MBB Preview: Mizzou looks to bolster tournament resume against top-20 Vanderbilt

When | Wednesday, 8 p.m. CT

Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo.

TV | SEC Network

Radio | Tiger Radio Network

Twitter | @MizzouHoops

KenPom prediction | Vanderbilt -6

ESPN win probability | 35.0% chance

The Starters

Mizzou

G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 7.9 PPG)

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G: Jayden Stone (GR, 14.9 PPG)

F: Trent Pierce (JR, 9.7 PPG)

F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.2 PPG)

C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, 7.7 PPG)

Notable Sixth Man: Jacob Crews (GR, 10.2 PPG)

Vanderbilt

G: Tyler Tanner (SO, 18.3 PPG)

F: Tyler Nickel (SR, 14.8 PPG)

F: AK Okereke (GR, 9.4 PPG)

F: Devin McGlockton (SR, 10.2 PPG)

F: Jalen Washington (SR, 9.0 PPG)

Notable Sixth Man: Chandler Bing (FR, 3.0 PPG)

Note: these starting lineups are projected.

Get to know Vanderbilt: a team taking a major leap under its second-year head coach

Entering this season, there were plenty of parallels to be drawn between Mizzou and Vanderbilt in men’s basketball. Both teams were coming off NCAA Tournament appearances that ended in a first round loss, and each squad seemingly had the potential to exceed preseason expectations thanks to an increasingly valuable commodity in today’s era of collegiate athletics: proven, returning production.

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The Tigers had Mark Mitchell and Anthony Robinson II, while the Commodores returned double-digit scorers in starting forwards Tyler Nickel and Devin McGlockton. Although the teams shared some notable similarities entering the year, their seasons quickly diverged. Mizzou has found itself in a constant battle to stay on the bubble since the beginning of SEC play following a disappointing non-conference performance. Vanderbilt, meanwhile, is solidly in the tournament field after a red-hot start.

Mark Byington’s squad reeled off 16 consecutive wins to begin the year, rising as high as 10th in the AP top 25 poll. The Commodores hit their first true bump in the road in mid-January, dropping three straight games to Texas, Florida and Arkansas. It didn’t take long for them to get back on track, though, and…

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