National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 84, Mississippi 74
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Anthony Jordan, # Michael Kitts, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
14134
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Vanderbilt once again let a big lead get away but the Commodores rallied, downing Mississippi 84-74 in Southeastern Conference action on Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn.
For the third time in four SEC games, the Commodores (13-4, 2-2) squandered a double-digit lead in the second half. Vanderbilt led 59-49 after Brad Tinsley’s 3-pointer with 13:51 to go, but Mississippi State’s Dundrecous Nelson scored eight consecutive points, including back-to-back 3-pointers, to give the Rebels (12-7, 0-4) a 66-65 lead with 6:44 remaining.
The Commodores responded with an 12-2 run to take control. John Jenkins’ 3-pointer put Vanderbilt ahead for keeps 68-66 with 5:39 left, and Lance Goulbourne’s two free throws with 3:00 to go made it 77-68.
Jenkins led Vanderbilt with 20 points, leading five Commodores in double figures. Goulbourne finished with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
Vanderbilt opened the game with a 9-2 spurt, but the Rebels whittled away at the lead, tying the game at 21-21 on Zach Graham’s dunk with 9:50 left before halftime.
The Rebels led 42-39 at halftime, but the Commodores scored the first eight points of the second half, taking a 47-42 lead on Jeffery Taylor’s dunk with 17:30 remaining.
Nelson and Chris Warren each scored 17 points for Mississippi, which lost its fourth in a row.
Vanderbilt plays host to No. 21 St. Mary’s on Saturday. Mississippi plays Saturday at LSU.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
Dundrecous Nelson 17 |
Scoring |
John Jenkins 20 |
|
Trevor Gaskins 3 |
Assists |
Jeffery Taylor 6 |
|
Reginald Buckner 5 |
Rebounds |
Lance Goulbourne 16 |
|
Dundrecous Nelson 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Festus Ezeli 10 |
|
Terrance Henry 4 |
Steals |
Lance Goulbourne 1 |
|
Terrance Henry 4 |
Blocks |
Festus Ezeli 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi
|
74 |
40.3 |
6-20 |
14-16 |
9 |
23 |
6 |
8 |
|
| Vanderbilt
|
84 |
48.0 |
8-16 |
28-34 |
15 |
38 |
1 |
2 |
|
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