National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 75, Morgan St. 66
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 23, 2013
Where: UVI Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas
Officials:
Attendance: N/A


Vanderbilt 75, Morgan State 66: Luke Kornet scored all 11 of his points in the second half as the Commodores held off the Bears in a consolation game of the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Kyle Fuller matched a season high with 16 points and freshman Damian Jones added 13 for Vanderbilt (3-2), which stopped its two-game losing streak. The Commodores, who also received 12 points from Eric McClellan and 11 from Rod Odom, will meet Loyola Marymount in the fifth-place game on Monday.

Justin Black tallied 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and tied a career high with five steals for Morgan State (0-6), which will battle winless Marist in the seventh-place game on Monday. Ian Chiles chipped in with 15 points and a season-high nine boards.

After Shaquille Duncan hit a pair of free throws to bring Morgan State within three points midway through the first half, the Bears converted only two of their final 11 field-goal attempts. Vanderbilt took advantage, getting 10 straight points inside the paint – bookended by a pair of layups from Fuller - to give the Commodores a 30-17 advantage.

Odom followed with a three-point play and 3-pointer before the break and hit another 3-pointer to open the second half to stretch the margin to 17. Morgan State used 13 second-half points from Black to rally and trimmed the deficit to five on a dunk by Chiles with 1:08 left, but Fuller hit four free throws down the stretch to preserve the win.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt shot a season-low 26.7 percent beyond the arc. … G Anthony Hubbard finished with 12 points and eight boards for Morgan State, which is off to its second 0-6 start in three years. … The Bears committed a season-high 16 turnovers, marking the first time the Commodores forced more than 10 in a game.

Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Morgan St.
Kyle Fuller 16 Scoring Justin Black 18
Kyle Fuller 5 Assists Justin Black 5
Kyle Fuller 6 Rebounds Ian Chiles 9
Kyle Fuller 7 Free Throws Made Justin Black 4
Kyle Fuller 2 Steals Justin Black 5
Eric McClellan 1 Blocks Ian Chiles 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 75 45.2 4-15 15-32 18 37 2 6 14
Morgan St. 66 40.4 7-22 13-22 12 39 5 10 16