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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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