COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Kobe Brown scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, DeAndre Gholston also scored 18 points and No. 20 Missouri Tigers beat Vanderbilt Commodores 85-82 Saturday.
D'Moi Hodge also scored 17 points and Noah Carter scored 16 as Missouri (13-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) improved to 7-0 all-time at home against Vandy.
''I'm not happy about the end of the first half but I am ecstatic about the end of the second.'' Missouri coach Dennis Gates said. ''To be able to come away with the win, a nip-tuck, and what (Florida State) Coach (Leonard) Hamilton always said, this is an old-fashioned ACC blowout, one-possession game.''
Liam Robbins led the Commodores (8-7, 1-1) with 16 points and seven rebounds, and Jordan Wright added 14 points.
With Vandy trailing by three with 32 seconds remaining, Myles Stutes missed a pair of free throws. The Tigers' Sean East II split a pair of foul shots four seconds later to give Missouri a 79-75 lead.
Missouri got the lead - and didn't relinquish it - with 3:09 left on a pair of free throws from Brown, who scored 16 of his points in the second half after playing just six minutes in the first half due to foul trouble.
Vanderbilt outrebounded Missouri 46-27. But Missouri made 27 of 31 (87%) free throws while Vanderbilt converted just 8 of 12 (67%) attempts from the line.
''That's the only way you win close games,'' Gates said. ''To be able to get to the free-throw line and obviously execute in that spot to be able to shoot the percentage that we shot, I think that gives us the confidence. But also, it allowed us to control the last three minutes because our guys were strong with the ball, and we executed.''
Carter hit a 3-pointer about 4 minutes into the second half to start a 10-0 run for Missouri that saw the Tigers pull out to a 53-42 lead. Vanderbilt responded with a 17-3 run of its own over the next 4:10 to pull ahead 56-53 with 8:22 remaining in the second half.
The teams were tied at 34 at the half, but Missouri outscored Vanderbilt 51-35 in the second half. The 49 second-half points allowed by Vanderbilt were the most by an opponent this season.
''It's the SEC, and every team's going to be good coming out.'' Carter said. ''We just had to bounce back, persevere through all the runs, because we're going to get every team's best shot. So just hunkering down and getting into our groove is all we needed to do.''
BIG PICTURE
Vanderbilt: Has lost its last 16 road matchups against ranked opponents with its last win coming against No. 19 Florida 68-66 on Jan. 21, 2017.
Missouri: The Tigers surpassed last year's total of 12 wins in Gates' first season replacing Cuonzo Martin.
UP NEXT:
Vanderbilt: Faces No. 8 Tennessee in Knoxville on Tuesday night.
Missouri: Travels to College Station, Texas, to face Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
34
MIZZ
Tigers
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Quentin Millora-Brown vs. Ronnie DeGray III (Commodores gains possession)
19:40
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)
2-0
19:14
Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
19:12
Myles Stute defensive rebound
18:54
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
18:52
D'Moi Hodge defensive rebound
18:45
Kobe Brown misses two point layup
18:43
Colin Smith defensive rebound
18:43
D'Moi Hodge personal foul
18:28
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Colin Smith assists)
5-0
18:00
Colin Smith shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
18:00
+1
Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-1
18:00
+1
Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-2
17:46
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
17:44
Nick Honor defensive rebound
17:39
Tre Gomillion misses two point jump shot
17:37
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
17:32
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (traveling)
17:09
Tre Gomillion misses three point jump shot
17:07
Commodores defensive rebound
17:08
Kobe Brown personal foul
16:56
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:54
Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
16:48
+3
Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)
8-2
16:35
Tre Gomillion misses two point jump shot
16:33
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
16:06
Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
16:04
Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
16:00
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:58
Tigers defensive rebound
15:58
TV timeout
15:52
Tigers turnover (10-second violation)
15:42
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (D'Moi Hodge steals)
15:42
Tyrin Lawrence personal foul
15:27
Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
15:25
Myles Stute defensive rebound
14:53
Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul
14:53
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-2
14:53
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-2
14:44
+3
D'Moi Hodge makes three point jump shot (Kobe Brown assists)
10-5
14:29
Liam Robbins misses two point layup
14:27
D'Moi Hodge defensive rebound
14:14
+2
Kobe Brown makes two point dunk
10-7
13:45
Jordan Wright misses two point layup
13:43
Liam Robbins offensive rebound
13:35
Kobe Brown shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
13:35
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-7
13:35
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-7
13:20
Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Noah Shelby steals)
13:15
D'Moi Hodge blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
13:13
Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
13:02
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
14-7
12:57
Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Manjon steals)
12:49
DeAndre Gholston personal foul
12:36
Tre Gomillion personal foul
12:23
Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
12:21
Sean East II defensive rebound
12:20
Liam Robbins personal foul
12:04
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
12:02
Commodores defensive rebound
11:58
TV timeout
11:45
Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
11:43
Tre Gomillion defensive rebound
11:38
Jordan Wright personal foul
11:25
+2
DeAndre Gholston makes two point layup (Tre Gomillion assists)
14-9
11:06
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point layup (Ezra Manjon assists)
16-9
10:49
+2
DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot
16-11
10:17
Liam Robbins misses two point layup
10:15
Noah Carter defensive rebound
10:02
Emmanuel Ansong personal foul
9:56
Noah Carter misses two point jump shot
9:54
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
9:50
Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
9:48
Noah Carter defensive rebound
9:41
+3
D'Moi Hodge makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Gholston assists)
16-14
9:29
+3
Noah Shelby makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)
19-14
9:18
Sean East II offensive foul
9:18
Sean East II turnover (offensive foul)
9:09
Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (D'Moi Hodge steals)
8:55
+2
D'Moi Hodge makes two point layup (Sean East II assists)
19-16
8:55
Emmanuel Ansong shooting foul (D'Moi Hodge draws the foul)
8:55
+1
D'Moi Hodge makes regular free throw 1 of 1
19-17
8:44
Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
8:42
Colin Smith offensive rebound
8:37
Colin Smith misses two point jump shot
8:35
Myles Stute offensive rebound
8:30
+2
Myles Stute makes two point layup
21-17
8:26
D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot
8:24
Sean East II offensive rebound
8:19
+3
D'Moi Hodge makes three point jump shot (Sean East II assists)
21-20
8:01
Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
7:59
Commodores offensive rebound
7:53
TV timeout
7:51
Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
7:49
Noah Carter defensive rebound
7:31
Myles Stute personal foul
7:31
+1
Tre Gomillion makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-21
7:31
+1
Tre Gomillion makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-22
7:04
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point layup
23-22
6:37
+2
Aidan Shaw makes two point jump shot (Tre Gomillion assists)
23-24
6:37
Myles Stute shooting foul (Aidan Shaw draws the foul)
6:37
Aidan Shaw misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:37
Myles Stute defensive rebound
6:23
Paul Lewis turnover (out of bounds)
6:14
+3
Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Gholston assists)
23-27
5:45
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot
25-27
5:27
Sean East II misses three point jump shot
5:25
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
4:49
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass)
4:24
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
4:22
Colin Smith defensive rebound
4:12
Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
4:10
DeAndre Gholston defensive rebound
4:02
Nick Honor misses two point layup
4:00
Colin Smith defensive rebound
3:48
Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass) (Noah Carter steals)
3:41
Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
3:39
Colin Smith defensive rebound
3:14
Tyrin Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (D'Moi Hodge steals)
3:14
Tyrin Lawrence personal foul
3:14
TV timeout
3:14
+1
D'Moi Hodge makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-28
3:14
+1
D'Moi Hodge makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-29
2:54
Ezra Manjon turnover (traveling)
2:42
+2
Aidan Shaw makes two point alley-oop dunk (Noah Carter assists)
25-31
2:19
D'Moi Hodge personal foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul)
2:19
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-31
2:19
+1
Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-31
2:08
D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot
2:06
Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
2:00
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)
30-31
1:44
+3
DeAndre Gholston makes three point jump shot (Sean East II assists)
30-34
1:08
Colin Smith misses two point layup
1:06
Liam Robbins offensive rebound
0:59
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point layup
32-34
0:52
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
0:50
Colin Smith defensive rebound
0:40
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
34-34
0:38
Tigers 30 second timeout
0:26
DeAndre Gholston misses two point jump shot
0:24
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
0:08
Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Noah Carter steals)
0:04
Tre Gomillion misses three point jump shot
0:02
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VANDY
Commodores
48
MIZZ
Tigers
51
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul
19:35
Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
19:33
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
19:16
+3
Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)
37-34
19:06
D'Moi Hodge misses three point jump shot
19:04
Tre Gomillion offensive rebound
18:57
Tre Gomillion misses two point layup
18:55
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
18:50
Noah Carter shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
18:50
Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:50
+1
Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-34
18:38
+2
Noah Carter makes two point layup
38-36
18:13
Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point layup
18:11
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
18:05
Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
18:05
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-37
18:05
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-38
17:54
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists)
40-38
17:22
Sean East II misses two point jump shot
17:20
Kobe Brown offensive rebound
17:14
Kobe Brown misses two point layup
17:12
Tigers offensive rebound
17:08
+2
DeAndre Gholston makes two point layup
40-40
16:47
Myles Stute turnover (Nick Honor steals)
16:39
+2
DeAndre Gholston makes two point jump shot
40-42
16:39
Trey Thomas shooting foul (DeAndre Gholston draws the foul)
16:39
+1
DeAndre Gholston makes regular free throw 1 of 1
40-43
16:23
Myles Stute turnover
16:07
Sean East II misses two point layup
16:05
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
15:55
+2
Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup
42-43
15:49
+3
Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (Sean East II assists)
42-46
15:31
Colin Smith misses two point layup
15:29
DeAndre Gholston defensive rebound
15:11
+3
Nick Honor makes three point jump shot (Sean East II assists)
42-49
14:55
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
14:53
Noah Carter defensive rebound
14:37
Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
14:35
Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
14:08
Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
14:06
Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
14:02
Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
14:00
DeAndre Gholston defensive rebound
13:51
Tyrin Lawrence personal foul
13:51
TV timeout
13:34
+2
Noah Carter makes two point layup (Nick Honor assists)
42-51
13:21
Colin Smith turnover (Nick Honor steals)
13:17
D'Moi Hodge misses two point layup
13:15
Kobe Brown offensive rebound
13:12
+2
Kobe Brown makes two point dunk
42-53
12:55
Noah Shelby misses three point jump shot
12:53
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
12:45
Noah Carter offensive foul
12:45
Noah Carter turnover (offensive foul)
12:33
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup (Liam Robbins assists)
44-53
12:23
Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
12:21
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
12:12
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
46-53
11:49
Liam Robbins shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
11:49
TV timeout
11:49
+1
Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-54
11:49
+1
Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-55
11:43
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup (Ezra Manjon assists)
48-55
11:17
DeAndre Gholston misses two point layup
11:17
Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
11:17
+3
Emmanuel Ansong makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)
51-55
10:54
Kobe Brown misses two point layup
10:52
Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
10:48
+3
Noah Shelby makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)
54-55
10:39
Tigers 30 second timeout
10:15
Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
9:53
Commodores turnover (shot clock violation)
9:24
Emmanuel Ansong shooting foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
9:24
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-56
9:24
Noah Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:24
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
8:55
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup
56-56
8:56
Sean East II shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
8:56
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 1
57-56
8:39
Liam Robbins blocks Kobe Brown's two point layup
8:37
Liam Robbins defensive rebound
8:34
Noah Shelby misses two point jump shot
8:32
Jordan Wright offensive rebound
8:24
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point layup
59-56
8:12
+3
Kobe Brown makes three point jump shot (Sean East II assists)
59-59
7:57
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
61-59
7:45
+2
Sean East II makes two point jump shot
61-61
7:21
+2
Emmanuel Ansong makes two point dunk (Liam Robbins assists)
63-61
7:07
Liam Robbins shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
7:07
TV timeout
7:07
+1
Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-62
7:07
+1
Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-63
7:01
DeAndre Gholston blocks Noah Shelby's three point jump shot
6:59
Sean East II defensive rebound
6:55
+2
Kobe Brown makes two point layup (Sean East II assists)
63-65
6:28
+2
Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot
65-65
6:09
+3
Kobe Brown makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)
65-68
5:54
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)
67-68
5:54
Sean East II shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
5:54
Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:54
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
5:33
+3
D'Moi Hodge makes three point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)
67-71
5:23
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
5:21
Trey Thomas offensive rebound
5:08
Jordan Wright misses two point layup
5:06
Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
5:03
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup
69-71
4:52
Kobe Brown misses two point layup
4:50
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
4:42
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point layup
71-71
4:14
DeAndre Gholston misses two point jump shot
4:12
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
4:05
DeAndre Gholston blocks Emmanuel Ansong's two point layup
4:03
D'Moi Hodge defensive rebound
3:56
+2
DeAndre Gholston makes two point layup
71-73
3:56
Tigers 30 second timeout
3:56
TV timeout
3:32
+2
Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot
73-73
3:09
Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
3:09
+1
Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-74
3:09
+1
Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
73-75
2:55
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
2:53
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
2:36
Liam Robbins shooting foul (DeAndre Gholston draws the foul)
2:36
+1
DeAndre Gholston makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-76
2:36
+1
DeAndre Gholston makes regular free throw 2 of 2
73-77
2:22
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:20
Noah Carter defensive rebound
2:20
Jordan Wright personal foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
2:20
Noah Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:20
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
73-78
2:02
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)
75-78
1:41
DeAndre Gholston misses two point dunk
1:39
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
1:28
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
1:26
Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
1:23
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
1:21
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
0:54
Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
0:52
Myles Stute defensive rebound
0:37
Liam Robbins misses three point jump shot
0:35
Myles Stute offensive rebound
0:34
Sean East II shooting foul (Myles Stute draws the foul)
0:34
Myles Stute misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:34
Tigers 30 second timeout
0:34
TV timeout
0:34
Myles Stute misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34
Kobe Brown defensive rebound
0:28
Ezra Manjon personal foul (Sean East II draws the foul)
0:28
+1
Sean East II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
75-79
0:28
Sean East II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:28
Myles Stute defensive rebound
0:19
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point jump shot
77-79
0:17
Myles Stute personal foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
0:17
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
77-80
0:17
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
77-81
0:17
Commodores 30 second timeout
0:08
Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
0:06
Liam Robbins offensive rebound
0:06
+2
Liam Robbins makes two point layup
79-81
0:05
Myles Stute personal foul (Sean East II draws the foul)
0:05
+1
Sean East II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
79-82
0:05
+1
Sean East II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
79-83
0:04
Myles Stute turnover (DeAndre Gholston steals)
0:04
Jordan Wright personal foul (DeAndre Gholston draws the foul)
