National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 86, Appalachian St. 73
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 27, 2010
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Anthony Jordan, # Joe Lindsay, # Tracy Woodson
Attendance: 13398
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Anthony Jordan, # Joe Lindsay, # Tracy Woodson
Attendance: 13398
Vanderbilt was able to weather the storm.
The Commodores defeated Appalachian State 86-73 on Sunday at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn. The Mountaineers (2-2) are a Division I-AA team that posed little threat.
Guard Donald Sims poured in a game-high 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting for the Mountaineers, who hadn’t beaten Vanderbilt since the 2006-07 season.
Vanderbilt (5-1) responded with big performances from guard John Jenkins, center Festus Ezeli and forward Lance Goulbourne. They combined for 56 points, a team-high 21 coming from Jenkins.
Vanderbilt led 43-36 at the half.
Top Game Performances
| Appalachian St. | Vanderbilt | |
| Donald Sims 27 | Scoring | John Jenkins 21 |
| Mitch Woods 7 | Assists | Brad Tinsley 8 |
| Omar Carter 8 | Rebounds | Lance Goulbourne 8 |
| Donald Sims 5 | Free Throws Made | Lance Goulbourne 3 |
| Jeremi Booth 2 | Steals | Rod Odom 1 |
| Andre Williamson 2 | Blocks | Festus Ezeli 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Appalachian St. | 73 | 47.3 | 7-15 | 14-23 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 8 | |
| Vanderbilt | 86 | 51.5 | 9-22 | 9-12 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 3 |