National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisiana State 81, Vanderbilt 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2014
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials: # Byron Jarrett, # Tim Gattis, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 9716

LSU 81, Vanderbilt 58: Johnny O'Bryant III collected 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Tigers routed the visiting Commodores.

Jordan Mickey added 13 points and five rebounds and Jarell Martin had 11 points for LSU (11-5, 2-2 SEC), which outrebounded the Commodores 30-10 in the first half and led 35-25 at the break. Andre Stringer added 10 points to help the Tigers bounce back from Wednesday’s overtime loss at Mississippi.

Rod Odom led Vanderbilt (9-7, 1-3) with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Damian Jones had 16 points and six rebounds while Dai-Jon Parker added 10 points for the Commodores, who shot 35.2 percent and were outrebounded 48-25.

Odom cut the lead to 52-42 after draining three 3-pointers in the first nine minutes of the second half, but LSU answered with six straight points. O’Bryant, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, made two free throws with just under nine minutes remaining to put the Tigers ahead 59-44.

O’Bryant was held to six points and five boards in Wednesday’s loss, but the All-SEC preseason first-team selection dominated against the Commodores while converting 11 of his 14 foul shots. Stringer's three-point play put the Tigers ahead by 19 with under eight minutes left and the Tigers cruised to their second straight win over Vanderbilt.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt, playing with seven scholarship players, shot 8-for-23 in the first half. … LSU’s bench outscored Vanderbilt’s reserves 16-2 in the first half and 32-2 overall. … LSU improved to 50-6 since the beginning of the 2005-06 season when scoring at least 80 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Louisiana State
Rod Odom 20 Scoring Johnny O'Bryant III 22
James Siakam 4 Assists Shavon Coleman 4
Damian Jones 6 Rebounds Johnny O'Bryant III 12
Rod Odom 4 Free Throws Made Johnny O'Bryant III 11
Shelby Moats 2 Steals Andre Stringer 3
James Siakam 5 Blocks Jarell Martin 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 58 35.8 5-20 15-20 8 24 5 6 10
Louisiana State 81 48.3 5-14 18-24 11 43 2 7 12