Northwestern Wildcats vs Vanderbilt Commodores
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST REGION - 1st ROUND
66
19-16
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
VAN | 27 | 39 | 66 |
| 34 | 34 | 68 |
68
24-11
Vanderbilt Commodores
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 30 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 14 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
66 | 21-55 | 9-26 | 15-18 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 16 | |
38% | 35% | 83% |
Northwestern Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 33 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 34 | 25 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | 14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 36 | 14 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
68 | 26-53 | 6-14 | 10-18 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 18 | |
49% | 43% | 56% |
Game Information
Salt Lake City, UT
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:John Higgins
Referee:Tom Nunez
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 8-0 | - | 19-0 |
| Michigan | 7-1 | 1 | 17-1 |
| Michigan State | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Purdue | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Illinois | 7-1 | 1 | 16-3 |
| Wisconsin | 5-2 | 2.5 | 13-5 |
| Ohio State | 5-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| UCLA | 5-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| USC | 3-5 | 5 | 14-5 |
| Indiana | 3-5 | 5 | 12-7 |
| Minnesota | 3-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Washington | 2-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Rutgers | 2-6 | 6 | 9-10 |
| Northwestern | 1-7 | 7 | 9-10 |
| Oregon | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Maryland | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Penn State | 0-7 | 7.5 | 9-9 |
Men's College Basketball News
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