National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 68, Texas A&M 54
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Keith Kimble, # Alfred Smith, # Tony Henderson
Attendance:
7508
By The Sports Xchange
Vanderbilt got balanced scoring and led from start to finish in a 68-54 win over Texas A&M on Tuesday night at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Center Luke Kornet and guard Matthew Fisher-Davis scored 12 points apiece, forwards Jeff Roberson and Joe Toye each had 11, and guard Nolan Cressler added 10 for the Commodores (11-11, 4-5 Southeastern Conference). Vanderbilt won for the third time in four games following a four-game losing streak.
Center Tyler Davis led the Aggies (11-10, 3-6) with 18 points. Guard Admon Guilder added 11 points.
The Commodores nearly blew 15-point, second-half leads in their previous two games, and they saw the Aggies cut what had been a 22-point, second-half lead to 55-47 when guard Caleb Smith, who hadn't played in three games, hit a short jumper in the paint with 4:57 left.
However, Vanderbilt got 3-pointers from Toye and Roberson on its next two possessions, pushing the margin to 61-47 with 4:02 remaining. Texas A&M never got the lead to single digits again.
The Commodores led the entire first half and were up by 15 on two occasions. The margin was 36-23 at half, with Kornet and Cressler leading Vanderbilt with eight each.
Vanderbilt didn't shoot particularly well in the first half -- 43.8 percent from the field -- but turned the ball over just three times and allowed the Aggies just four offensive boards on 17 misses.
Aggies forward D.J. Hogg, who missed the previous two games with a foot injury, came off the bench and scored two points in 14 minutes. The sophomore entered Tuesday as A&M's second-leading scorer at 13.1 points per game.
A&M coach Billy Kennedy, clearly dissatisfied with his team's play, used his bench to send a message. Smith's nine minutes were the most he played since November, and guard Kobie Eubanks, who played three minutes in his past four games, played eight.
Top Game Performances
| Vanderbilt |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Matthew Fisher-Davis 12 |
Scoring |
Tyler Davis 18 |
|
Luke Kornet 4 |
Assists |
Tonny Trocha-Morelos 4 |
|
Jeff Roberson 6 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Davis 6 |
|
Joe Toye 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Tonny Trocha-Morelos 3 |
|
Nolan Cressler 1 |
Steals |
J.C. Hampton 1 |
|
Clevon Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Robert Williams 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Vanderbilt
|
68 |
47.5 |
9-27 |
3-3 |
16 |
33 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
| Texas A&M
|
54 |
39.6 |
5-18 |
7-11 |
12 |
29 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
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