Nov. 24, 2015
Vanderbilt Gamenotes 
| Wake Forest Gamenotes
The #19/16-ranked Commodores take on Wake Forest on Tuesday at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in a semifinal matchup at the Lahaina Civic Center. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT, with the game airing on ESPN and on the IMG Vanderbilt Radio Network.
Vanderbilt returns to the Lahaina Civic Center floor on Tuesday after knocking off St. Johns’s on Monday in the quarterfinals, 92-55, in their largest margin of victory ever in their five trips at the Maui Invitational. Junior forward Luke Kornet led the Commodores with 13 points, with Jeff Roberson adding his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Junior Nolan Cressler (10) and freshman Camron Justice (11) also scored in double figures.
Five Commodores are averaging double figures on the season entering Tuesday’s game, with Baldwin leading the way with 13.3 ppg. Kornet (11.3), Jeff Roberson (11.0), Damian Jones (10.0), and Riley LaChance (10.0) also average double figures. Vanderbilt is shooting 49.6% from the floor for the season and 42.4% from three, while limiting opponents to 34.6% overall and 20.3% from three.
Eight players have scored in double figures in a game this season – Baldwin, Kornet, Roberson, Jones, LaChance, Fisher-Davis, Cressler, and Justice.
Game 5/#19/16 Vanderbilt (4-0) vs. Wake Forest (3-1)
Lahaina, Hawaii – Lahaina Civic Center – 6:30 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN
TV Talent: Sean McDonough (pxp), Fran Fraschilla (analyst)
Radio: Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College, vucommodores.com
Radio Talent: Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst)
Live Stats: vucommodores.com
Twitter Updates: @VandyMBB
Series Information
Series Record: VU leads, 5-4.
Last Meeting: Vanderbilt won, 83-80, on 12/5/07 at Memorial Gym.
Record at Vanderbilt: 3-2.
Record at Wake: 2-2.
Record at Neutral Site: NA
Coach Stallings vs. WFU: Coach Stallings is 1-2 all-time against Wake Forest.
Notes from Vanderbilt’s win over St. John’s
-The Commodores moved to 4-0 on the season after the 92-55 win over St. John’s in the opening game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.
-In their fifth appearance Maui, the win over the Red Storm moves Vanderbilt’s all-time record at the tournament to 9-4.
-Vanderbilt is now 2-5 all-time against St. John’s.
-The 37-point margin of victory over the Red Storm was the most in a Maui Invitational contest.
-Vanderbilt’s starting lineup consisted of Luke Kornet, Damian Jones, Wade Baldwin IV, Matthew FisherDavis, and Riley LaChance – it was the third time in four games the Commodores have used that starting lineup.
-14 Vanderbilt players participated in the game, with 12 scoring. Kornet led the team with 13 points. Camron Justice (11), Jeff Roberson (11), and Nolan Cressler (10) also scored in double figures.
-The Commodores have started 4-0 for the second consecutive season.
Team Notes
-Vanderbilt converted on 53.2% of their shots from the floor, 48.0% from three, and 66.7% from the free throw line. It was the second time this season the Commodores have made 50% of their shots from the field.
-The Commodores made a season-high 12 three’s on the day.
-Vanderbilt had a season-high 21 assists against the Red Storm. The Commodores committed only 11 turnovers.
-VU out rebounded St. John’s, 49-26, their largest rebounding margin of the season.
-The Commodores outscored the Red Storm, 52-10, in bench points.
-Vanderbilt never trailed in the game.
-VU held St. John’s to 30% from the floor and only 12.5% from three.
-The Commodores scored 53 points in the first half, the most since scoring 53 in the first half against Ole Miss on Feb. 12, 2012.
Individual Notes
-Kornet scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He also added three assists and two blocks.
-Roberson tallied his first career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. The 13 rebounds was a new career-best.
-Justice scored a career-high 11 points.
-Cressler scored in double figures for the first time as a Commodore after transferring from Cornell and sitting out last season.
-Baldwin tallied a game-high six assists for Vanderbilt.
-Freshman Joe Toye tallied a career-high nine points and career-best four rebounds.