It was one thing to lose to Presbyterian in the season opener. A warning sign, but that was one game.
That was followed by three wins over the likes of USC Upstate, UNC Greensboro, and Central Arkansas by a grand total of 15 points, followed by the current three-game losing streak that started with a deceptively close 84-78 loss to NC State, followed by an 82-67 loss to Arizona State that Vanderbilt was never really in, a home game against Boston College in the ACC/SEC Challenge was a chance to stop the bleeding, with Ezra Manjon returning to join Tyrin Lawrence in what looked like one of the SEC’s best backcourts coming into the season.