Manjon's desperate shot attempt finds bottom of basket and Vandy sinks Texas A&M 74-73
AP
Feb 13, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ezra Manjon scored 19 points and his last field goal of the night came at the buzzer to send Vanderbilt Commodores to a thrilling 74-73 win over Texas A&M Aggies on Tuesday night.
The game featured 21 lead changes and neither team led by more than four points. Vanderbilt (7-17, 2-9 SEC) ended its two-game skid. The Commodores had lost nine of 10 before Tuesday.
Tyrece Radford made two foul shots to give the Aggies a 73-72 lead with 13.2 seconds remaining. His foul shots were all the more impressive considering he took a knee to the groin area from Isaiah West on a drive to the basket. Radford laid on the floor for several minutes before shooting.
Both teams bypassed on calling their final timeout, and the 6-foot Manjon took the inbound and drove the length of the floor to the left of the basket.
Guarded by 6-foot-7 Solomon Washington, Manjon gave Washington a head fake. On the shot attempt, however, Washington recovered and deflected Manjon's shot attempt. Manjon landed with the ball and hoisted the game winner over the outstretched right arm of 6-foot-7 Andersson Garcia who rotated on defense.
Manjon appeared to roll his right ankle on a drive attempt with just a little more than 9 minutes left before he returned.
Ven-Allen Lubin led Vanderbilt with 25 points shooting 9 for 13 and reserve Evan Taylor scored 12.
Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points, Radford 17, reserve Henry Coleman III 13 and Jace Carter 11 for Texas A&M, which made all 17 of its foul shots.
The Aggies (15-9, 6-5) three-game win streak came to an end. The Aggies are 2-6 at Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium since entering the SEC in 2012-13.
Texas A&M takes on No. 15 Alabama on the road on Saturday. Vanderbilt travels to play eighth-ranked Tennessee on Saturday.
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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
31
VANDY
Commodores
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Aggies gains possession)
19:52
Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
19:50
Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
19:20
Isaiah West misses two point layup
19:18
Jace Carter defensive rebound
19:13
Wade Taylor IV turnover (bad pass)
18:45
Ven-Allen Lubin misses three point jump shot
18:43
Jace Carter defensive rebound
18:32
+3
Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)
3-0
18:00
Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
17:58
Wildens Leveque defensive rebound
17:34
Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
17:32
Commodores defensive rebound
17:07
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup
3-2
16:44
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot
5-2
16:22
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (Tasos Kamateros assists)
5-4
15:59
+2
Solomon Washington makes two point layup
7-4
15:37
Isaiah West misses three point jump shot
15:35
Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
15:34
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup
7-6
15:34
Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
15:34
TV timeout
15:34
+1
Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-7
15:14
+2
Solomon Washington makes two point layup
9-7
14:51
Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
14:49
Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
14:49
Tyrece Radford shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
14:49
+1
Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-8
14:49
+1
Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-9
14:39
Solomon Washington misses two point dunk
14:37
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
14:30
+3
Jace Carter makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists)
12-9
14:09
Solomon Washington personal foul
13:58
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (Tyrin Lawrence assists)
12-11
13:38
Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
13:36
Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
13:20
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
12-13
13:03
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot
14-13
12:35
Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
12:33
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
12:29
Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul
12:16
Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
12:09
+3
Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)
14-16
11:50
Evan Taylor shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
11:49
TV timeout
11:49
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-16
11:49
+1
Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-16
11:31
Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:29
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
11:12
Evan Taylor blocks Henry Coleman III's two point jump shot
11:10
Aggies offensive rebound
11:08
Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
11:06
Jordan Williams defensive rebound
10:52
Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul)
10:52
+1
Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 1 of 3
16-17
10:52
Jason Rivera-Torres misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:52
+1
Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 3 of 3
16-18
10:42
Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Williams steals)
10:23
Hayden Hefner personal foul
10:07
+2
Evan Taylor makes two point layup
16-20
9:50
Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
9:48
Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
9:27
Jordan Williams misses two point jump shot
9:25
Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
9:05
Andersson Garcia misses two point jump shot
9:03
JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound
8:42
Paul Lewis turnover (traveling)
8:28
+2
Andersson Garcia makes two point layup
18-20
8:03
Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot
8:01
Solomon Washington defensive rebound
7:51
Tyrece Radford offensive foul
7:51
Tyrece Radford turnover (offensive foul)
7:51
TV timeout
7:30
Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
7:28
Aggies defensive rebound
7:16
Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Williams steals)
6:48
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup
18-22
6:38
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
6:36
Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
6:24
Jordan Williams misses two point layup
6:22
Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
6:10
+3
Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)
21-22
5:37
Ezra Manjon misses three point jump shot
5:35
Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
5:23
Wade Taylor IV shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)