Dec. 9, 2015
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Game Notes:
– With the 72-67 loss, the Commodores fall to 6-3 overall.
– VU now leads the series against Dayton, 4-1.
– Kevin Stallings is now 3-1 against the Flyers.
– At the half, Vanderbilt led Dayton 40-32.
– The score was tied twice, with the lead changing four times. Dayton’s largest lead was seven (2nd – 10:15), Vanderbilt’s 16 (1st-3:02).
– Attendance; 10,469
Team Notes:
– Vanderbilt Starters; Wade Baldwin IV (4), Matthew Fisher-Davis (5), Jeff Roberson (11), Riley LaChance (13) and Damian Jones (30). It marked the first time this season Vanderbilt has used that starting lineup.
– Four Commodores had double-digit performances; Baldwin IV (18), Jones (18), Fisher-Davis (11) and LaChance (11).
– Vanderbilt shot 57.7% from the floor in the first half, holding the Flyers to 33.3%, but converted on only 24% of their shots in the second half, while Dayton shot 59.3% in the second half.
– Overall, the Flyers outshot the Dores from the field (45%-41.2%).
– VU shot 35.3% from behind the arc to Dayton’s 33.3%.
– Vandy shot 76% from the free throw line to the Flyers’ 59.1%
– Dayton with 40 points in the paint to VU’s 22.
– Dayton out rebounded Vanderbilt, 41-31, including 15-7 on the offensive glass. The Flyers outscored Vanderbilt, 17-2, in second chance points.
– The Commodores had 13 assists and only six turnovers, the first time this season Vanderbilt has had a negative assist-to-turnover ratio.
Individual Notes:
– Damian Jones led the Dores heading into the locker room with 12 points and ended the game with a season-high 18 points, his 55th career game scoring double digits, and a season-high seven field goals made.
– Nolan Cressler established a season-high five rebounds.
– Fisher-Davis had a career-high six rebounds, and a season-high three blocks. He also scored 11 points.
– Baldwin IV missed only one shot from the charity stripe, hitting a season-high ten free throws on a season-high 11 attempts.
– Baldwin IV tied his career-high in FG attempts, with 12 attempted.
– LaChance scored in double figures (11 points) for the fourth time this season and 28th time of his career.
– Freshman Joe Toye played a career-high 12 minutes.
