Xavier beats Vanderbilt 75-73 in NIT quarterfinals
AP
Mar 22, 2022
CINCINNATI (AP) Adam Kunkel made a layup with 57.1 seconds left to give Xavier Musketeers the lead en route to a 75-73 win over Vanderbilt Commodores in the NIT quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Zach Freemantle had 16 points, one of five Musketeers players in double figures. Colby Jones added 15 points, Kunkel chipped in 14, Nate Johnson scored 12 and Jack Nunge had 10 for Xavier (21-13).
Scotty Pippen Jr. had 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Commodores (19-17). Myles Stute added 12 points and Jordan Wright had 11 points.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
31
XAV
Musketeers
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Liam Robbins vs. Jack Nunge (Scotty Pippen Jr. gains possession)
19:41
Dwon Odom blocks Scotty Pippen Jr.'s two point layup
19:39
Adam Kunkel defensive rebound
19:24
Jack Nunge misses two point layup
19:24
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
19:04
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup (Liam Robbins assists)
2-0
18:44
Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
18:42
Commodores defensive rebound
18:27
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:25
Jack Nunge defensive rebound
18:15
Rodney Chatman personal foul (Colby Jones draws the foul)
18:04
Adam Kunkel misses two point jump shot
18:02
Colby Jones offensive rebound
17:56
Colby Jones misses two point layup
17:54
Myles Stute defensive rebound
17:41
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup (Liam Robbins assists)
4-0
17:41
Dwon Odom shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
17:41
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
5-0
17:28
Dwon Odom misses two point jump shot
17:26
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
17:14
Rodney Chatman misses three point jump shot
17:12
Musketeers defensive rebound
17:09
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:07
Myles Stute defensive rebound
16:56
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
16:54
Colby Jones defensive rebound
16:43
Liam Robbins shooting foul (Colby Jones draws the foul)
16:43
+1
Colby Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-1
16:43
Colby Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:43
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
16:26
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)
8-1
16:05
Jump ball. (Musketeers gains possession)
15:52
Jack Nunge turnover (traveling)
15:53
TV timeout
15:24
Myles Stute turnover (bad pass)
15:15
Dwon Odom turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)
14:53
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
14:51
Adam Kunkel defensive rebound
14:39
+3
Adam Kunkel makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
8-4
14:25
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
10-4
13:58
+2
Adam Kunkel makes two point jump shot
10-6
13:43
Rodney Chatman misses three point jump shot
13:41
Colby Jones defensive rebound
13:33
+2
Jack Nunge makes two point dunk (Colby Jones assists)
10-8
13:24
Jack Nunge blocks Rodney Chatman's two point layup
13:22
Myles Stute offensive rebound
13:06
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:04
Jordan Wright offensive rebound
12:56
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point layup
12:54
Jack Nunge defensive rebound
12:49
+2
Adam Kunkel makes two point layup
10-10
12:31
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rodney Chatman assists)
13-10
12:12
Jack Nunge misses two point jump shot
12:10
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
11:48
Jack Nunge blocks Rodney Chatman's two point layup
11:47
Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound
11:47
TV timeout
11:41
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
11:39
Colby Jones defensive rebound
11:31
Adam Kunkel misses three point jump shot
11:29
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
11:19
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (lost ball)
10:58
Jack Nunge turnover (lost ball) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
10:35
Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
10:33
Adam Kunkel defensive rebound
10:32
Jamaine Mann personal foul (Adam Kunkel draws the foul)
10:24
+2
Colby Jones makes two point layup
13-12
9:54
Liam Robbins misses two point layup
9:52
Jamaine Mann offensive rebound
9:46
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:44
Commodores offensive rebound
9:43
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dwon Odom steals)
9:31
+2
Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot (Adam Kunkel assists)
13-14
9:11
Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
9:09
Liam Robbins offensive rebound
9:03
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point layup
15-14
8:53
Jordan Wright shooting foul (Adam Kunkel draws the foul)
8:53
+1
Adam Kunkel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-15
8:53
+1
Adam Kunkel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-16
8:44
Rodney Chatman turnover (double dribble)
8:33
Adam Kunkel misses two point jump shot
8:31
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
8:21
+2
Jamaine Mann makes two point dunk (Liam Robbins assists)
17-16
8:06
Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot
8:04
Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
7:58
+2
Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot
17-18
7:37
Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
7:35
Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
7:19
Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Adam Kunkel draws the foul)
7:19
TV timeout
7:07
+2
Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot (Nate Johnson assists)
17-20
7:06
Myles Stute shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
7:06
+1
Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-21
6:42
Dieonte Miles personal foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
6:36
Jordan Wright misses two point layup
6:34
Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
6:14
+2
Colby Jones makes two point jump shot
17-23
5:50
Liam Robbins misses two point jump shot
5:48
Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
5:41
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:39
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
5:35
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
19-23
5:35
Nate Johnson shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
5:35
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-23
5:18
Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
5:16
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
5:02
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot
22-23
4:41
+2
Colby Jones makes two point jump shot
22-25
4:22
Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Zach Freemantle steals)
4:05
Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot
4:03
Dieonte Miles offensive rebound
4:00
Musketeers 30 second timeout
4:00
TV timeout
3:56
Adam Kunkel misses two point jump shot
3:54
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
3:45
Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Nate Johnson steals)
3:39
+2
Dwon Odom makes two point layup (Colby Jones assists)
22-27
3:22
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
3:20
Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
3:08
Colby Jones shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
3:08
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-27
3:08
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-27
3:00
Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul (Jack Nunge draws the foul)
3:00
Jack Nunge misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:00
Myles Stute defensive rebound
2:42
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
26-27
2:30
+2
Colby Jones makes two point jump shot
26-29
2:09
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:07
Scotty Pippen Jr. offensive rebound
2:05
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (lost ball)
1:37
Adam Kunkel misses three point jump shot
1:35
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
1:15
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
28-29
0:52
Colby Jones offensive foul (Rodney Chatman draws the foul)
0:52
Colby Jones turnover
0:26
+3
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes three point jump shot
31-29
0:04
Rodney Chatman blocks Adam Kunkel's two point layup
0:02
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VANDY
Commodores
42
XAV
Musketeers
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:46
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point layup (Myles Stute assists)
33-29
19:45
Jack Nunge shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
19:45
Liam Robbins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:45
Colby Jones defensive rebound
19:30
+2
Colby Jones makes two point jump shot
33-31
19:17
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
36-31
19:00
Jack Nunge misses three point jump shot
18:58
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
18:46
Nate Johnson shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
18:46
Official timeout
18:46
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-31
18:46
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-31
18:26
Adam Kunkel turnover (lost ball) (Myles Stute steals)
18:07
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
41-31
18:05
Musketeers 30 second timeout
18:05
TV timeout
17:49
+3
Jack Nunge makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
41-34
17:29
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
17:27
Dwon Odom defensive rebound
17:20
Myles Stute personal foul (Dwon Odom draws the foul)
17:10
+2
Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot
41-36
16:54
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
16:52
Adam Kunkel defensive rebound
16:43
Jordan Wright shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
16:43
+1
Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-37
16:43
+1
Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-38
16:19
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:17
Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
16:10
+2
Colby Jones makes two point layup (Dwon Odom assists)
41-40
15:47
Adam Kunkel shooting foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul)
15:47
TV timeout
15:47
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-40
15:47
+1
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-40
15:30
Zach Freemantle turnover (lost ball) (Scotty Pippen Jr. steals)
15:22
+3
Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
46-40
15:06
Jack Nunge misses three point jump shot
15:04
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
14:52
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:50
Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
14:38
Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
14:36
Jack Nunge offensive rebound
14:27
+2
Jack Nunge makes two point jump shot
46-42
14:17
Adam Kunkel blocks Jordan Wright's two point jump shot
14:15
Dwon Odom defensive rebound
14:08
Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Colby Jones draws the foul)
14:08
Colby Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:08
+1
Colby Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-43
13:52
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zach Freemantle steals)
13:41
+3
Cesare Edwards makes three point jump shot (Colby Jones assists)
46-46
13:18
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup (Rodney Chatman assists)
48-46
12:47
Jamaine Mann shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
12:47
Jerome Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47
+1
Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-47
12:23
Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Jamaine Mann draws the foul)
12:23
Jamaine Mann misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:23
+1
Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-47
12:10
Zach Freemantle turnover (bad pass)
11:55
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:53
Colby Jones defensive rebound
11:45
+2
Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot (Colby Jones assists)
49-49
11:22
Rodney Chatman misses three point jump shot
11:20
Commodores offensive rebound
11:18
TV timeout
11:11
Colby Jones personal foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
10:55
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup
51-49
10:38
Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot
10:36
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
10:27
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup
53-49
10:05
+3
Jack Nunge makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
53-52
9:43
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
56-52
9:17
Colby Jones misses two point jump shot
9:15
Scotty Pippen Jr. defensive rebound
8:59
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point jump shot
58-52
8:44
Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul (Jack Nunge draws the foul)
8:29
+2
Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot (Jack Nunge assists)
58-54
8:14
+3
Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)
61-54
7:56
+3
Nate Johnson makes three point jump shot
61-57
7:38
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot
63-57
7:14
Adam Kunkel misses three point jump shot
7:12
Commodores defensive rebound
7:11
TV timeout
6:49
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup
65-57
6:31
Dwon Odom turnover (bad pass)
6:05
Zach Freemantle shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
6:05
Liam Robbins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
66-57
5:54
Myles Stute shooting foul (Nate Johnson draws the foul)
5:54
+1
Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 3
66-58
5:54
+1
Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 3
66-59
5:54
+1
Nate Johnson makes regular free throw 3 of 3
66-60
5:37
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point layup
5:35
Dwon Odom defensive rebound
5:26
+2
Zach Freemantle makes two point dunk (Adam Kunkel assists)
66-62
5:09
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point layup
5:07
Zach Freemantle defensive rebound
4:54
Liam Robbins blocks Colby Jones's two point layup
4:52
Zach Freemantle offensive rebound
4:54
Liam Robbins shooting foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
4:54
+1
Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
66-63
4:54
Zach Freemantle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:54
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
4:38
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot
68-63
4:29
Liam Robbins personal foul (Zach Freemantle draws the foul)
4:29
Official timeout
4:29
+1
Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
68-64
4:29
+1
Zach Freemantle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
68-65
4:09
Scotty Pippen Jr. turnover (traveling)
3:53
+2
Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot (Adam Kunkel assists)
68-67
3:33
Jack Nunge blocks Liam Robbins's two point jump shot
3:31
Dwon Odom defensive rebound
3:24
Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:22
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
3:15
+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point layup
70-67
3:00
+2
Dwon Odom makes two point dunk (Adam Kunkel assists)
70-69
2:56
Jordan Wright shooting foul (Dwon Odom draws the foul)
3:00
TV timeout
3:00
Dwon Odom misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:00
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
2:40
Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:38
Commodores offensive rebound
2:16
Zach Freemantle blocks Rodney Chatman's three point jump shot
2:14
Jack Nunge defensive rebound
1:54
+2
Adam Kunkel makes two point jump shot
70-71
1:38
Nate Johnson shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
1:38
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
71-71
1:38
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
72-71
1:27
Jordan Wright shooting foul (Adam Kunkel draws the foul)
1:27
+1
Adam Kunkel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
72-72
1:27
Adam Kunkel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:27
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
1:09
Jump ball. Liam Robbins vs. Jack Nunge (Jack Nunge gains possession)
