NASHVILLE—Vanderbilt basketball ran away from Wake Forest Thursday to move to 2-0 on the season and subsequently picked up its first power-five win of the 2026-27 season.
Wake Forest pushed Mark Byington and company, but Vanderbilt outscored Wake 35-24 in the second half and clearly indicated that it's a different caliber of team than the one it faced on Thursday night. Vanderbilt will have another challenge Tuesday as Memphis comes to Memorial Gymnasium.
Here's a few takeaways from Vanderbilt's Thursday-night win.
The way Vanderbilt turned it on down the stretch, oh man
Wake Forest trailed Vanderbilt by four at one point, but Vanderbilt won by 23 on Thursday.