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Vanderbilt closes on 10-3 run, beats Alabama A&M 70-62

AP
Dec 22, 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Liam Robbins had 14 points and nine rebounds and Vanderbilt closed on a 10-3 run to beat Alabama A&M 70-62 on Thursday.

Alabama A&M got within 63-62 with 2:36 remaining, on a long 3-pointer by Messiah Thompson, but the Bulldogs didn't score again while turning it over on three straight possessions in the final minute.

Jordan Wright rattled in a wide open 3-pointer from the wing with 42.4 seconds left, off a nice pass from the 7-footer Robbins, to extend Vanderbilt's lead to 66-62. Wright made a steal at the other end and added two free throws with 31.5 left for a six-point lead.

Wright and Ezra Manjon each added 12 points for Vanderbilt (6-6). The Commodores didn't have a double-digit scorer until Manjon's basket with 8:13 remaining in the second half.

Vanderbilt trailed 19-11 before going on a 15-0 run, and it was 34-22 after another 8-0 spurt. The Commodores led 34-28 at halftime after despite shooting 35% from the field, including 7 of 25 from distance.

Thompson scored 15 points and Olisa Blaise Akonobi had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Alabama A&M (4-8). Garrett Hicks added 10 points.

Vanderbilt closes the calendar year against SE Louisiana on Dec. 30 before beginning conference play against South Carolina on Jan. 3. Alabama A&M plays at Ohio State on Dec. 29.

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1st Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
28
VAN
Commodores
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Olisa Blaise Akonobi vs. Quentin Millora-Brown (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:44	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:13		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:11		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
18:47		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
18:45		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
18:28	+3	Dailin Smith makes three point jump shot (Olisa Blaise Akonobi assists)	5-0
18:01		Dailin Smith shooting foul (Colin Smith draws the foul)
18:01		Colin Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:01	+1	Colin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-1
17:35		Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot
17:33		Commodores defensive rebound
17:00	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)	5-4
16:41		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
16:39		Colin Smith defensive rebound
16:29		Olisa Blaise Akonobi personal foul
16:25	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point layup	5-6
16:03		Garrett Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Trey Thomas steals)
15:58		Trey Thomas turnover (bad pass)
15:58		TV timeout
15:52	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point dunk (Messiah Thompson assists)	7-6
15:25		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
15:23		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	9-6
14:49	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	9-9
14:25		Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot
14:23		Myles Stute defensive rebound
14:10		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
14:08		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
13:58		Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot
13:56		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
13:43		Myles Stute turnover (lost ball) (Messiah Thompson steals)
13:37	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point layup	11-9
13:12		Trey Thomas turnover (bad pass)
13:05		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
13:03		Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound
12:57	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point layup	13-9
12:51		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
12:49		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:28	+3	Brandon Powell makes three point jump shot (Dailin Smith assists)	16-9
11:57		Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
11:55		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
11:40		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point hook shot
11:38		Myles Stute defensive rebound
11:26		Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
11:24		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
11:19		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
11:17		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
10:53		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Olisa Blaise Akonobi draws the foul)
10:53		TV timeout
10:53	+1	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-9
10:53		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:53		Liam Robbins defensive rebound
10:33		Liam Robbins misses two point hook shot
10:31		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:10		Jordan Wright blocks William Tavares de Brito's two point layup
10:08		Liam Robbins defensive rebound
10:04		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
10:02		Emmanuel Ansong offensive rebound
10:01		Emmanuel Ansong misses two point layup
9:59		Liam Robbins offensive rebound
9:58		Lorenzo Downey personal foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
9:52	+2	Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	17-11
9:40	+2	William Tavares de Brito makes two point jump shot (Eric Lee assists)	19-11
9:21		Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
9:19		Liam Robbins offensive rebound
9:19		Eric Lee shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
9:19	+1	Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-12
9:19	+1	Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-13
9:09		Lorenzo Downey misses three point jump shot
9:07		Brandon Powell offensive rebound
9:00		Noah Shelby personal foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
8:49		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point jump shot
8:47		Liam Robbins defensive rebound
8:39		Emmanuel Ansong turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Tucker steals)
8:32		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
8:30		Noah Shelby defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	19-15
8:01		Eric Lee misses three point jump shot
7:59		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
7:49	+2	Liam Robbins makes two point dunk (Jordan Wright assists)	19-17
7:36		Lorenzo Downey turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Manjon steals)
7:28	+3	Noah Shelby makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	19-20
7:27		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:27		TV timeout
7:04		Jordan Wright personal foul
7:04		Bulldogs turnover (5-second violation)
6:49		Ezra Manjon misses three point jump shot
6:47		Garrett Hicks defensive rebound
6:35		Messiah Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Manjon steals)
6:25		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:23		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
6:13		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
6:11		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
6:02		Liam Robbins misses three point jump shot
6:00		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
5:46		Liam Robbins blocks Dailin Smith's two point jump shot
5:44		Liam Robbins defensive rebound
5:37		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
5:35		Liam Robbins offensive rebound
5:31	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Liam Robbins assists)	19-23
5:01		Lorenzo Downey misses two point jump shot
4:59		Commodores defensive rebound
4:43	+3	Emmanuel Ansong makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	19-26
4:10	+3	Messiah Thompson makes three point jump shot (Olisa Blaise Akonobi assists)	22-26
3:52	+3	Emmanuel Ansong makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	22-29
3:29		Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot
3:27		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
3:16		Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point jump shot
3:14		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
3:08		Emmanuel Ansong blocks Omari Peek's two point layup
3:06		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
2:51		Emmanuel Ansong misses three point jump shot
2:49		Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
2:44		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:42		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
2:39		Jump ball. Quentin Millora-Brown vs. Messiah Thompson (Commodores gains possession)
2:39		TV timeout
2:30		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:28		Trey Thomas offensive rebound
2:23		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
2:21		Colin Smith offensive rebound
2:17	+2	Colin Smith makes two point jump shot	22-31
1:43		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
1:28	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	22-34
1:08	+2	Messiah Thompson makes two point jump shot	24-34
0:55		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
0:48		Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
0:35		Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball)
0:35		Omari Peek misses two point jump shot
0:33		Omari Peek offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Omari Peek makes two point layup	26-34
0:23		Commodores 30 second timeout
0:06		Colin Smith turnover (bad pass) (Austin Harvell steals)
0:01	+2	Messiah Thompson makes two point layup	28-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
34
VAN
Commodores
36

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
19:46	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point jump shot (Messiah Thompson assists)	30-34
19:22	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	30-36
19:08		Austin Harvell misses two point layup
19:06		Myles Stute defensive rebound
18:55		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Garrett Hicks steals)
18:43		Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot
18:41		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
18:33		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
18:31		Austin Harvell defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Austin Harvell makes three point jump shot (Dailin Smith assists)	33-36
17:47		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
17:45		Colin Smith offensive rebound
17:33		Austin Harvell shooting foul (Colin Smith draws the foul)
17:33		Colin Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:33	+1	Colin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-37
17:23	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot (Messiah Thompson assists)	35-37
16:56		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
16:54		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
16:43		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
16:41		Colin Smith offensive rebound
16:40		Dailin Smith personal foul (Colin Smith draws the foul)
16:40		Colin Smith turnover (bad pass)
16:13		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point hook shot
16:11		Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound
16:07		Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
16:07		Olisa Blaise Akonobi turnover (offensive foul)
15:58		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
15:56		Messiah Thompson defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Garrett Hicks makes two point jump shot	37-37
15:26		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
15:24		Liam Robbins offensive rebound
15:23	+2	Liam Robbins makes two point layup	37-39
15:23		Austin Harvell personal foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:23		Liam Robbins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:23		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Dailin Smith makes two point layup (Messiah Thompson assists)	39-39
14:50		Dailin Smith personal foul
14:34	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	39-41
14:13	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point jump shot (Garrett Hicks assists)	41-41
13:46		Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
13:44		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:27	+3	Messiah Thompson makes three point jump shot	44-41
13:12		Brandon Powell shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
13:12	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-42
13:12	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-43
12:55		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point jump shot
12:53		Liam Robbins defensive rebound
12:42		Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass)
12:35	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point dunk (Garrett Hicks assists)	46-43
12:22		Liam Robbins offensive foul (Garrett Hicks draws the foul)
12:22		Liam Robbins turnover (offensive foul)
12:22		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:22		TV timeout
12:07		Ezra Manjon personal foul (Messiah Thompson draws the foul)
11:59	+2	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes two point jump shot (Messiah Thompson assists)	48-43
11:32		Austin Harvell shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:32		Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:32	+1	Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-44
11:17		Jordan Wright blocks Olisa Blaise Akonobi's two point dunk
11:15		Olisa Blaise Akonobi offensive rebound
11:08		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
11:06		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
10:45		Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
10:43		Emmanuel Ansong offensive rebound
10:37	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	48-46
10:21	+2	Dailin Smith makes two point dunk (Messiah Thompson assists)	50-46
10:09		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
10:07		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
9:57		Emmanuel Ansong shooting foul (Olisa Blaise Akonobi draws the foul)
9:57		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:57	+1	Olisa Blaise Akonobi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-46
9:36	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	51-48
9:20		Emmanuel Ansong shooting foul (EJ Williams draws the foul)
9:20		EJ Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:20	+1	EJ Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-48
9:08		Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass) (Dailin Smith steals)
8:58		Garrett Hicks misses two point layup
8:56		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	52-50
8:42	+2	Austin Harvell makes two point jump shot (Dailin Smith assists)	54-50
8:22		Jump ball. Tyrin Lawrence vs. Austin Harvell (Commodores gains possession)
8:14	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	54-52
7:51		Garrett Hicks misses two point jump shot
7:49		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
7:23		Austin Harvell personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
7:23		TV timeout
7:23	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-53
7:23	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-54
7:02	+2	Messiah Thompson makes two point jump shot	56-54
6:41	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point dunk	56-56
6:16		Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot
6:14		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
5:55		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
5:53		Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
5:44		Brandon Powell shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
5:44	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
5:44	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-58
5:33		Dailin Smith turnover (out of bounds)
5:17		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:15		Olisa Blaise Akonobi defensive rebound
5:10		Cameron Tucker turnover (bad pass)
4:59		Myles Stute offensive foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
4:59		Myles Stute turnover (offensive foul)
4:59		Myles Stute flagrant 1 (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
4:59		Cameron Tucker misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
4:59	+1	Cameron Tucker makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	57-58
4:42		Liam Robbins blocks Messiah Thompson's two point layup
4:40		Bulldogs offensive rebound
4:39		Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot
4:37		Myles Stute defensive rebound
4:19	+2	Liam Robbins makes two point hook shot (Myles Stute assists)	57-60
4:07		Jump ball. Olisa Blaise Akonobi vs. Tyrin Lawrence (Bulldogs gains possession)
3:49	+2	Cameron Tucker makes two point jump shot (Brandon Powell assists)	59-60
3:27		Olisa Blaise Akonobi personal foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:27	+1	Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
3:27	+1	Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-62
3:00		Olisa Blaise Akonobi misses two point hook shot
2:58		Brandon Powell offensive rebound
2:52		Garrett Hicks misses three point jump shot
2:50		Brandon Powell offensive rebound
2:52		Trey Thomas personal foul (Cameron Tucker draws the foul)
2:52		Cameron Tucker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:52		Myles Stute defensive rebound
2:52		Brandon Powell personal foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
2:52	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
2:52		Myles Stute misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:52		Brandon Powell defensive rebound
2:35	+3	Messiah Thompson makes three point jump shot (Olisa Blaise Akonobi assists)	62-63
2:05		Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
2:03		Brandon Powell defensive rebound
1:42		Cameron Tucker misses two point jump shot
1:40		Myles Stute defensive rebound
1:12		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
1:10		Brandon Powell defensive rebound
1:04		Garrett Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Trey Thomas steals)
0:44	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Liam Robbins assists)	62-66
0:42		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:32		Garrett Hicks turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Wright steals)
0:31		Garrett Hicks personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
0:31	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-68
0:16		Garrett Hicks turnover (bad pass) (Liam Robbins steals)
0:11		Messiah Thompson personal foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
0:11	+1	Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
0:07		Messiah Thompson misses two point jump shot
0:05		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Trey Thomas defensive rebound