Vanderbilt basketball had another second-half collapse Saturday in loss to Tennessee but this was the most brutal one of the season so far.

Vanderbilt basketball was projected in the No. 10-11 seed range in the latest March Madness bracketology after a loss to Tennessee.

The Vanderbilt Commodores (17-8, 5-7) had control in Thompson Boiling Arena. The Commodores jumped on top of the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (21-5, 8-5) leading the entire first half and stretching said advantage by as much as 16-points to put the home team on upset alert.

Vanderbilt basketball nearly blew a 19-point lead, but held on to win, 77-72, on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium. The Commodores got off to an excellent start in the first half, building up a lead as many as 19 points.

The Vanderbilt basketball (18-9, 6-8) program put it's three-game losing streak to bed on Saturday with an important home victory over the No. 24 Ole Miss Rebels (19-8, 8-6). The Commodores moved into 10th place in the SEC with the win and with four games remaining in the regular season appear poised to shame the media that slotted them to finish last in the league.