5 takeaways from Vanderbilt's 2015-2016 basketball season

Ziyi Liu, Photography directorInside the Vanderbilt locker room as the Commodores lost to Wichita State 70-50 in the First Four Round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at UD Arena Dayton, OH.

Vanderbilt’s loss to Purdue was the moment when Vandy’s No. 18 ranking went from realistic to downright wrong. Prior to the game, men’s basketball hadn’t beaten a ranked team since 2012. This was a moment to prove they could be competitive against a top team. Instead, neither happened. The Commodores walked away with a 13-point loss after Purdue dominated the second half, a first look at their tendency to finish games weakly.

Losing streaks

What followed the Purdue loss was a rough patch where they struggled to…