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McNeese Cowboys vs Vanderbilt Commodores, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 1st Round

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · South Region - 1st Round
#12McNeese
28-6
68-78
Final
#5Vanderbilt
27-8
Paycom Center

Lead tracker

MCN leadsBiggest lead MCN 11, VAN 12
H1H2
VAN leads
Team1H2HT
MCN353368
VAN384078

Who won: Vanderbilt 78-68

The Vanderbilt Commodores beat the McNeese Cowboys 78-68 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 1st Round on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at Paycom Center. Tyler Tanner led the Vanderbilt in points (26). Garwey Dual led the McNeese in points (16).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5Tyler TannerG
  2. 27.5Garwey DualG
  3. 37.2Devin McGlocktonF
  4. 46.9Duke MilesG
  5. 56.8DJ Richards Jr.G
  6. 66.5AK OkerekeF
  7. 76.5Tyler NickelF
  8. 86.4Jacolb Fredson-ColeF
  9. 96.3Tyshawn ArchieG
  10. 105.9Javohn GarciaG
  11. 115.6Larry JohnsonG
  12. 125.5Jerrell ColbertF

Team stats

MCNVAN
25-69FG26-51
36Field Goal %51
9-263PT9-24
35Three Point %38
9-9FT17-20
100Free Throw %85
34Rebounds37
16Offensive Rebounds9
18Defensive Rebounds28
11Assists15
9Steals3
5Blocks3
6Turnovers13
1Team Turnovers0
6Total Turnovers13
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
16Points Off Turnovers13
16Fast Break Points5
22Points in Paint34
17Fouls11
11Largest Lead12
5Lead Changes5
37Percent Led58

Player of the game

Tyler Tanner

VAN · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST

8.5

Win probability

100%VAN final
MCNVAN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:12Tyler Tanner

    Defensive rebound

    Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:15Garwey Dual

    Misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot

    Garwey Dual misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot

    G. Dual · 16 PTS

  5. H2 0:21Duke Miles
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Duke Miles makes free throw 2 of 2

    D. Miles · 13 PTS

    MCN 68 - 78 VAN
  6. H2 0:21Duke Miles
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Duke Miles makes free throw 1 of 2

    D. Miles · 13 PTS

    MCN 68 - 77 VAN
  7. H2 0:21DJ Richards Jr.

    Foul on DJ Richards Jr

    Foul on DJ Richards Jr..

    DJ Richards Jr. · 9 PTS

  8. H2 0:26VAN

    Shorttimeout

    Vanderbilt Timeout

  9. THREEH2 0:29
    Javohn Garcia

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    J. Garcia · 10 PTS · ast G. Dual

    Javohn Garcia makes 25-foot three point jumper (Garwey Dual assists)

    MCN 68 - 76 VAN
  10. H2 0:36Tyler Nickel
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Tyler Nickel makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Nickel · 12 PTS

    MCN 65 - 76 VAN
  11. H2 0:36Tyler Nickel
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Tyler Nickel makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Nickel · 12 PTS

    MCN 65 - 75 VAN
  12. H2 0:36Jacolb Fredson-Cole

    Foul on Jacolb Fredson-Cole

    Foul on Jacolb Fredson-Cole.

    J. Fredson-Cole · 5 PTS

  13. H2 0:38Garwey Dual
    +2

    Driving layup

    Garwey Dual makes driving layup

    G. Dual · 16 PTS

    MCN 65 - 74 VAN
  14. SLAMH2 0:45
    Devin McGlockton

    Dunk, 1 ft

    D. McGlockton · 12 PTS · ast D. Miles

    Devin McGlockton makes 1-foot dunk (Duke Miles assists)

    MCN 63 - 74 VAN
  15. H2 0:55VAN

    Shorttimeout

    Vanderbilt Timeout

  16. H2 0:55

    Officialtvtimeout

    Official TV Timeout

  17. THREEH2 0:55
    DJ Richards Jr.

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    DJ Richards Jr. · 9 PTS · ast G. Dual

    DJ Richards Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Garwey Dual assists)

    MCN 63 - 72 VAN
  18. H2 1:04Tyler Tanner
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Tyler Tanner makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Tanner · 26 PTS

    MCN 60 - 72 VAN
  19. H2 1:04Tyler Tanner
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Tyler Tanner makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Tanner · 26 PTS

    MCN 60 - 71 VAN
  20. H2 1:04Garwey Dual

    Foul on Garwey Dual

    Foul on Garwey Dual.

    G. Dual · 16 PTS

  21. H2 1:14Larry Johnson

    Foul on Larry Johnson

    Foul on Larry Johnson.

    L. Johnson · 15 PTS

  22. H2 1:19Tyler Tanner

    Defensive rebound

    Tyler Tanner Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 1:21Larry Johnson

    Misses layup

    Larry Johnson misses layup

    L. Johnson · 15 PTS

  24. H2 1:25AK Okereke

    Foul on AK Okereke

    Foul on AK Okereke.

    AK Okereke · 7 PTS

  25. H2 1:25MCN

    Offensive rebound

    McNeese Offensive Rebound.

Leaders

MCNVAN
Points
Garwey Dual
16
Tyler Tanner
26
Assists
Garwey Dual
6
Tyler Tanner
5
Rebounds
Jerrell Colbert
6
AK Okereke
9

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