Vanderbilt pursues first tourney win since 2012 in matchup with McNeese State

Vanderbilt, the No. 5 seed in the South Region, aims for its first NCAA Tournament win since 2012 when it faces 12th-seeded McNeese State in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon.

The Commodores (26-8) nearly replicated the path of the 2012 team, which stunned powerhouse Kentucky to clinch the school's last Southeastern Conference tournament title. Arkansas pulled away in the final minutes of the title game to win 86-75.

Vanderbilt's best two players, guards Tyler Tanner (19.1 points...