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College Basketball: Bucknell vs. Vanderbilt
College Basketball: Bucknell vs. Vanderbilt

Early in the season usually games are filled with easy matchups and not worth watching. That will not be the case when Vanderbilt and Bucknell tip off.


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Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings is not pleased with how his team overlooked its last opponent, which led to a stunning loss to an unranked squad.

After that experience, a visit from the reigning Patriot League champions should have the No. 18 Commodores’ attention.

Vanderbilt tries to rebound from its first defeat when it plays Bucknell in a regional game of the Legends Classic on Tuesday night.

Coming off a 78-64 season-opening victory over Oregon on Friday, the host Commodores fell 71-58 to Cleveland State on Sunday. Vanderbilt shot 35.3 percent (18 for 51) and had its 21 turnovers converted into 22 Vikings points.

The loss caused the Commodores to plummet 11 spots in the Top 25.

Before heading to East Rutherford, N.J., for a matchup with North Carolina State in the tournament semifinals Saturday, the Commodores will test themselves against Bucknell for the first time.

The Bison, who finished 25-9 last season following a first-round NCAA tournament loss to eventual champion Connecticut, arrive in Nashville after losing their opener 70-58 at Minnesota on Friday.

Bucknell shot 34.8 percent from the field and didn’t convert a field goal in the final 5:53 after Cameron Ayers’ 3-pointer put his team up 51-44. The Bison were outrebounded 41-33.

The Bison’s perimeter defense was solid in the opener as they held Minnesota to 3 of 15 from 3-point range, but Bucknell is preparing to spend even more time guarding the arc.

The Commodores have launched 45s - making just 13 - with leading scorer John Jenkins hitting nine of his 24 attempts. The junior guard is averaging 20.5 points after scoring 17 on Sunday to become the 42nd Vanderbilt player to reach 1,000.

This should be a very high scoring game with the way these teams like to shoot from way downtown looking to light up the scoreboard.



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