National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 67, Florida 61
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Anthony Jordan, # Antinio Petty, # Willie Washington
Attendance:
9815
By SportsDirect Inc.
Vanderbilt 67, Florida 61: Freshman Riley
LaChance scored 15 points as the Commodores led wire to wire in beating the
visiting Gators.
Damian Jones added 13 points and James Siakam had
12 points and a season-high 11 rebounds for Vanderbilt (12-10, 2-7 SEC), which
snapped a seven-game losing streak. The Commodores, who also received 11
points and five assists from Wade Baldwin IV, enjoyed 42-26 rebound and 29-13
free-throw advantages while matching a season high with nine blocked shots - five by Siakam and four for Jones.
Michael Frazier II scored 21 to pace Florida (12-10,
5-4), which lost for the fourth time in its last six games. Eli Carter added 12
points but was 5-of-17 from the field for the Gators, who were whistled for a
season-high 26 fouls and saw leading scorer and rebounder Dorian Finney-Smith finish
with four points and four rebounds after fouling out with 8:53 remaining in the
game.
After trailing by eight at halftime, Florida
scored six quick points to open the second half, but Vanderbilt answered with a
6-0 run to push its lead to 38-29. The Gators closed to
within 54-51 on Carter's jumper with 6:55 to play, but LaChance hit a trey
and Baldwin sank three straight free throws as the hosts countered with a 6-0
run over the ensuing two minutes and Florida was only able to get as close as
four points the rest of the way .
Vanderbilt jumped out to a 15-0 lead as Florida missed its first nine shots. The Gators’ first basket came with
12:07 left in the first half and started a 10-0 run for the visitors, but the
Commodores recovered to take a 31-23 lead
into the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt’s win was only its
second in the series’ last eight games, but the Commodores are 42-15 at
home against Florida. … Frazier has made 31 straight free throws after a 5-of-5
performance Tuesday. … Florida coach Billy Donovan remains two wins away from
500 for his career.
Top Game Performances
Florida |
|
Vanderbilt |
Michael Frazier II 21 |
Scoring |
Riley LaChance 15 |
Chris Chiozza 4 |
Assists |
Wade Baldwin IV 5 |
Michael Frazier II 5 |
Rebounds |
James Siakam 11 |
Michael Frazier II 5 |
Free Throws Made |
James Siakam 10 |
Michael Frazier II 6 |
Steals |
Wade Baldwin IV 3 |
Dorian Finney-Smith 1 |
Blocks |
James Siakam 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida
|
61 |
36.8 |
6-19 |
13-16 |
7 |
25 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
Vanderbilt
|
67 |
40.0 |
6-16 |
29-42 |
12 |
36 |
9 |
6 |
18 |