National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 76, Missouri 53
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 21, 2015
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # John Hampton, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
10154
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Vanderbilt 76, Missouri 53: Damian Jones scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to go along with seven rebounds and a season-high six blocked shots as the host Commodores sent the Tigers tumbling to a program-record 13th straight loss.
Wade Baldwin IV added 13 points while Riley LaChance produced 11 points, a personal-best nine rebounds and five assists for Vanderbilt (15-12, 5-9 SEC), which won the battle of the boards 46-26. Matthew Fisher-Davis and Luke Kornet tallied 11 points apiece while James Siakam corralled 13 rebounds for the Commodores.
Montaque Gill-Caesar led the way with 11 points off the bench for Missouri (7-20, 1-13), which broke the old mark for consecutive losses set in both the 1965-66 and 1966-67 seasons. Keith Shamburger collected nine points and eight assists while leading scorer Johnathan Williams III was limited to six points as the Tigers shot 37.5 percent from the field.
Fisher-Davis knocked down two 3-pointers to help Vanderbilt jump out to an early 10-point lead and scored five straight points a short time later as the Commodores pulled ahead 24-10. Keanau Post scored at the rim to trim the deficit to six late in the first half before Josh Henderson tipped in Shelton Mitchell's miss just before the first-half buzzer sounded to give Vanderbilt a 37-29 cushion at intermission.
Kornet connected from beyond the arc to put the Commodores in full control at 48-33 and they used a 13-2 run to stretch their advantage to 61-37 with just over eight minutes remaining. Vanderbilt led by as much as 27 as it coasted to the finish line to improve to 4-0 against the Tigers in Nashville.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt went 10-of-24 from 3-point range while Missouri finished 3-of-11. … Mitchell handed out four assists after missing the previous five games with a concussion. … Gill-Caesar hit a 3-pointer in the first half to end a personal 0-of-18 drought beyond the arc over his previous five games.
Top Game Performances
| Missouri |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
Montaque Gill-Caesar 11 |
Scoring |
Damian Jones 16 |
|
Keith Shamburger 8 |
Assists |
Riley LaChance 5 |
|
Johnathan Williams III 5 |
Rebounds |
James Siakam 13 |
|
Keanau Post 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Wade Baldwin IV 2 |
|
DAngelo Allen 2 |
Steals |
Wade Baldwin IV 2 |
|
Jakeenan Gant 1 |
Blocks |
Damian Jones 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Missouri
|
53 |
37.5 |
3-11 |
8-10 |
11 |
25 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
| Vanderbilt
|
76 |
47.7 |
10-24 |
4-8 |
21 |
44 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
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