Vanderbilt men's basketball routs Bellarmine 93-47 in opener
Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as the Commodores won their opener by the largest margin since 1913. Wake Forest visits Thursday.
NASHVILLE - Vanderbilt beat Bellarmine 93-47 in its men's basketball season opener Monday, Nov. 2, at Memorial Gymnasium, according to Vanderbilt Athletics.
Tyler Tanner led the Commodores with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and a game-high four steals. Burke Büyüktuncel scored 13 points, Ace Glass 12 and Chandler Bing 11, and Sebastian Williams-Adams added nine points and a career-high nine rebounds.
Vanderbilt never trailed. The school says the Commodores closed the first half on a 30-3 run, shot 60 percent overall and held Bellarmine to 38 percent shooting. Vanderbilt says it was the program's largest margin of victory in a season opener since 1913. DeMarcus Surratt led Bellarmine with nine points.
Vanderbilt hosts Wake Forest on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m. at Memorial Gymnasium.
Source: Vanderbilt Athletics recap, Nov. 2, 2026 (Dore Defense Dominant in Opener).