Northwestern Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST REGION - 1st ROUND
66
19-16
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
VAN | 27 | 39 | 66 |
| 34 | 34 | 68 |
68
24-11
Vanderbilt Commodores
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 14 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
66 | 21-55 | 9-26 | 15-18 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 16 | |
38% | 35% | 83% |
Northwestern Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 33 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 34 | 25 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | 14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 36 | 14 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
68 | 26-53 | 6-14 | 10-18 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 18 | |
49% | 43% | 56% |
VAN vs NU Videos
Collins on Wildcats' wild finish
- 1:35
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- 1:10
Game Information
Salt Lake City, UT
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:John Higgins
Referee:Tom Nunez
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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