National Basketball Association
Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 59
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Tim Gattis, # Ron Groover, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance:
15061
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No. 22 Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 59: Jabari Brown scored a game-high 21 points and Alex Oriakhi added 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers got off to a red-hot start and routed the Commodores to remain undefeated at home.
Keion Bell and Phil Pressey scored 12 points apiece for Missouri (15-4, 4-2 SEC), which improved to 12-0 at home and has notched consecutive Southeastern Conference victories for the first time in its debut season in the league.
Rod Odom scored 17 points to lead Vanderbilt (8-10, 2-4), which had a two-game winning streak snapped and was never closer than 17 points in the second half.
After going 5-for-27 from 3-point range in Tuesday's home win over South Carolina, the Tigers got off to a blistering start Saturday, hitting 8-of-15 from beyond the arc in the first half. Five of those came during a 32-2 run that stretched for more than 11 minutes of the first half, helping Missouri open a 49-20 halftime lead.
The Tigers were without their leading scorer in senior forward Laurence Bowers, who missed his fifth straight game with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri has allowed more than 70 points only four times this season — none at home. … The Commodores went 8-for-24 from 3-point range and have made at least one 3-pointer in 850 consecutive games — every game they've played since the inception of the 3-point line in 1986-87. … Missouri student Andrew Turpin made a half-court shot during a halftime promotion to win $5,000.
Top Game Performances
| Vanderbilt |
|
Missouri |
|
Rod Odom 17 |
Scoring |
Jabari Brown 21 |
|
Kedren Johnson 3 |
Assists |
Phil Pressey 6 |
|
James Siakam 4 |
Rebounds |
Alex Oriakhi 12 |
|
Rod Odom 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Alex Oriakhi 4 |
|
Sheldon Jeter 3 |
Steals |
Keion Bell 3 |
|
Rod Odom 1 |
Blocks |
Alex Oriakhi 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Vanderbilt
|
59 |
44.4 |
8-24 |
3-10 |
13 |
17 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
| Missouri
|
81 |
54.9 |
11-21 |
14-16 |
16 |
39 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
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