Vanderbilt basketball will be facing a team Saturday that excels at its biggest weakness.
With a team that shoots over 40% from the 3-point line in Ole Miss, the Commodores (5-10, 0-2 SEC) will have their hands full. Vanderbilt allows the highest 3-point percentage of any high-major school and the 19th-highest in the country.
Five of the six players who average 18 minutes or more per game shoot 37% or higher from the 3-point line, a group that has produced 272 of the team’s 284 3-point attempts.
The Commodores’ own 3-point shooting is just 29.2%, which is similarly near the bottom of the pack. Improving its fortunes from beyond the arc will be key for Vanderbilt when it faces the Rebels (14-1, 1-1) at The Pavilion on Saturday.
What time is Vanderbilt basketball vs. Ole Miss today?
Game time: 12 p.m. CT
TV: SEC Network
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Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on Twitter @aria_gerson.
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