Winning the fourth quarter is something every team strives to accomplish. It’s the reason coaches and players hold up four fingers at the end of the fourth quarter and why there’s such an emphasis on conditioning.

The importance of late-game performance is not lost on Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason. The team’s Twitter account shared a video of Mason lecturing his team on this crucial aspect of games.

The Commodores had several close wins and losses last season, a fact that has not been lost on Mason. If he is to turn the program around, Mason knows it begins with winning the final quarter.