Wake just off a hard battle
Wake Forest #11
Gray rallies No. 11 Wake Forest to OT win over 'Noles
Justin Gray scored a career-high 31 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:22 left in overtime, and No. 11 Wake Forest rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Florida State 90-87 on Wednesday night.
#7 Miss St ripe for a let-down
Mississippi St. trounces LSU to clinch SEC West
The seventh-ranked Bulldogs clinched their second straight division title by routing second-place LSU 81-58 on Wednesday night. Mississippi State left the nets up after clinching its second straight SEC West title. The seventh-ranked Bulldogs have their sights set on bigger prizes.
After blowing out then-No. 24 LSU 74-54 on Feb. 21, Vanderbilt improved to 3-4 against top-25 teams this season.
-- The Commodores tied a school record with their 14th home victory of the season by upending LSU.
-- By holding off Alabama 70-67 on Feb. 18, the Commodores ended a 14-game SEC road losing streak.
PROBABLE LINEUP
Point guard Mario Moore, guard Russell Lakey, forward Corey Smith, center Dawid Przybyszewski, forward Matt Freije
QUOTE TO NOTE
"We have a chance for something special here. As a team we fought back and continue to get better and play hard. We need to continue doing that the rest of the way." -- Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings, after the 'Dores routed LSU 74-54 on Feb. 21.
The Commodores (18-6, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) moved into a three-way tie with Florida and South Carolina for second place in the SEC Eastern Division. The win also snapped an eight-game losing streak at Ole Miss that stretched back to 1989.