Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (11/12/2026) — Ace Glass and the Vanderbilt Commodores delivered a commanding performance at Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday night, pulling away from the Prairie View A&M Panthers 89-62 before 7,152 fans in a dominant early-season showing.
Result
Vanderbilt led from wire to wire in a game that was never tied and never saw a lead change. The Commodores shot 57 percent from the field, outrebounded Prairie View A&M 44-19, and held a 46-17 advantage at halftime before cruising to the 27-point final margin.
How It Happened
The Commodores wasted no time establishing control. Glass opened the scoring inside the first 40 seconds with a 25-foot three-pointer off a Chandler Bing assist, then followed with another 27-footer from beyond the arc less than a minute later to put Vanderbilt up 6-0. The Panthers never found an answer for the early barrage.
Prairie View A&M showed some resilience midway through the first half — the score narrowed to 29-13 — but Vanderbilt responded with a dominant closing stretch. Bangot Dak converted a 3-foot dunk off a Tyler Tanner assist at 3:05, Bing finished another Tanner feed for a dunk at 1:31, and Glass buried his third three-pointer of the half with 55 seconds remaining to push the lead to 44-17. Dak capped the half with a layup off a Glass assist to send the Commodores to the locker room up 46-17.
The second half brought more of the same. Tanner converted back-to-back dunks in the opening four minutes — an 11-footer with Glass assisting at 18:39, then a 7-footer off a Bing assist at 15:31 — to push the lead to 64-21. Anthony Gause ended Prairie View A&M's scoring drought with a 30-foot three-pointer at 14:43, but the Panthers couldn't put together any sustained run against the Commodores' defense.
Turning Point
Vanderbilt's 12-0 run in the second half, which stretched the advantage from 49-19 to 60-21, effectively ended any realistic path back for Prairie View A&M. That sequence, built on interior finishing and suffocating defensive rebounding, reflected the Commodores' physical edge throughout the night. When Jayden Leverett put home a 9-foot dunk off a T.O. Barrett assist at 12:23 to make it 70-28, the outcome was no longer in question.
Star of the Game
Ace Glass was the clear standout, finishing with 19 points, four assists, and four three-pointers in a performance that set the tone from the opening tip. His range was on full display all night — a 32-foot step-back three-pointer at the 10:32 mark of the second half pushed the lead to 73-36, and another 27-footer at 8:01 extended it to 77-38. Glass also served as the primary facilitator in Vanderbilt's offensive flow, connecting with teammates both inside and in transition.
Chandler Bing added 15 points, four rebounds, and four assists for a well-rounded effort, while Tanner contributed 14 points on six rebounds with a pair of second-half dunks. T.O. Barrett rounded out the Commodores' balanced attack with 12 points and four rebounds. Ethan Mgbako knocked down a 33-foot three-pointer late in the second half, capping an eight-of-eight performance from deep as a team.
For Prairie View A&M, Elijah Mitchell led all Panthers scorers with 15 points, including a 24-foot three-pointer and a 6-foot dunk in the closing minutes. Anthony Gause added 13 points with a 30-foot three-pointer in the second half, while Davis Bynum and Michael Eley each contributed 11 points.
What It Means
For the Vanderbilt Commodores, Thursday's result offers an encouraging early-season baseline. The 57 percent field goal percentage, 44 rebounds, and 15 assists reflect a team playing with both efficiency and ball movement — a combination that will be tested in conference play ahead. The inside-outside balance Glass and Tanner provide presents opposing defenses with difficult decisions.
For Prairie View A&M, the Panthers faced a steep challenge on the road and will look to regroup as the 2026 season continues. Mitchell and Gause showed the ability to generate offense, and the Panthers' 44 percent shooting was not without its bright spots — the gap in rebounding and second-chance points was ultimately the defining factor in the final margin.
