Liam Robbins and Tyrin Lawrence each recorded a double-double to pace host Vanderbilt to a 74-71 win over Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
Robbins, the Commodores' 7-footer, collected 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks and was 8-of-11 from the foul line.
Lawrence added 18 points and 10 boards after being benched for the entirety of Tuesday's 101-44 loss at Alabama.
Quentin Millora-Brown added 10 points for Vanderbilt (11-12, 4-6 Southeastern Conference), which snapped a three-game losing skid.
Jaemyn Brakefield added a double-double of his own (15 points, 12 rebounds) for Ole Miss (9-14, 1-9), which also got double-figure scoring from Myles Burns (12 points) and Matthew Murrell (10).
The game featured nine ties and 20 lead changes, however a late 10-0 run by Vanderbilt helped seal the win.
It was a cleanly played contest, with Ole Miss having five turnovers and 16 fouls to the Commodores' seven and 10.
Trey Thomas rattled in a 3-pointer for his first points of the day, providing Vanderbilt with a 65-61 edge with 3:28 remaining.
After a Robbins block, Ezra Manjon (six points, seven assists, one turnover) dropped in a layup to beat the shot clock with 2:25 left. The gave the Commodores the largest lead of the second half for either team to that point.
A pair of Robbins free throws with 1:45 left, followed by Myles Stute's second-chance 3-pointer with 57 seconds left, put the Commodores up 72-61.
Robert Allen and Brakefield each hit a 3-pointer with 35 seconds left to get Ole Miss within five, but a pair of Robbins for free throws with 21 seconds left sealed a win.
Ole Miss has just one win since defeating Temple on Dec. 17.
--Field Level Media
Mississippi | Vanderbilt | |
Jaemyn Brakefield 15 | Scoring | Liam Robbins 19 |
Matthew Murrell 3 | Assists | Ezra Manjon 7 |
Jaemyn Brakefield 12 | Rebounds | Liam Robbins 12 |
Jaemyn Brakefield 3 | Free Throws Made | Liam Robbins 8 |
Amaree Abram 2 | Steals | Liam Robbins 1 |
Theo Akwuba 2 | Blocks | Liam Robbins 7 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Mississippi | 71 | 36.5 | 10-26 | 7-7 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Vanderbilt | 74 | 43.5 | 7-22 | 13-20 | 12 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 7 |