Vanderbilt was led in scoring by forward Jeff Roberson (20) and guards Riley LaChance (24) and Saben Lee (11).
TCU (15-6) placed guards Kenrich Williams (17), Desmond Bane (12) and Alex Robinson (13) in double figures, along with forwards Kouat Noi (11) and Vladimir Brodziansky (15).
The Horned Frogs had a 36-21 edge on the glass.
It was an entertaining game with great offensive flow. Neither team managed a double-figure lead at any point. Just 11 fouls were whistled on Vanderbilt, and 10 on TCU.
TCU trailed most of the second half, but Robinson drove and banked home a tough layup from the left side to tie the game at 76 with 2:19 left.
TCU then missed a 3 on its next trip, while Vandy's LaChance answered with a 27-footer.
Broadziansky answered with a layup, then the Commodores (8-13), after Lee missed a layup, secured the rebound.
After a time out, LaChance then hit a pair of foul shots with 10.8 left to put Vandy up, 81-78,
Noi's 3-pointer with three seconds left missed the mark, and TCU was unable to get off another shot.
It was a game of runs in the first half.
Commodores saw a nine-point lead evaporate into a five-point deficit, then went on a run to go up nine again, before settling into a 43-40 halftime lead.
Williams's driving layup along the right side at the 10:47 mark put the Horned Frogs up 21-15.
But Vanderbilt, with Roberson scoring nine points in succession for the Commodores, went back up 25-23 when the senior hit a 3 from the left side at 7:41.
Another Roberson 3 from the left corner put Vandy up 35-26, but a Brodziansky hook and a mid-range jumper were part of a TCU run to cut it to three at half.
Brodziansky led TCU with 11 points at half, and proved tough to stop in the low blocks.
--Field Level Media
Texas Christian | Vanderbilt | |
Kenrich Williams 17 | Scoring | Riley LaChance 24 |
Alex Robinson 9 | Assists | Riley LaChance 4 |
Kenrich Williams 9 | Rebounds | Clevon Brown 5 |
N/A | Free Throws Made | Riley LaChance 2 |
Kouat Noi 2 | Steals | Saben Lee 3 |
Kouat Noi 2 | Blocks | Djery Baptiste 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Texas Christian | 78 | 55.6 | 8-23 | 0-0 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Vanderbilt | 81 | 52.5 | 11-25 | 8-9 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 7 |