STARKVILLE, Miss. — Vanderbilt used a 17-0 run in the second half to snap a two-game losing streak on Thursday night.
The Commodores cruised to a 74-62 win at Mississipp Statei.
Trailing by six, Vanderbilt (18-8, 9-4 SEC) surged to an 11-point lead, 55-44, with 8:27 to play and Mississippi State (10-15, 2-11 SEC) would not threaten again.
"I got a little vocal at halftime because I didn't like our energy, our body language and we hadn't looked like that in a while," Vanderbilt Coach Melanie Balcomb said. "I think we might have been a little hung-over after the Tennessee game, but this shouldn't be our recovery look."
The Commodores were paced by Tiffany Clarke, who had 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Jasmine Lister added 16 points, including 14 in the second half.
With the win, Vanderbilt swept the season series with the Bulldogs and earned their fifth win in its last six games. It was Vanderbilt's first win of the season when trailing at the half (1-5).
Vanderbilt trailed 31-29 at the half and Mississippi State scored the first five points of the second half to take its largest lead of the game, 36-29, with 18:59 to play. The Bulldogs would maintain a sizeable cushion until the 13:48 mark when Vandy would go on its run.
Vandy will host No. 19 Kentucky in its annual Pink Out game Sunday at Memorial Gym. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game to support for breast cancer research.
No comments:
Post a Comment