National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 82, Western Kentucky 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Brian Shey, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
13577
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John Jenkins scored a game-high 21 points and Festus Ezeli had 14 as Vanderbilt dominated Western Kentucky 82-62 Wednesday night at Memorial Gymnasium.
Jenkins made five 3-pointers and also had five rebounds as the Commodores were 11 for 23 from 3-point range.
A third Vanderbilt starter, Jeffrey Taylor, also reached double figures 13 points, while Andre Walker dished out eight assists.
Vanderbilt (6-1) has won four straight since dropping a 74-71 heartbreaker to West Virginia on Nov. 19.
Forward Juan Pattillo had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Hilltoppers (3-4), who lost their third straight.
The Commodores finish a four-game homestand Saturday with crosstown foe Belmont, then hit the road for a test against No. 8 Missouri.
Top Game Performances
| Western Kentucky |
|
Vanderbilt |
|
Juan Pattillo 18 |
Scoring |
John Jenkins 21 |
|
Ken Brown 3 |
Assists |
Andre Walker 8 |
|
Juan Pattillo 7 |
Rebounds |
Rod Odom 6 |
|
Juan Pattillo 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeffery Taylor 4 |
|
Caden Dickerson 4 |
Steals |
Lance Goulbourne 3 |
|
Cliff Dixon 1 |
Blocks |
Festus Ezeli 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Western Kentucky
|
62 |
40.0 |
4-20 |
10-16 |
14 |
29 |
3 |
12 |
|
| Vanderbilt
|
82 |
52.6 |
11-23 |
11-14 |
23 |
32 |
4 |
7 |
|