NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kedren Johnson scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Vanderbilt to a 71-46 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday.
Rod Odom added a career-high 17 points, and the Commodores (4-4) won consecutive games for the first time this season. Alabama A&M (2-6) went scoreless for the opening 4 minutes and played from behind the whole game.
Odom made a career-high four 3-pointers as Vanderbilt shot a season-high 47.6 percent (10 for 21) from beyond the arc. Odom sunk a 3-pointer with 7 seconds left for a 31-22 halftime lead. Johnson's third and final 3-pointer capped a stretch in the second half in which he accounted for 10 of 13 points. Josh Henderson added a career-high 13 points.
Alabama A&M made just six shots in the second half. Brandon Ellis and Demarquelle Tabb each scored 10 points for the Bulldogs, who lost their fourth straight.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Alabama A&M (2-6) | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| Vanderbilt (4-4) « | 31 | 40 | 71 |
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| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| D. Tabb, G-F | 32 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| J. Banks, C | 20 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Crutcher, G | 38 | 2-10 | 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| B. Ellis, G-F | 31 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| G. Hill, G | 29 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Davis, G | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Long, G-F | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| N. West, F | 13 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| B. Houston, G-F | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15-46 | 12-17 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 46 | |
| 32.6% | 70.6% | ||||||
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| R. Odom, F | 30 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| J. Henderson, C | 24 | 6-7 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| K. Johnson, G | 33 | 5-12 | 6-8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| K. Bright, G | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| K. Fuller, G | 30 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| S. Jeter, F | 16 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| S. Moats, F | 15 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Siakam, F | 9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| A. Astroth, G | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Gendelman, G | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Josephs, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Kehris | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Watkins, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26-51 | 9-19 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 71 | |
| 51.0% | 47.4% | ||||||
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