National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 80, Wofford 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Kevin Fehr, # Tim Gattis, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
10667
By The Sports Xchange
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Center Damian Jones used his height and strength to his advantage, scoring 21 points as Vanderbilt routed Wofford 80-56 on Saturday night at Memorial Gym.
The Commodores took a commanding 16-point halftime lead and spent most of the second half extending it, thanks to double-figures scoring from forward Jeff Roberson (13) and guards Wade Baldwin and Matthew Fisher-Davis (10 each).
Vanderbilt also bludgeoned Wofford from the outside, connecting on 10 of 17 3-pointers.
Jones scored 14 points in the first half as the Commodores built a 35-19 halftime edge.
With the score tied at nine, guard Riley LaChance buried a 3-pointer to start a 14-0 Vanderbilt run. Wofford whittled the lead to 11 on a 3-pointer by guard Eric Garcia early in the second half, but a 10-0 Vanderbilt run that immediately followed, highlighted by Jones' drive and monster one-handed dunk during which he was fouled and later converted the free throw.
The Terriers were no match for Commodores 7-footers Jones and Josh Henderson. Wofford made just 3 of 22 shots from the field in the first half.
Wofford managed its only real offensive success from 3-point range (8 of 21, 38.1 percent) and was led in scoring by guard Spencer Collins with 13 points.
Jones pulled down seven rebounds and Fisher-Davis added a game-high 11 rebounds to complete his double-double.
It was the first game for the Commodores since a 72-67 loss to Dayton 10 days ago.
Top Game Performances
| Wofford |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
Spencer Collins 13 |
Scoring |
Damian Jones 21 |
|
Jaylen Allen 3 |
Assists |
Wade Baldwin IV 5 |
|
Spencer Collins 5 |
Rebounds |
Matthew Fisher-Davis 11 |
|
Spencer Collins 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Damian Jones 7 |
|
Jaylen Allen 1 |
Steals |
Wade Baldwin IV 1 |
|
Matthew Pegram 2 |
Blocks |
Damian Jones 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wofford
|
56 |
34.4 |
8-21 |
6-9 |
9 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
| Vanderbilt
|
80 |
50.0 |
10-17 |
20-27 |
14 |
40 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
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