National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 71, Alabama A&M 46
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 15, 2012
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Don Daily, # Rick Hartzell, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 9880

Vanderbilt 71, Alabama A&M 46:
Kedren Johnson scored 19 points and Rod Odom had 17 to help the host Commodores cruise past the Bulldogs.

Johnson was 6-for-8 from the foul line and also made three 3-pointers. Odom finished 6-for-10 from the field, 1-for-3 from the foul line and made four 3-pointers.

Josh Henderson chipped in 13 points for Vanderbilt (4-4), which won its second straight game. The Commodores led 31-22 at halftime.

Alabama A&M (2-6) lost its fourth straight and fell to 0-5 on the road. The Bulldogs were led by Demarquelle Tabb, who had 10 points and seven rebounds, and Brandon Ellis, who also had 10 points.

Vanderbilt shot 51 percent (26-for-51) from the field compared to Alabama A&M's 32.6-percent shooting (15-for-46). The Bulldogs shot 70.6 percent (12-for-17) from the foul line, while the Commodores shot just 47.4 percent (9-for-19).

GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt is 4-1 when shooting 40 percent or better from the field. … The Commodores improved to 6-0 against Alabama A&M. … Vanderbilt outrebounded Alabama A&M 35-25. The Bulldogs have been outrebounded in all but one of their losses.
Top Game Performances
 
Alabama A&M   Vanderbilt
Brandon Ellis 10 Scoring Kedren Johnson 19
Jeremy Crutcher 2 Assists Kevin Bright 3
Demarquelle Tabb 7 Rebounds Kevin Bright 8
Jeremy Crutcher 5 Free Throws Made Kedren Johnson 6
Demarquelle Tabb 2 Steals Josh Henderson 2
N/A Blocks Sheldon Jeter 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Alabama A&M 46 32.6 4-17 12-17 7 25 0 4 13
Vanderbilt 71 51.0 10-21 9-19 17 35 3 7 10