The 10th-ranked Commodores (15-0, 2-0 SEC) won the first top-15 matchup at Memorial when they beat the Crimson Tide. Now, Vanderbilt will face a team in LSU (12-3, 0-2) that has struggled to get its season going.

When his face is expressionless after one basket it means there's a flurry ready to form a snowball. Acuff finished the night by making 13-of-19 attempts from the field, 4-of-7 from three, distributed six assists, pulled down two boards and blocked a couple of shots by LSU at the rim.

Perhaps a change of venue will help LSU. This year’s meet will mark LSU’s first time competing in Mizzou Arena, where the Missouri gymnastics program moved most of its home meets in 2025. The 15,061-seat facility replaces the older Hearnes Center as the home of the Missouri gymnastics program, a place where LSU lost its previous two visits.