Vanderbilt’s Last-Second Win Over Auburn Extends Win Streak To Five In A Row

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Jerry Stackhouse. Photo: Courtesy of Vanderbilt Athletics

Vanderbilt men’s basketball continues to garner their best season in recent years as they pulled off a major 67-65 comeback win against Auburn off of a Ezra Manjon game-winning layup with eight-tenths of a second left in regulation.

The win is the Commodores fifth in a row, and they have found themselves in sixth place in the SEC standings with a conference record of 8-6 and an overall record of 15-12.

Senior Liam Robbins posted his third double-double in the last five games for the Commodores with game-high totals of 24 points and 12 rebounds during the win at Memorial Gym. Tyrin Lawrence finished with nine points and six rebounds, Jordan Wright had seven points and seven rebounds, and Manjon ended up with seven points and five assists.

Manjon’s basket came after K.D. Johnson tied the game with a three-pointer from the left wing with just 10 seconds to go. The lead changed hands 15 times on the night, with the two teams also tied on 12 occasions.

After the win, Andy Katz from NCAA.com tabbed Vanderbilt at No. 24 in his weekly ‘Power 36’ where he ranks the top 36 best teams in the DI basketball.

So far, Vandy has had the most conference wins in a season since the 2016-17 season when they won 10 games. They have four games remaining before they gear up for the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament between March 8-12 at Bridgestone Arena.

The Commodores travels to LSU on Wednesday, Feb. 22 for a 6 p.m. opening tip in Baton Rouge.

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