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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 86, Wake Forest 64
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # Pat Evans, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance: 2400

No. 19 Vanderbilt came out firing on all cylinders in Monday's blowout of St. John's, and did it again in an 86-64 rout of Wake Forest in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii, on Tuesday.

Vanderbilt led by 15 at half, extended that to 24 in the second half, and never let the Demon Deacons within 13 again, thanks to 17 points each from center Damian Jones and point guard Wade Baldwin, and 12 from power forward Jeff Roberson.

Jones had a game-high 10 rebounds. A pair of freshmen, guard Bryant Crawford (15) and power forward John Collins (14), led the Deacons in scoring.

Vanderbilt sprinted to a 16-3 advantage in the first 6:37, thanks to strong play from Jones. But the Commodores' top two power forwards, Luke Kornet and Roberson, each picked up a pair of early fouls, and Wake stormed back to get within four after guard Crawford hit a long two, followed by two free throws from Collins moments later at 6:48.

But Vanderbilt closed the half strong on an assortment of Baldwin lay-ups, short shots by Jones, and a key 3 from the left side by Roberson to beat the shot clock, and led 43-28 at the break.

Vanderbilt got into the bonus with 14:12 left in the game, when Robertson hit one of two foul shots to push the margin to 19.

Kornet later picked up his fourth foul with 12:04 left, but Baldwin hit a 3 to put VU up 63-45 just seconds later.

Vanderbilt will play the winner of Kansas and UCLA in Wednesday's title game.
Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Wake Forest
Wade Baldwin IV 17 Scoring Bryant Crawford 15
Riley LaChance 6 Assists Bryant Crawford 5
Damian Jones 10 Rebounds John Collins 8
Josh Henderson 5 Free Throws Made John Collins 8
Wade Baldwin IV 2 Steals Bryant Crawford 3
Damian Jones 2 Blocks John Collins 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 86 49.2 7-17 17-22 14 42 4 6 8
Wake Forest 64 32.8 3-18 23-32 7 32 2 7 12