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Vanderbilt Commodores (22-7, 9-7 SEC) at Ole Miss Rebels (12-17, 4-12 SEC)

Oxford, Mississippi; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss hosts No. 25 Vanderbilt after AJ Storr scored 26 points in Ole Miss' 85-79 victory over the Auburn Tigers.

The Rebels have gone 7-7 at home. Ole Miss is 2-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Commodores have gone 9-7 against SEC opponents. Vanderbilt ranks fourth in the SEC giving up 74.5 points while holding opponents to 42.3% shooting.

Ole Miss' average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 more made shots on average than the 7.1 per game Vanderbilt gives up. Vanderbilt averages 9.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Ole Miss gives up.

The teams square off for the second time this season in SEC play. Vanderbilt won the last meeting 71-68 on Jan. 31. Tyler scored 24 points to help lead the Commodores to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Storr averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Rebels, scoring 15.1 points while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc. Malik Dia is shooting 46.6% and averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.

Tanner is averaging 18.5 points, 5.2 assists and 2.4 steals for the Commodores. Tyler Nickel is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rebels: 1-9, averaging 75.3 points, 27.0 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.8 points per game.

Commodores: 6-4, averaging 80.6 points, 31.2 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Ball State Cardinals (10-19, 5-11 MAC) at Western Michigan Broncos (10-19, 4-12 MAC)

Kalamazoo, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Armoni Zeigler and Ball State visit Jayden Brewer and Western Michigan in MAC play Tuesday.

The Broncos have gone 7-7 at home. Western Michigan is 4-2 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 11.3 turnovers per game.

The Cardinals have gone 5-11 against MAC opponents. Ball State allows 69.4 points to opponents while being outscored by 2.7 points per game.

Western Michigan is shooting 44.3% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 44.4% Ball State allows to opponents. Ball State's 41.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.7 percentage points lower than Western Michigan has allowed to its opponents (46.0%).

The Broncos and Cardinals meet Tuesday for the first time in MAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Griffith is shooting 41.2% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Broncos, while averaging 12.2 points and 3.4 assists. Brewer is shooting 44.0% and averaging 12.8 points over the past 10 games.

Davion Hill is scoring 13.5 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Cardinals. Zeigler is averaging 10.2 points and 3.1 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Broncos: 3-7, averaging 72.7 points, 31.4 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.1 points per game.

Cardinals: 4-6, averaging 63.4 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.