National Basketball Association
Rutgers 68, Vanderbilt 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 28, 2014
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
# Jose Carrion, # Rick Crawford, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance:
15987
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Rutgers 68, Vanderbilt 65: Myles Mack registered 21 points, eight assists, six rebounds and five steals to lead the Scarlet Knights to victory at the Barclay's Center Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mack hit four 3-pointers and Kadeem Jack had 20 points and eight rebounds, including six on the offensive end for Rutgers (3-3), which will play No. 7 Virginia in Saturday's championship game. Junior Etou contributed 10 points and freshman Mike Williams added 11 points.
Damian Jones overcame foul trouble to score 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting for Vanderbilt (4-1), which will face La Salle in Saturday's consolation game. Luke Kornet hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and James Siakam supplied 10 points for the Commodores.
After a fairly even opening nine minutes, the remainder of the first half was marked by opposing runs, the first was 15-3 by Rutgers highlighted by 11 points from Mack and Jack and 13-2 by Vanderbilt and Siakam, who accounted for six points. The key storyline late in the first half was the third foul picked up by Jones, who went to the bench with 2:27 remaining having scored 13 points.
By the time Jones returned with 12 minutes left in the second half, Rutgers had secured a 45-43 advantage with second-chance baskets by Etou and Mack, who drained his fourth 3-pointer. The Scarlet Knights led 65-57 with 2:52 remaining but the Commodores fought back to a 65-65 tie on a three-point play by Jones, setting up the final minute which saw Jack make the lone basket with 42 seconds left before Mack hit a free throw to ice it.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Rutgers sophomore G Bishop Daniels injured his left ankle early in the first half and did not return. ... Mack and Jack combined for 21 points in the first half, which ended in a 31-31 tie. ... The Scarlet Knights finished with 18 offensive rebounds.
Top Game Performances
Vanderbilt |
|
Rutgers |
Damian Jones 23 |
Scoring |
Myles Mack 21 |
Wade Baldwin IV 9 |
Assists |
Myles Mack 8 |
Damian Jones 6 |
Rebounds |
Kadeem Jack 8 |
Damian Jones 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Myles Mack 5 |
Wade Baldwin IV 2 |
Steals |
Myles Mack 5 |
Damian Jones 1 |
Blocks |
Greg Lewis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Vanderbilt
|
65 |
48.0 |
8-17 |
9-14 |
19 |
29 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
Rutgers
|
68 |
39.3 |
7-23 |
13-19 |
13 |
33 |
1 |
7 |
8 |