The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team was unable to claim its first 2-0 start to SEC action in nearly a decade.

RJ Melendez scored 19 points and No. 14 Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt 76-64 for its eighth straight victory.

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Robinson scored 12 points and Bates had eight to help Missouri build a 42-27 lead at the break. Bates scored eight points, capped by consecutive dunks, as Missouri opened the second half on a 15-9 ...