National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 72, Texas A&M 67
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 16, 2017
Where: Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Joe Lindsay, # Tony Greene
Attendance:
8976
By The Sports Xchange
Vanderbilt's outside game outlasted Texas A&M's inside game, as the Commodores scored a 72-67 victory over the Aggies on Thursday night at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn.
The Aggies' trio of center Tyler Davis (25 points) and forwards Robert Williams (13) and Tonny Trocha-Morelos (10) were a headache to contain, but the Commodores, led by 14 from guard Matthew Fisher-Davis, were 10 of 26 (38.5 percent) on 3-pointers.
Forward Joe Toye chipped in 13, and center Luke Kornet and guard Riley LaChance both added 12 for Vanderbilt (13-13, 6-7 Southeastern Conference).
Vanderbilt, which trailed for most of the first half, grabbed a five-point lead when Kornet scored his first points of the game with 16:08 left. However, the Aggies kept pounding inside, with Williams, his head near rim level both times, swooping in for a pair of fastbreak dunks, the last capping a 6-0 run to answer Kornet's score.
But with 8:42 left, Kornet grabbed an offensive board, made a layup and hit a free throw after Davis picked up his fourth foul. After that, Vandy never trailed.
Toye later added a huge three-point play on what looked like an ill-advised one-on-three break. He hit the basket and drew a fourth foul on Aggies guard Chris Collins, putting Vanderbilt up 65-61 with 5:18 remaining.
The Aggies (13-12, 5-8) ran off to a fast start, leading 21-10 after Trocha-Morelos hit a layup during a spell in which Texas A&M took it to the rack with constant success.
But the Commodores took a one-point lead, 31-30, when Toye popped a 3-pointer from straight away. It came during a stretch where all seven Vanderbilt field goals were from 3-point range, with three coming from Fisher-Davis.
At the break, Vanderbilt led 35-34 despite a 24-14 rebounding deficit. Texas A&M finished with a 41-36 edge on the glass.
The Aggies also got 14 points from Admon Gilder.
Top Game Performances
Texas A&M |
|
Vanderbilt |
Tyler Davis 25 |
Scoring |
Matthew Fisher-Davis 14 |
Admon Gilder 5 |
Assists |
Nolan Cressler 4 |
Robert Williams 13 |
Rebounds |
Luke Kornet 11 |
Admon Gilder 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Joe Toye 6 |
Tonny Trocha-Morelos 2 |
Steals |
Nolan Cressler 1 |
Robert Williams 2 |
Blocks |
Luke Kornet 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas A&M
|
67 |
40.3 |
3-16 |
10-15 |
13 |
40 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
Vanderbilt
|
72 |
39.3 |
10-26 |
18-22 |
11 |
35 |
6 |
3 |
9 |