Tigers Drop Road Tilt at No. 22 Vanderbilt - University of Memphis Athletics

Tuesday, November 10

Nashville, Tenn.

6:15 p.m.

University of Memphis

105

No. 22 Vanderbilt

Team	1	2	F
Memphis	42	39	81
Vanderbilt	47	58	105

Nov 10, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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NASHVILLE – The (RV) Memphis men's basketball program ran into a hot shooting home squad Tuesday as No. 22 Vanderbilt took a 105-81 decision at Memorial Gym.

The three-point line played a large factor as Memphis (2-1) was 4-of-19 (.211), while Vanderbilt (3-0) shot 15-of-32 (.469). The Commodores posted a .571 field goal percentage on their home court.

The Tigers had two injuries in the game. Senior Jayden Reid, who was named both the AP player of the week and the American Conference Player of the Week, hurt his left ankle when he went down within the opening two minutes of the game, but did return. Senior Luke Almodovar threw down a big dunk midway through the second half but came down hard and did not return.

Nevertheless, Almodovar led Memphis with a season-high 21 points. He was 7-of-14 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line.

Almodovar was one of three Tigers to score in double-figures. Senior Tylik Weeks registered 15 points, while Reid recorded 11. Junior Brandin Cummings came off the bench to net nine points, and senior Josh Holloway grabbed a team-high five rebounds to go along with seven points.

The Tigers scored the first four points of the game on a dunk by junior Maxim Logue and a mid-range shot by Weeks. Memphis led 13-12 after a three by Reid with 14:07 to go.

The teams went back-and-forth over the next eight minutes as the Tigers trailed 30-29 at the 6:57 mark after a field goal by Weeks. Though, the Commodores went on a 10-2 run to leap ahead 40-31 with 4:30 remaining.

Memphis answered with a 9-0 run, including seven points from Almodovar to tie it 40-40 with 2:06 left. However, Vanderbilt ended the half on a 7-2 spurt including a three at the buzzer by T.O. Barrett to lead 47-42 at the break.

The Commodores opened the second half with back-to-back threes to make it 53-42 with 18:53 to go. Vanderbilt extended it to 73-49 with 12:42 remaining.

Almodovar scored eight consecutive points and threw down a pair of big dunks to trim it to 75-60 at the 10:27 mark. Though, the Commodores continued to make shots in the final 10 minutes to stay in front.

Memphis returns home Sunday for a 12 p.m. contest against No. 10 Louisville on ESPN. It will be the team's third ranked opponent in four games this season.

NOTES
- Memphis has won four of the last six meetings against Vanderbilt. Head coach Penny Hardaway is 2-2 against the Commodores as a coach and 2-0 as a player at Memphis.

- Hardaway is now 22-11 against Power 4 opponents. He's 1-1 this season with upcoming games against Louisville, Penn State, Baylor, Texas and either Mississippi State or Wake Forest.

- The Tigers scored 81 points on a Vanderbilt squad that entered the game allowing just 49.0 points per outing through its first two games.

- Memphis was 23-of-34 from the charity stripe and has made at least 23 free throws in every game this season.

- Almodovar surpassed his previous season-high of 18 points against Iowa State in the season opener. His career-high is 29 points set last season against Cal Poly as a member of Southeast Missouri State. It was his 26th double-figure scoring game and eighth 20-plus outing in two seasons at the Division I level.

- Weeks submitted his second consecutive double-digit scoring performance and 34th of his career. He was 5-of-6 from the free throw line.

- Reid has scored in double-figures in every game this year and for the 46th time in his career.

- Memphis entered the week just one spot out of the AP Top-25 and received 97 votes.

- Senior Nemanja Popovic was cleared by the NCAA for two years of eligibility. However, the NCAA notified Memphis that Popovic must serve a six-game withholding period to begin the 2026-27 season due to previous international competition. Tuesday marked the third of six games he must sit. Popovic started at center in the team's exhibition games against Mississippi State and Arkansas and was 11-of-16 (.688) from the field and averaged 14.0 points per game.

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