Vanderbilt picked up its third consecutive win with a nail-biting 97-93 comeback victory over No. 14 Missouri. After the game, Commodores head coach Mark Byington pulled back the curtain on his team’s mindset during their grueling conference schedule.

Tuesday night's game against Arkansas seemed like a perfect opportunity for Vanderbilt basketball to extend what was a three-game winning streak. Playing at Memorial Gymnasium against a team with just seven available players,

Trevon Brazile had 16 points and 14 rebounds. D.J. Wagner stepped up with 2 big three-pointers in the second half. Both Zvonimir Ivisic and Karter Knox scored in double figures while Jonas Aidoo and Billy Richmond had their moments off the bench.

Arkansas defeated Vanderbilt 90-85 in overtime on March 13, 2024, in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Nashville. The game will be televised by SEC Network, which can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required). Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) will be on the call.

This is unlikely to push Vanderbilt out of the NCAA Tournament completely. But the Commodores haven't looked in the last two games like a team that could put a scare into top seeds in March, and the problem becomes magnified if MJ Collins and Grant Huffman, who missed Saturday's game with injury, can't return soon.

Arkansas dominated inside ... "I thought they played harder than us, they played like a desperate team," Mark Byington said. "And we were a half step slow. ... You let a team like that get ...