NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Trevor Lacey hit a 3-pointer with 56.8 seconds left, giving Alabama its first lead of the game, and the Crimson Tide wound up edging Vanderbilt 58-54 Saturday afternoon for their first win at Memorial Gym since 1990 after trailing by as much as 11 in the second half.
Alabama (14-7, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) hadn't won here since Wimp Sanderson was coach, and it looked like that drought would reach 12 straight for most of the game. But the Tide rallied despite hitting only one field goal after Andrew Steele's 3-pointer with 5:57 left, and the Tide won for the sixth time in seven games, finishing on an 18-3 run.
Lacey had a game-high 17 points. Steele added 13 points off the bench, and Rodney Cooper had 11.
Vanderbilt (8-12, 2-6) didn't hit a field goal after Kyle Fuller's 3-pointer with 7:10 left. Kedren Johnson had 15 points and Fuller 13.
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