Ranking Grambling's Upset of Vanderbilt
The Grambling Tigers are making noise in the SWAC with their second significant upset of the season by taking down Vanderbilt 64-62 in Nashville at Memorial Gym.
Tigers head coach Donte' Jackson has done a fantastic job keeping his team confident against Power Five programs this season. In the Pac-12/SWAC series on Nov. 11, Grambling dismantled the Colorado 83-74 to lead off the SWAC's 3-2 advantage in the games.
Vanderbilt previously had an 11-0 record against SWAC opponents before the G-Men rode into Nashville on Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 PM ET.
How do the upsets rank in NCAA Division 1 basketball this season on Kenpom.com?
- No. 8 - (Ranked 324) Grambling St. 83, (Ranked 58) Colorado 74, Game Value = 7.1%
- No 21 - (Ranked 251) Grambling St. 64, (Ranked 86) Vanderbilt 62, Game Value = 10.7%
Conference foe Alcorn State's 66-57 defeat of Wichita State ranks a spot higher at No. 7 with a game value of 3.6%.
Odds of the Game
The Tigers' probability of winning grew to 31.1% with close to 13 minutes in the first half. After halftime, they dropped to 11%and jumped to 59.5% with a little less than 7 minutes remaining in the contest. Vanderbilt's 12-2 run dipped Grambling to 10.8% with 2 minutes on the clock.
However, the G-Men climbed top 65.6% at 60 seconds and fell slightly to 58.9% before pulling off the two-point victory.
- Minimum Win Probability: 8.8% (Ranked No. 104)
- Dominance: 0.76 (Ranked No. 849)
- Excitement: 2.23 (Ranked No. 206)
- Tension: 2.00 (Ranked No. 285)
Game FYI
- Grambling had only two players (Cowart, Gordon) in double figures compared to Vanderbilt's four players (Lawrence, Robbins, Thomas, and Smith).
- Tigers leading scorer Carte'Are Gordon played 28 minutes, accounted for 25% of the scoring,
- Vanderbilt is in the Top 100 opponents for NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball teams.
- The Tigers limited Vanderbilt to 24 first-half points.
- Grambling's largest lead was 14-2 at 11:55 in the 1st half.
- Vanderbilt's largest lead was 60-57 at 1:58 in the 2nd half.
- Time: 2:03 hr.
Grambling is 6-3 and faces Virginia Tech on Dec. 17, followed by Liberty and Wisconsin before returning home to take on North American on Dec. 29.