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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 80, Georgia 67
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2016
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Kevin Fehr, # Ron Groover, # Terry Moore
Attendance: 14311
By The Sports Xchange

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Another in a string of impressive performances by Vanderbilt center Damian Jones gave the Commodores a much-needed, 80-67 victory over Georgia at Memorial Gym on Saturday.

Jones collected 15 points, 15 rebounds, two blocked shot and two assists as the Commodores (16-11, 8-6 in the Southeastern Conference) clung to their fading NCAA Tournament hopes.

Thanks to 19 points from forward Yante Maten and 21 from guard J.J. Frazier, Georgia whittled what had been a 16-point Vandy lead to four when Maten banked in a shot with 9:15 left.

But Vanderbilt guard Matthew Fisher-Davis (13 points) hit two 3-pointers the closing minutes, keeping the Bulldogs (14-11, 7-7) at bay.

Meanwhile, the Commodores canned 9-of-10 foul shots in the final 1:41.

With the exception of an early 2-0 Georgia lead and a subsequent tie moments later, Vandy led the entire way.

That lead ballooned to 16 points late in the first half. Georgia forward Yante Maten was whistled for an offensive push-off with 3:24 left in the half.

Georgia coach Mark Fox stormed the floor and was whistled for a technical foul; Fisher-Davis hit both free throws, and then Jones fed forward Joe Toye for a dunk on the ensuing possession for a 35-19 margin.

Georgia, thanks to 11 first-half points from center Derek Ogbiede (his first half alone was a career high), sliced the lead to 37-28. Jones (nine points, 10 rebounds) nearly had a double-double for Vanderbilt in the first half.

Vanderbilt point guard Wade Baldwin IV added 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgia   Vanderbilt
J.J. Frazier 21 Scoring Wade Baldwin IV 17
Charles Mann 4 Assists Wade Baldwin IV 7
Yante Maten 10 Rebounds Damian Jones 16
Yante Maten 4 Free Throws Made Wade Baldwin IV 8
J.J. Frazier 1 Steals Wade Baldwin IV 2
Derek Ogbeide 3 Blocks Damian Jones 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia 67 38.1 8-18 11-20 12 33 5 3 7
Vanderbilt 80 45.5 7-21 23-29 15 37 3 5 5