Burnt Orange Nation · Feb 8, 2025
Second-half surge pushes Vanderbilt past Texas in 86-78 victory
Steve Roberts-Imagn Images The NCAA Tournament hopes for the Texas Longhorns took another step back on Saturday in Nashville when the Vanderbilt Commodores took advantage of a 1-of-10 shooting stretch by the Longhorns late, including a 6:31 stretch without making a shot from the floor, to secure an 86-78 victory at Memorial Gymnasium.
Vanderbilt guards AJ Hoggard and Jason Edwards took over down the stretch as Hoggard scored all 14 of his points in the second half after missing his first 10 shot attempts, scoring eight straight points for the Commodores, and Edwards contributed eight points in a 10-0 run by Vanderbilt that regained a lead the home team never relinquished over the final 6:19.