National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 59, Georgia 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Chuck Jones, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
6234
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Vanderbilt 59, Georgia 54: Rod Odom scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the visiting Commodores downed the Bulldogs in SEC play.
Dai-Jon Parker recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Vanderbilt (11-8, 3-4), which has won two straight games. Kyle Fuller added 13 points and four assists for the Commodores, who went 8-of-18 from 3-point range.
Charles Mann led the way with a game-high 20 points and Brandon Morris netted 12 for Georgia (10-9, 4-3), which shot a dismal 27.3 percent from the field. Marcus Thornton grabbed seven rebounds while Juwan Parker, who just returned from a hamstring injury, finished 0-of-10 from the floor.
Vanderbilt knocked down six 3-pointers, including two each by Odom and Dai-Jon Parker, to go up 25-15 with under six minutes remaining in the first half. Georgia closed out the opening period on a 6-2 run to trim the deficit to 27-21 despite missing 20 of its first 25 shots.
Mann split a pair of free throws as the Bulldogs pulled to within 30-29 before Odom's triple restored the Commodores' six-point advantage with just under eight minutes left. Odom hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game to make it 44-36 as Vanderbilt continued its dominance over Georgia with its ninth straight win in the series.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt has made at least one 3-pointer in 884 consecutive games. … The Commodores improved to 88-49 all-time against Georgia. … The Bulldogs started off 1-of-10 from beyond the arc before finishing 4-of-23.
Top Game Performances
Vanderbilt |
|
Georgia |
Rod Odom 16 |
Scoring |
Charles Mann 20 |
Kyle Fuller 4 |
Assists |
Tim Dixon 1 |
Rod Odom 12 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Thornton 7 |
Kyle Fuller 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Mann 9 |
Kyle Fuller 1 |
Steals |
Nemanja Djurisic 2 |
Luke Kornet 3 |
Blocks |
Brandon Morris 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Vanderbilt
|
59 |
38.5 |
8-18 |
21-32 |
10 |
34 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
Georgia
|
54 |
27.3 |
4-23 |
20-27 |
3 |
36 |
4 |
8 |
9 |