National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 75, Morgan St. 66
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 23, 2013
Where: UVI Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas
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Vanderbilt 75, Morgan State 66: Luke Kornet scored all 11 of his points in the second half as the Commodores held off the Bears in a consolation game of the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Kyle Fuller matched a season high with 16 points and freshman Damian Jones added 13 for Vanderbilt (3-2), which stopped its two-game losing streak. The Commodores, who also received 12 points from Eric McClellan and 11 from Rod Odom, will meet Loyola Marymount in the fifth-place game on Monday.
Justin Black tallied 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and tied a career high with five steals for Morgan State (0-6), which will battle winless Marist in the seventh-place game on Monday. Ian Chiles chipped in with 15 points and a season-high nine boards.
After Shaquille Duncan hit a pair of free throws to bring Morgan State within three points midway through the first half, the Bears converted only two of their final 11 field-goal attempts. Vanderbilt took advantage, getting 10 straight points inside the paint – bookended by a pair of layups from Fuller - to give the Commodores a 30-17 advantage.
Odom followed with a three-point play and 3-pointer before the break and hit another 3-pointer to open the second half to stretch the margin to 17. Morgan State used 13 second-half points from Black to rally and trimmed the deficit to five on a dunk by Chiles with 1:08 left, but Fuller hit four free throws down the stretch to preserve the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt shot a season-low 26.7 percent beyond the arc. … G Anthony Hubbard finished with 12 points and eight boards for Morgan State, which is off to its second 0-6 start in three years. … The Bears committed a season-high 16 turnovers, marking the first time the Commodores forced more than 10 in a game.
Top Game Performances
| Vanderbilt |
|
Morgan St. |
|
Kyle Fuller 16 |
Scoring |
Justin Black 18 |
|
Kyle Fuller 5 |
Assists |
Justin Black 5 |
|
Kyle Fuller 6 |
Rebounds |
Ian Chiles 9 |
|
Kyle Fuller 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Black 4 |
|
Kyle Fuller 2 |
Steals |
Justin Black 5 |
|
Eric McClellan 1 |
Blocks |
Ian Chiles 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Vanderbilt
|
75 |
45.2 |
4-15 |
15-32 |
18 |
37 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
| Morgan St.
|
66 |
40.4 |
7-22 |
13-22 |
12 |
39 |
5 |
10 |
16 |
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