National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 73, Alabama 66
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Anthony Greene, # John Hampton, # CJ Washington
Attendance:
9928
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Vanderbilt
73, Alabama 66: Wade Baldwin IV had 15 points, including a 4-of-5 effort from
3-point range, to help the Commodores come from behind in the second
half for a home win over the Crimson Tide.
Matthew
Fisher-Davis added 13 points and six rebounds for Vanderbilt (17-12,
7-9 SEC), which won its third straight. James Siakam had 12 points
and Luke Kornet chipped in with 11 off the bench for the Commodores,
who shot 11-of-19 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Retin
Obasohan led Alabama (17-12, 7-9) with 16 points, while Levi Randolph
added 13 despite shooting 5-of-13 from the field. Rodney Cooper had
12 points and Michael Kessens had 10 points off
the bench.
Alabama
started fast, scoring the game's first seven points before the
Commodores finally got on the board nearly four minutes into the
contest. The lead was down to four with just over seven minutes to go in the half before the Tide went on a 16-6 run to go up 14 before a pair of
Baldwin 3-pointers in the final minute helped cut the lead to 11 at
the break.
Vanderbilt turned up its defense in the second half, holding Alabama without a
field goal for nearly six minutes to start and just three points in
the first 9:29 of the half, going on a 20-3 run keyed by a
pair of Baldwin 3-pointers. Alabama was down just four with over six
minutes to play but went more than four minutes without a point as
the Commodores went up by eight and finished off the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Alabama G Riley
Norris had just three points on 1-of-8 shooting but snagged a
game-high 10 rebounds to lead the Tide, who won the battle of the
boards, 37-29. … Vanderbilt was helped by a big edge at the
free-throw line, hitting 20-of-25 from the charity stripe, compared
to Alabama's 8-of-10. … The Commodores' leading scorer, Damian
Jones, came into the game averaging 14.5 points but scored nine on
3-of-11 shooting.
Top Game Performances
| Alabama |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
Retin Obasohan 16 |
Scoring |
Wade Baldwin IV 15 |
|
Levi Randolph 3 |
Assists |
Riley LaChance 5 |
|
Riley Norris 10 |
Rebounds |
Matthew Fisher-Davis 6 |
|
Levi Randolph 3 |
Free Throws Made |
James Siakam 8 |
|
Michael Kessens 2 |
Steals |
James Siakam 2 |
|
Jimmie Taylor 2 |
Blocks |
Luke Kornet 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alabama
|
66 |
44.8 |
6-18 |
8-10 |
11 |
32 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
| Vanderbilt
|
73 |
41.2 |
11-19 |
20-25 |
13 |
27 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
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