Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Location: Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, TN
TV: ESPN+
The Vanderbilt Commodores (21-5) will play the Tennessee Volunteers (19-7) at Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday.
The Tennessee Volunteers played Oklahoma and notched a win by a score of 89-66 in their last game. Tennessee ended the game having earned a 52.4% field goal percentage (33 out of 63) and made 5 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Volunteers buried 18 of 25 tries for a rate of 72.0%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to defense, Tennessee allowed the other team to shoot 45.7% from the floor on 21 of 46 shooting. Oklahoma doled out 10 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Oklahoma pulled down 17 rebounds (4 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn’t able to record a rejection. Oklahoma ended up going 76.2% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of 21 attempts. They also made 8 of 21 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Volunteers walked away with 15 and Oklahoma totaled 18 personal fouls.
Nate Ament is one guy who came through in this game. He finished the game shooting 52.9% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting.
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Tennessee comes into this matchup with a record of 19-7 this year. They average 81.3 points per outing (71st in the nation) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Volunteers are shooting 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (181 of 518) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Tennessee is pulling down 43.0 boards per contest and has racked up 460 assists so far this season, which is 34th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game.
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On the defensive end of the court, the Volunteers have forced 11.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 283 relinquished on the year. The Volunteers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (613 of 1,513) and they concede 29.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 30.1% on 3-point shots and they are 66th in college in opponents PPG (69.2).
When they last stepped on the court, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a defeat with a final score of 81-80 against Missouri. Regarding cleaning the glass, Vanderbilt permitted Missouri to pull down 29 in total (6 offensive). They shot 50.0% from behind the 3-point line via 10 out of 20 and ended up going 25 out of 32 at the charity stripe (78.1%). The Commodores allowed Missouri to knock down 23 out of 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.2% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Commodores ended up going 28 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.1%. In relation to shots from downtown, Vanderbilt buried 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.8%. Missouri earned 20 fouls in this contest which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Commodores earned 19 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game.
Tyler Tanner ended up having an impact for the Commodores in the game. He converted 9 of 19 for the game for a field goal rate of 47.4%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He tallied 27 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists in this matchup.
Vanderbilt has a win-loss mark of 21-5 for the season. The Commodores are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls every game and they go 78.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.8 times per contest (43rd in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per game. Vanderbilt has scored 2,290 pts so far this year (88.1 per contest) and they average 36.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Commodores are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which is 39th in Division 1.
The Vanderbilt defense concedes 30.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (180 of 597) and their opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their foul shots. They concede 11.1 assists and 34.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 27th and 177th in the country. The Commodores on defense are ranked 189th in the nation in points given up per game with 73.9. They are forcing 13.3 TO’s per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (61st in the country).
Who will win tonight’s NCAA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald’s Pick: Take Tennessee
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