National Basketball Association
Arkansas 69, Vanderbilt 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Todd Austin, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
13587
By Field Level Media
Forward Daniel Gafford's 28 points helped Arkansas knock off Vanderbilt 69-66 on Tuesday night in Fayetteville, Ark.
Gafford, not known as a passer, assisted on the game-winning bucket on a kick-out to guard Keyshawn Embery-Simpson with 17 seconds left. The 3-pointer put the Razorbacks on to 67-66.
Commodores point guard Saben Lee pushed off on the next possession with 13 seconds left, his fifth foul. Razorbacks guard Mason Jones hit a pair of foul shots with 7.6 remaining, and Vanderbilt forward Matt Ryan missed a contested 3-point attempt on the game's final shot.
Guard Isaiah Joe added 18 for the Razorbacks (14-8, 5-4 Southeastern Conference), who won for the fourth time in five games. The Commodores (9-13, 0-9) have lost 10 straight.
Vanderbilt led by one at halftime, but foul trouble contributed to the disappearance of a 10-point lead.
Lee picked up his fourth foul just 43 seconds into the second half, and then Gafford took over, drawing three fouls on starting forward Clevon Brown in a span of 2:21. Gafford scored the half's first six points, leading Arkansas to a 40-35 lead, its first advantage since early in the first period.
The lead became 52-43 at the 11:34 mark, when Vanderbilt guard Aaron Nesmith picked up his fourth foul and forward Reggie Chaney canned a free throw. Then, Arkansas guard Jalen Harris drove the left side, hit a layup and drew the fourth on Brown at 10:44.
A quick scoring flurry keyed by a pair of 3-pointers each from Lee and forward Joe Toye (18 points) put Vanderbilt up 60-58 with 4:53 remaining.
The lead changed hands a few times from there. Vanderbilt forward Simi Shittu (12 points) drove the lane and kicked out to Toye in the right corner for a go-ahead 3-pointer with 43 seconds left, but those were the Commodores' last points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Vanderbilt |
|
Arkansas |
Joe Toye 18 |
Scoring |
Daniel Gafford 28 |
Saben Lee 4 |
Assists |
Isaiah Joe 5 |
Simisola Shittu 8 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Gafford 9 |
Simisola Shittu 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Daniel Gafford 10 |
Aaron Nesmith 2 |
Steals |
Gabe Osabuohien 2 |
Yanni Wetzell 2 |
Blocks |
Daniel Gafford 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Vanderbilt
|
66 |
44.9 |
9-21 |
13-21 |
12 |
30 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
Arkansas
|
69 |
45.1 |
8-19 |
15-20 |
18 |
26 |
2 |
4 |
11 |