National Basketball Association
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
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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 |
|