Vandy Flashes Brightest Light in SEC Showdown, Beats LSU 76-59!
Vanderbilt basketball proved unable to handle Arkansas' Darius Acuff in the SEC tournament final.
Sometimes, there's only so much you can do. Vanderbilt basketball knew that Arkansas was a good 3-point shooting team − in fact, the best 3-point shooting team in the SEC, at 38. 9%.
But there was only so much the No. 4 seed Commodores (26-8) could do to stop the No. 3 seed Razorbacks from shooting 15-for-24 from deep in Arkansas' 86-75 win in the SEC tournament championship game on March 15 at Bridgestone Arena.
The game was closer than the score indicated. Vanderbilt trailed by just two with 3:41 to go, but Arkansas went on an 11-0 run that included two 3-pointers. "They had guys who were, all season long, poor 3-point shooters who made shots tonight," Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington said.
"So give them credit. " Billy Richmond, a 22% 3-point shooter coming into the game, was 2-for-4. Trevon Brazile, normally a 34% shooter, was 4-for-5.