Men’s Basketball: Vanderbilt takes down Wake Forest 74-51 – The Vanderbilt Hustler

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The Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 74 to 51 on Thursday evening, moving them to 2-0 this season and marking the second consecutive season they have recorded a victory against Wake. Vanderbilt had four players with double digit points, including Ace Glass and Ant Brown Jr., who each had four three-pointers. 
The game started with Wake freshman Gavin Placide making four points in the first five minutes. But Vanderbilt was able to force key defensive stands, with T.O. Barrett making a strong play to force a turnover on defense and having the ball bounce out off Wake’s Kevair Kennedy. Glass made a 3 pointer and Tyler Tanner drew a foul and drained both free throws, helping the Commodores open up to a narrow 7-6 lead. 
Vanderbilt proceeded to ramp up the pressure and started to make shots from range. Tanner kickstarted the Commodore momentum by draining a midrange jumper, quickly followed up by two three-pointers from freshman Brown Jr. Wake’s Isaac Carr did make two corner threes of his own, but those were Wake’s only points on a 15-6 Vanderbilt scoring run, making the score 22-13 Commodores and forcing the Demon Deacons to call a timeout. 
The Demon Deacons did not regroup well, as their immediate possessions following the break resulted in a shot clock violation and then a quick turnover out of bounds. However, the Demon Deacons would quickly get back on track. Kennedy made two nice fadeaways and a three pointer, scoring all seven points for Wake as they clawed back, making the score 27-20 with 7:37 left in the first half. Placide missed both of his free throws on a trip to the line, including an airball, giving Vanderbilt fans free Shake Shack. 
Wake Forest continued to keep the game close, following some sloppy play from the Commodores. Berke Büyüktuncel missed an open layup after hesitating too long and Bangot Dak drew a foul and missed both layups, as well as having a poor turnover after a heads-up play from Barrett to steal the ball off an inbound. Wake’s Jamari McDowell made a three pointer to continue to cut into the deficit, and the score was 30-27 with 3:27 left in the first half. 
Vanderbilt then course-corrected and played a cleaner brand of basketball. Chandler Bing made a great heads-up play to force a steal during a Wake Forest possession, which he proceeded to drive and make a nice layup. Büyüktuncel also forced a steal, but Tanner could not capitalize on the ensuing possession. Vanderbilt continued to pile on the pressure and, numerous times in their final possessions, force the ball of Demon Deacons giving them offensive inbounds.
Glass made an extremely long three-pointer on a possession that had two separate inbounds, one of which came from a successful coach’s challenge by Mark Byington. Bing helped add to Vanderbilt’s lead after blocking a Kennedy jumper and finishing off another possession to give Vanderbilt a 39-27 lead at halftime. Vanderbilt ended the half on a nine-zero scoring run. 
After trailing by 12 at half, the Demon Deacons stormed out to a six-zero run, led by four points from Kennedy. Glass made his third three pointer of the night to help extend the lead alongside Tanner making a putback following a fast break he started. He was quickly answered by Placide, who recorded four points in the first five minutes of each half, making the score 44-35.
Wake Forest continued to chip away at the deficit, led by both Kennedy and McDowell who made baskets. Vanderbilt continued some of their first half sloppy play, as Barrett had a layup blocked off a fast break and Büyüktuncel committed an offensive foul after McDowell’s jumper. Vanderbilt had a six-point lead, 46-40, with 11:52 remaining in the game. 
For the rest of the game, Vanderbilt showed their deadly shooting ability. Tanner started the momentum with a slam dunk and Brown Jr. made three-pointers on ensuing possessions, his third and fourth of the game. Both Tanner and Brown Jr.’s baskets put their points scored into the double digits, and the eight-zero run gave Vanderbilt a 54-42 lead. 
As the game clock ticked down, Vanderbilt continued to pile on the pressure on both sides of the court. They forced numerous missed shots from Placide while on defense. Brown Jr. made a floater and Glass drained a corner three, his fourth of the night. McDowell also missed two free throws for Wake, begging the question: Do Vanderbilt students get two free items from Shake Shack?
Vanderbilt continued their momentum as Bing and Tanner both made layups, with Tanner drawing a foul on the basket, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Vanderbilt led 66-47 with 3:43 left. 
Vanderbilt would finish the game off in style, led by Tanner. He added two more creative layups before being subbed out with 1:42 left, finishing his day with 17 points. Vanderbilt replaced the rest of their lineup as time ran out. The score ended 74-51, a resounding performance for the Commodores against their first power conference opponent this season. 
The Commodores were able to highlight their creative passing, as they repeatedly found outlets for easy layups as well as their 39% lethal shooting from the field and an incredible 37% from three-point range.
The Commodores stay at home Tuesday, Nov. 10 to take on the Memphis Tigers at 6:15 p.m. CDT. 
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