McNeese Cowboys (28-5, 21-3 Southland) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (26-8, 13-8 SEC)
Oklahoma City; Thursday, 3:15 p.m. ET
BETMGM Sports Betting Line: Commodores -11.5; Over/Under 150.5
Bottom line: No. 16 Vanderbilt will face McNeese in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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The Commodores are 13-8 against SEC opponents and 13-0 in non-conference games. Vanderbilt is 2-2 in possession games.
The Cowboys are 21-3 in the South Region. McNeese is the best team in the South Region, averaging 16.0 fast-break points per game.
Vanderbilt is shooting 47.5% from the field this season, which is 6.8 percentage points higher than the 40.7% McNeese allows its opponents. McNeese averaged 80.0 points per game, 4.8 points higher than the 75.2 points Vanderbilt allowed to its opponents.
Top performer: Taylor averaged 19.1 points, 5.1 assists and 2.4 steals for the Commodores. Duke Myers has averaged 13.1 points and 3.0 rebounds in the past 10 games while shooting 42.6% from the field.
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Larry Johnson averaged 17.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for the Cowboys. Tayshaun Archie is averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Commodores: 6-4, averaging 80.8 points, 30.6 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.4 blocks while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents average 78.6 points per game.
Cowboys: 10 wins and 0 losses, averaging 77.2 points, 30.1 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 10.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game, shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents average 64.0 points per game.
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.