NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Tanner scored 24 points and No. 18 Vanderbilt had a late scare to beat Mississippi 71-68 on Saturday at Memorial Coliseum.
The game was originally scheduled to be held in Oxford, Mississippi, but the university has closed campus until February 8 due to severe winter weather this week. Mississippi State and Vanderbilt have swapped home games, with the Commodores traveling to Oxford on March 4.
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Vanderbilt (19-3, 6-3 Southeastern) is still without its second-leading scorer, Duke Myers, but Tanner has once again provided a huge improvement, averaging 17.5 points per game this season.
AK Okereke made 11 of 13 free throws and scored 17 points in double figures.
Malik Dia and AJ Storr each scored 16 points for Mississippi State (11-10, 3-5).
The Rebels cut the deficit to three points in the final seconds and outscored the Commodores 45-40 in the second half.
Next
Ole Miss: At Tennessee on Tuesday night.
Vanderbilt: Host Oklahoma on Feb. 7.
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