Vanderbilt outrebounded South Carolina and limited turnovers, but also couldn't hit water from a boat.
Vanderbilt had a chance to upset No. 22 South Carolina on the road, but three separate streaks of terrible shooting ultimately derailed their chance for victory in a 69-65 defeat.
Vandy made just 32.8% of their shots from the field in a game whose pace was dictated by whistles. The two teams combined for 48 fouls as the referees decided to be generous with their off-ball calls on Saturday. However, it was Vanderbilt's nine-minute stretch without a field goal, not the men in stripes, that sank the team to 0-3 in conference play.