NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Williams recorded 18 points and seven rebounds, and Ndewedo Newbury chipped in with 17 points as San Francisco defeated Vanderbilt men’s basketball 73-60 Wednesday Memorial Gymnasium.
Jonathan Mogbo posted game-high totals of 14 rebounds and nine assists while Malik Thomas scored 10 points for the Dons (6-3), who shot 51 percent from the field, made 13 3-point field goals and outrebounded the Commodores by a 39-21 margin.
Ven-Allen Lubin had a team-high 15 points for Vandy (4-5), which also got 10 points from Ezra Manjon. Tasos Kamateros added nine points, with Colin Smith and Jason Rivera-Torres scoring eight each as the Dores committed only eight turnovers and were credited with nine steals but shot 42.9 percent from the floor.
Vandy trailed by 15 points just before the half and was able to cut the deficit to just four with an 8-0 run in the opening minutes after the intermission. But a corner 3-pointer from Josh Kunen as the shot clock was about to expire keyed seven unanswered points from the Dons, who would lead the rest of the way.
Vanderbilt is now off for final exams and will return to action at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 against Texas Tech at the USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.
