Pippen Jr. scores career-high 36, Vandy tops Cincinnati
AP
Mar 04, 2021
Cincinnati Bearcats (AP) Scotty Pippen scored a career-high 36 points on near-perfect shooting, Jordan Wright added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Vanderbilt Commodores defeated Cincinnati 78-64 on Thursday night.
Pippen, after missing three games with a hip injury, couldn't miss in the first half, scoring 23 points on 6-for-7 shooting and making all five of his 3-point tries and all six free throws. He finished 10 of 13 for the game, 5 of 6 from distance and 11 of 12 at the line.
Wright's double-double was his first.
The Commodores (8-14) were 51% shooting for the game, making 26 of 51 and were 8 of 21 from behind the 3-point arc. Vandy was using its 16th starting lineup in 22 games.
Senior Keith Williams scored 20 points in his final home-court appearance to lead the Bearcats (9-10). Mika Adams-Woods added 16 and Jeremiah Davenport 15 to the vocal pleasure of the 2,000 fans allowed into the 12,000-capacity Fifth Third Arena.
Vanderbilt surged ahead by as many as 18, weathering two late-game rallies by Cincinnati. About midway through the final period, the Bearcats cut the gap to seven, 61-54 on a Davenport dunk.
The Commodores surged 10-2 only to again go cold and have Cincinnati rally as close as seven, coming to 71-64 when Adams-Woods converted a three-point play with 3:57 left.
The Commodores closed the game on a 7-0 run over those final minutes as Cincinnati missed its final six shots.
Pippen not only knocked down his first five 3-pointers, he made two of them as he was being knocked down. Pippen had two four-point plays in the first half.
The game came together in a rush after Cincinnati's scheduled opponent, SMU, was forced to pull out due to COVID-19 concerns within its program.
Vanderbilt closes out the regular season at Ole Miss on Saturday. Cincinnati closes regular-season play at East Carolina on Sunday.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
47
CINCY
Bearcats
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Clevon Brown vs. Chris Vogt (Bearcats gains possession)
19:42
+2
Mika Adams-Woods makes two point layup (Chris Vogt assists)
0-2
19:19
Mika Adams-Woods personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
19:09
Chris Vogt shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
19:09
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
19:09
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
18:47
+3
Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Mike Saunders Jr. assists)
2-5
18:17
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mike Saunders Jr. steals)
18:08
Jordan Wright blocks Mike Saunders Jr.'s two point layup
18:06
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
17:58
Clevon Brown misses two point layup
17:56
Bearcats defensive rebound
17:49
Keith Williams turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)
17:49
Chris Vogt personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
17:27
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point layup
4-5
17:18
Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
17:16
Keith Williams offensive rebound
17:14
Trey Thomas personal foul (Keith Williams draws the foul)
17:00
Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)
16:57
Keith Williams shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
16:57
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-5
16:57
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-5
16:48
Trey Thomas personal foul (Mike Saunders Jr. draws the foul)
16:40
+2
Keith Williams makes two point jump shot
6-7
16:07
Clevon Brown misses two point jump shot
16:05
Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
15:57
Mike Saunders Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:55
Clevon Brown defensive rebound
15:45
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point layup
15:43
Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
15:37
Keith Williams misses three point jump shot
15:35
Jeremiah Davenport offensive rebound
15:21
Keith Williams misses two point jump shot
15:19
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
15:12
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
8-7
14:47
Tari Eason misses two point layup
14:45
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
14:36
+2
Maxwell Evans makes two point dunk
10-7
14:36
Bearcats 30 second timeout
14:36
TV timeout
14:07
Mamoudou Diarra turnover (lost ball)
13:59
Issac McBride turnover (bad pass)
13:44
Mamoudou Diarra turnover (out of bounds)
13:32
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point dunk (Braelee Albert assists)
12-7
13:21
Mason Madsen turnover (out of bounds)
13:16
+2
Maxwell Evans makes two point layup (DJ Harvey assists)
14-7
13:11
Mamoudou Diarra turnover (lost ball)
12:48
Issac McBride turnover (traveling)
12:29
+2
Keith Williams makes two point jump shot
14-9
12:15
Tari Eason blocks Issac McBride's two point layup
12:13
Commodores offensive rebound
12:03
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Keith Williams steals)
11:57
Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Mike Saunders Jr. draws the foul)
11:57
TV timeout
11:57
Mike Saunders Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:57
+1
Mike Saunders Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-10
11:38
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot
17-10
11:23
+3
Keith Williams makes three point jump shot (Tari Eason assists)
17-13
11:02
Tari Eason shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
11:02
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-13
11:02
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-13
10:40
+3
Keith Williams makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Davenport assists)
19-16
10:08
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
21-16
9:58
Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
9:56
Braelee Albert defensive rebound
9:41
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot (DJ Harvey assists)
24-16
9:40
Tari Eason shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
9:40
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
25-16
9:34
Clevon Brown shooting foul (Keith Williams draws the foul)
9:34
+1
Keith Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-17
9:34
+1
Keith Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-18
9:26
Keith Williams personal foul (Clevon Brown draws the foul)
9:26
Clevon Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:26
Mason Madsen defensive rebound
9:04
+3
Mika Adams-Woods makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Davenport assists)
25-21
8:43
+2
DJ Harvey makes two point jump shot
27-21
8:34
+3
Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (Mike Saunders Jr. assists)
27-24
8:15
+3
DJ Harvey makes three point jump shot (Braelee Albert assists)
30-24
8:05
Mika Adams-Woods misses three point jump shot
8:03
DJ Harvey defensive rebound
7:56
Mamoudou Diarra personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
7:56
TV timeout
7:56
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-24
7:56
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-24
7:40
Mike Saunders Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:32
+3
DJ Harvey makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
35-24
7:15
+3
Mamoudou Diarra makes three point jump shot (Mike Saunders Jr. assists)
35-27
6:50
Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
6:48
Mamoudou Diarra defensive rebound
6:38
Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
6:36
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
6:23
DJ Harvey turnover (traveling)
6:11
Mike Saunders Jr. misses two point layup
6:09
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
6:02
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
6:00
Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
5:43
Jordan Wright personal foul (Jeremiah Davenport draws the foul)
5:37
+2
Mike Saunders Jr. makes two point layup
35-29
5:09
Maxwell Evans misses three point jump shot
5:07
Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
5:02
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point putback layup
37-29
4:50
Jump ball. Mika Adams-Woods vs. Scotty Pippen Jr. (Commodores gains possession)
4:50
Mika Adams-Woods turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)
4:33
Maxwell Evans misses three point jump shot
4:31
Mike Saunders Jr. defensive rebound
4:24
Mike Saunders Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Maxwell Evans steals)
4:08
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mason Madsen steals)
3:57
+2
Mika Adams-Woods makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Davenport assists)
37-31
3:29
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)
40-31
3:20
+2
Jeremiah Davenport makes two point layup
40-33
3:06
Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
3:04
Chris Vogt defensive rebound
2:58
+2
Jeremiah Davenport makes two point layup
40-35
2:57
Commodores 30 second timeout
2:57
TV timeout
2:36
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists)
43-35
2:17
Mamoudou Diarra misses three point jump shot
2:15
Jeremiah Davenport offensive rebound
2:09
Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
2:07
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
1:37
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
1:35
Mike Saunders Jr. defensive rebound
1:21
Mike Saunders Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)
1:12
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot
46-35
1:12
Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
1:12
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
47-35
0:55
Mika Adams-Woods misses three point jump shot
0:53
Maxwell Evans defensive rebound
0:46
Mamoudou Diarra personal foul (Maxwell Evans draws the foul)
0:46
Maxwell Evans misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:46
Maxwell Evans misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46
Mamoudou Diarra defensive rebound
0:36
Clevon Brown personal foul (Mason Madsen draws the foul)
0:26
Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
0:24
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
0:01
Braelee Albert misses three point jump shot
0:00
Bearcats defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VANDY
Commodores
31
CINCY
Bearcats
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:52
Chris Vogt misses two point jump shot
19:50
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
19:34
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point dunk
49-35
19:19
Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot
19:17
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
19:11
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup
51-35
19:01
Clevon Brown personal foul (Keith Williams draws the foul)
