Well, at least Vanderbilt didn’t make it an 0-2 week.
After the loss to Presbyterian in the season opener, Vanderbilt needed a solid performance against USC Upstate to right the ship. Instead, Vanderbilt trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half and was down 31-27 at halftime; it was still 45-42 with ten minutes to go. There was never a run to put the Spartans away, just slowly overtaking them over the course of the second half and winning 74-67.
In fact, I’d probably feel okay with this if it were a poor shooting performance, only it wasn’t; one might even argue that shooting is what saved Vanderbilt from another loss, with the Commodores going 22-of-24 at the free throw line.