National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 74, Marquette 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tim Higgins, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 15684

Jeffery Taylor scored 19 points and Lance Goldbourne had a game-high 16 rebounds and 13 points as Vanderbilt stormed out to a huge early lead and coasted to a surprising 74-57 victory at No. 13 Marquette on Thursday.

The Commodores (9-4) took full advantage of a frigid start by the home team, building an insurmountable 35-8 lead over the first 12 minutes of play.

Marquette (11-2) made only two of its first 21 field-goal attempts and shot 21 percent (7-for-33) in the first half.

Though they improved to 46 percent shooting after the break, Marquette never recovered from the early blitz. Vanderbilt's lead was never less than 16 points in the second half.

John Jenkins added 14 points for the Commodores. Jae Crowder led the Golden Eagles with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Vanderbilt gave Marquette an opportunity to come back, committing 17 turnovers, but the Golden Eagles only managed 13 points off of those miscues.
Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Marquette
Jeffery Taylor 19 Scoring Jae Crowder 16
Brad Tinsley 8 Assists Jae Crowder 4
Lance Goulbourne 16 Rebounds Jae Crowder 10
Festus Ezeli 4 Free Throws Made Jae Crowder 8
Lance Goulbourne 3 Steals Derrick Wilson 3
Lance Goulbourne 3 Blocks Jamil Wilson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 74 46.9 10-22 18-24 17 38 4 9 17
Marquette 57 32.2 3-15 16-30 12 32 1 7 14