National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 84, Iowa State 78
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2017
Where: Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Anthony Jordan, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
9851
By The Sports Xchange
Vanderbilt generally beats teams with outstanding 3-point and free-throw shooting, and that was the case in its 84-78 victory over Iowa State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon.
Guards Nolan Cressler (20) and Matthew Fisher-Davis (14 points) and center Luke Kornet (21) and forward Jeff Roberson (16) all scored in double figures and hit at least two 3-pointers.
Vanderbilt (10-11) was 21-of-26 from the foul line (80.8 percent), and 13-of-30 from 3-point range (43.3 percent).
The Cyclones drop to (13-7).
Iowa State guard Monte Morris scored 25 points and was a headache for Vanderbilt to guard in the half-court. He led a late charge, putting a scare into the same crowd that had seen Vanderbilt blow a 15-point lead with under six minutes to play just four days prior.
When Kornet converted a three-point play off an assist from Cressler, the Commodores led by 15 with 3:56 left.
But the Cyclones forced a slew of turnovers in the final minutes, and pulled to within five when guard Deonte Burton banked in a jumper with 24 seconds left.
The Commodores exploded out of the locker room in the second half to break a tie with a 22-9 run, with Fisher-Davis hitting consecutive 3s, the last coming with him operating alone at 12:28 against three Cyclone defenders on a fast break.
Iowa State led 26-15 when guard Donovan Jackson (16 points) hit a 3 from the left side, but the Commodores hung around thanks to 6-of-14 3-point shooting and a 9-of-9 performance from the foul line.
Morris led all scorers with 11 at the half.
Top Game Performances
| Iowa State |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
Monte Morris 25 |
Scoring |
Luke Kornet 21 |
|
Nazareth Mitrou-Long 4 |
Assists |
Jeff Roberson 6 |
|
Deonte Burton 10 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Roberson 9 |
|
Monte Morris 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeff Roberson 8 |
|
Deonte Burton 2 |
Steals |
Matthew Fisher-Davis 1 |
|
Deonte Burton 3 |
Blocks |
Luke Kornet 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iowa State
|
78 |
49.2 |
9-28 |
9-12 |
11 |
26 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
| Vanderbilt
|
84 |
48.1 |
13-30 |
21-26 |
17 |
31 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
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