Mark
G Tre Johnson
F Kadin Shedrick
F Arthur Kaluma

Score Updates

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Second Half

0:00: Vanderbilt made an effort to comeback and beat Texas, but the Longhorns made the free throws it needed to make and secured a 79-72 win in a first round SEC tournament game. The Longhorns will face Texas A&M on Thursday, while the Commodores will have to wait and see if they're still able to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

1:02: Texas 74, Vanderbilt 67. Texas has possession and is immediately fouled on the inbounds pass. Texas makes 1-of-2 free throws. Vanderbilt is fouled on its ensuing possession.

1:35: We may be seeing that comeback. Vanderbilt has gone on a 6-0 run in the last 1:18 to cut the Longhorns' lead to seven points (72-65).

3:40: Texas 70, Vanderbilt 59

Taylor's Take: OK, the Commodores are playing better and have held the Longhorns without a field goal for 2:37. But they still trail by 11 points. The silver lining being that there's still a lot of time left.

4:50: Vanderbilt fans should be hoping this is the start of the Commodores' comeback. Edwards made a pair of free throws to cut deficit to 13 points (68-55).

7:13: No better indication of Vanderbilt's offensive troubles can be made than Jason Edwards missing a wide-open three pointer. Commodores trailing 65-51.

8:11: Vanderbilt still hasn't been able to close the large deficit it faces and is now being outscored by Texas in the second half, 22-19. Longhorns leading 63-45.

Taylor's Take: The Commodores have two major problems to resolve in the final minutes of this game. One, they need to slow down SEC Freshman of the Year Tre Johnson (17 points). Two, they need someone to get hot on offense and make buckets. Chris Manon and Jason Edwards have a team-high 11 points, followed by Trey Nickel with 10.

11:36: Vanderbilt is playing better, but it hasn't been enough to reduce the 16-point deficit the Commodores are currently facing. Vanderbilt has outscored Texas, but only by one point, 12-11.

15:50: The halftime break didn't change much for the Commodores. Vanderbilt has matched Texas point-for-point in the opening minutes, but that hasn't change the fact it still trails by 15 points (47-32).

First Half

0:00: Texas 41, Vanderbilt 26

Taylor's Take: Hit the panic button Vanderbilt fans. The Commodores did make one-three pointer in the first half, but were 9-for-29 on its field goals. They were out-rebounded 24-14, outscored in the paint 22-16, outscored 7-0 in second chance points and have three key players - A.J. Hoggard, Chris Manon and Devin McGlockton - with at least two fouls. More troubling, Jaylen Carey has three personal fouls. Vanderbilt will need to improve drastically in the second half if it hopes to a one-and-done appearance at the SEC Tournament.

2:41: Texas 31, Vanderbilt 19

3:50: Crazy sequence of events. Vanderbilt blocked a Texas shot that led to goaltending foul and made the score 27-19. Then, after missed Texas field goal, Vanderbilt’s Jason Edwards turned the ball over, but the Commodores made back-to-back blocks on back-to-back shot attempts. The sequence would end with Chris Manon being called for a foul.

7:48: Texas now leads Vanderbilt 21-13. Vanderbilt has made just four of its 16 field goal attemptes and is being out-rebounded 15-9 in the latest media timeout.

Taylor's Take (8:02): This isn't looking good for Vanderbilt. The Commodores are losing the rebound battle and have made just three field goals at this point. The only thing has kept the Commodores in the game is its performance at the charity stripe (5-of-7).

10:23: Texas went on a 6-0 run after Manon both of his free throws to take a 9-7 lead. Jason Edwards missed a pair of free throws and Texas took advantage, extending its run to 8-0, the Commodores wouldn't end the scoreless streak until McGlockton scored a layup around the 11-minute mark. But that didn't come until after a 12-0 run for Texas.

Here's a "fun" stat: Texas and Vanderbilt are a combined 0-for-12 from three-point range.

15:41: In the first media timeout, Vanderbilt leads Texas 5-3 with Chris Manon headed to the free throw line after a Texas shooting foul.

17:51: Jason Edwards draws a shooting foul and earns a 1-and-1 trip to the charity stripe, which he makes, for the Commodores' first points of the game.

Pregame

Taylor Hodges here to provide you with scoring updates and reactions to the Vanderbilt's first-round SEC Tournament game against Texas. We'll be getting started soon, so be sure to check back often.

How to Watch: Texas vs. Vanderbilt, SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament

Who: Texas (17-14, 8-10 SEC) vs. Vanderbilt (20-11, 8-810 SEC)
When: 25 minutes after conclusion of Game 1, Wednesday
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
TV: SEC Network
Radio: TBA
Series: Vanderbilt leads 5-4
Last meeting: Vanderbilt won 86-78 on February 8, 2025
Last time out, Commodores: lost to Georgia 79-68
Last time out, Longhorns: lost to Oklahoma, 76-72