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VANDY

Manjon, Vanderbilt hold off UNC Greensboro 74-70

AP
Nov 14, 2023

Ezra Manjon scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half and was perfect from the line to help Vanderbilt Commodores hold off UNC Greensboro 74-70 on Tuesday night.

Colin Smith added 13 points and 11 rebounds and Evan Taylor scored nine of his 12 points in the second half for the Commodores (2-1), who led 41-29 at halftime before seeing the Spartans close within two.

After Keyshaun Langley's basket cut Vanderbilt's lead to 62-60 with 2:50 remaining, Manjon and Taylor scored six points each to fend off the Spartans (1-1). Langley hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to again get UNCG Spartans within two before Manjon sealed it with two more free throws.

Manjon finished 12-of-12 at the line, including 10 in the second half. Vanderbilt was 11 of 29 on 3-point attempts but gave up 15 points off 12 turnovers. The Commodores were 17 of 18 at the line to the Spartans' 5-of-7.

Langley scored 26 points and Mikeal Brown-Jones 24 for UNCG.

In Friday games, Vanderbilt is home against Central Arkansas while the Spartans are at No. 14 Arkansas.

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1st Half
UNCG
Spartans
29
VANDY
Commodores
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Keyshaun Langley gains possession)
19:46	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point turnaround jump shot	2-0
19:13		Isaiah West misses three point jump shot
19:11		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
19:04		Jalen Breath misses two point layup
19:02		Commodores defensive rebound
18:39	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Evan Taylor assists)	2-3
18:22		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses three point jump shot
18:20		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
18:08		Isaiah West turnover (bad pass)
17:55	+2	Keyshaun Langley makes two point jump shot	4-3
17:40		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:38		Carter Lang offensive rebound
17:36		Mikeal Brown-Jones blocks Carter Lang's two point layup
17:34		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
17:28		Kobe Langley misses two point driving layup
17:26		Commodores defensive rebound
17:14	+3	Ezra Manjon makes three point jump shot	4-6
16:51		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
16:49		Colin Smith defensive rebound
16:37	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	4-9
16:22	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	6-9
15:59		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
15:57		Carter Lang offensive rebound
15:56	+2	Carter Lang makes two point layup	6-11
15:46		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point jump shot
15:44		Colin Smith defensive rebound
15:34	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Carter Lang assists)	6-14
15:14	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	9-14
14:59		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
14:57		Carter Lang offensive rebound
14:57		Carter Lang misses two point layup
14:55		Carter Lang offensive rebound
14:46		Ezra Manjon misses two point pullup jump shot
14:44		Evan Taylor offensive rebound
14:40		Evan Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Keyshaun Langley steals)
14:29		Kobe Langley turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah West steals)
14:22		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
14:20		Colin Smith offensive rebound
14:16		Colin Smith turnover (lost ball) (Keyshaun Langley steals)
14:11		Kobe Langley misses two point layup
14:09		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
13:56		Carter Lang misses two point jump shot
13:54		Colin Smith offensive rebound
13:24		Carter Lang offensive foul
13:24		Carter Lang turnover (offensive foul)
13:24		TV timeout
13:03		Paul Lewis shooting foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
13:03		Keyshaun Langley misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:03	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-14
13:03	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 3 of 3	11-14
12:43		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
12:41		Colin Smith offensive rebound
12:36	+2	Colin Smith makes two point layup	11-16
12:27	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point jump shot (Tim Ceaser assists)	13-16
12:07		Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (bad pass) (Keyshaun Langley steals)
12:04	+2	Keyshaun Langley makes two point pullup jump shot	15-16
11:49		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
11:47		Evan Taylor offensive rebound
11:46		Tim Ceaser personal foul
11:46		TV timeout
11:25		Paul Lewis misses two point jump shot
11:23		Joryam Saizonou defensive rebound
11:13		Joryam Saizonou misses three point jump shot
11:11		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
11:08		Kobe Langley misses three point jump shot
11:06		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point layup	15-18
10:25		Jalen Breath misses two point jump shot
10:23		JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound
10:17	+3	Tasos Kamateros makes three point jump shot (Malik Presley assists)	15-21
9:51	+2	Akrum Ahemed makes two point pullup jump shot	17-21
9:38		Akrum Ahemed personal foul
9:30		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Tasos Kamateros draws the foul)
9:30		Tasos Kamateros misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:30	+1	Tasos Kamateros makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-22
9:15	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point jump shot	19-22
9:02	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point jump shot	19-24
8:53		Akrum Ahemed misses three point jump shot
8:51		Commodores defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Paul Lewis makes two point jump shot (Malik Presley assists)	19-26
8:21		Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive foul
8:21		Mikeal Brown-Jones turnover (offensive foul)
8:12		Malik Presley turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Breath steals)
7:50		Jalen Breath turnover (traveling)
7:50		TV timeout
7:34		Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
7:32		JaQualon Roberts offensive rebound
7:15		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
7:13		Spartans defensive rebound
7:02		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point jump shot
7:00		Paul Lewis defensive rebound
6:59		Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul
6:41	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point stepback jump shot	19-28
6:17		Akrum Ahemed misses two point jump shot
6:15		JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound
6:15		Jalen Breath personal foul
5:56		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
5:54		Colin Smith offensive rebound
5:49	+3	Ezra Manjon makes three point jump shot (Colin Smith assists)	19-31
5:29		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
5:27		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
5:21		Donovan Atwell personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-32
5:21	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-33
5:01		JaQualon Roberts blocks Tim Ceaser's two point jump shot
4:59		Donovan Atwell offensive rebound
4:54		Tim Ceaser misses three point jump shot
4:52		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
4:34		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
4:32		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
4:18		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
4:16		Spartans offensive rebound
4:14		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
4:12		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
3:49	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point driving layup	19-35
3:46		Spartans 30 second timeout
3:46		TV timeout
3:32	+2	Keyshaun Langley makes two point layup	21-35
3:32		Isaiah West personal foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-35
3:13		Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass)
2:55	+2	Keyshaun Langley makes two point driving layup	24-35
2:39	+3	Isaiah West makes three point jump shot (JaQualon Roberts assists)	24-38
2:30		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
2:28		Miles Jones offensive rebound
2:22	+3	Tim Ceaser makes three point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	27-38
2:06		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
2:04		Spartans defensive rebound
1:37		Kobe Langley misses three point jump shot
1:35		Colin Smith defensive rebound
1:16	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	27-41
0:50	+2	Keyshaun Langley makes two point layup	29-41
0:25		Isaiah West misses three point jump shot
0:23		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
0:23		Colin Smith personal foul
0:05		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
0:03		Tim Ceaser offensive rebound
0:03		Tim Ceaser turnover (out of bounds)
0:03		Commodores 30 second timeout
0:03		Isaiah West turnover (bad pass)
0:03		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:01		Keyshaun Langley misses three point fadeaway jump shot
0:00		Commodores defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNCG
Spartans
41
VANDY
Commodores
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00	+3	Isaiah West makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	29-44
19:21	+2	Kobe Langley makes two point layup	31-44
19:08	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup (Carter Lang assists)	31-46
18:40		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point jump shot
18:38		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
18:38		Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul
18:09		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
18:07		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Donovan Atwell makes two point jump shot	33-46
17:31	+3	Evan Taylor makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	33-49
17:12		Keyshaun Langley misses two point layup
17:10		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
17:04		Kobe Langley misses three point jump shot
17:02		Keyshaun Langley offensive rebound
16:54		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
16:52		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
16:47		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:45		Colin Smith offensive rebound
16:32		Jalen Breath personal foul
16:24		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
16:22		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
16:16		Kobe Langley misses two point jump shot
16:14		Colin Smith defensive rebound
16:04	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point turnaround jump shot	33-51
15:42	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot	36-51
15:20		Carter Lang turnover (lost ball)
15:20		TV timeout
15:06	+3	Keyshaun Langley makes three point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	39-51
14:40		Donovan Atwell personal foul
14:25	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point fadeaway jump shot	39-53
14:05	+2	Akrum Ahemed makes two point jump shot	41-53
13:37		Paul Lewis turnover (bad pass)
13:23		Tasos Kamateros personal foul
13:20	+2	Keyshaun Langley makes two point driving layup	43-53
12:54		Domas Kauzonas blocks Colin Smith's two point driving layup
12:52		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
12:52		Jason Rivera-Torres personal foul
12:41		Tim Ceaser misses three point jump shot
12:39		Colin Smith defensive rebound
12:23		Joryam Saizonou personal foul
12:09		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
12:07		Tim Ceaser defensive rebound
11:55		Joryam Saizonou misses two point layup
11:53		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
11:38		Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot
11:36		Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound
11:24		Spartans turnover (10-second violation)
11:24		TV timeout
11:10		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
11:08		Spartans defensive rebound
10:59		Akrum Ahemed misses three point jump shot
10:57		Paul Lewis defensive rebound
10:29		Paul Lewis misses two point driving layup
10:27		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
10:17		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses three point jump shot
10:15		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
9:53	+3	Tasos Kamateros makes three point jump shot (Paul Lewis assists)	43-56
9:43		Paul Lewis shooting foul (Keyshaun Langley draws the foul)
9:43	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-56
9:43	+1	Keyshaun Langley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-56
9:18		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
9:16		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point driving layup	47-56
9:09		JaQualon Roberts shooting foul
9:09		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:09		JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound
8:50		Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
8:48		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup	49-56
8:12		JaQualon Roberts offensive foul
8:12		JaQualon Roberts turnover (offensive foul)
8:03		Donovan Atwell misses two point jump shot
8:01		Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound
7:43		Keyshaun Langley shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-57
7:43	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-58
7:32		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
7:30		Commodores defensive rebound
7:17		Donovan Atwell personal foul
7:13		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
7:11		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
6:58		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
6:56		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
6:49		Kobe Langley misses two point layup
6:47		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
6:40		Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
6:39		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
6:39		Colin Smith personal foul
6:17	+2	Akrum Ahemed makes two point layup	51-58
5:56		Colin Smith misses two point jump shot
5:54		Akrum Ahemed defensive rebound
5:35		Keyshaun Langley misses two point driving hook shot
5:33		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Colin Smith makes two point driving layup	51-60
4:53	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup	53-60
4:37		Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot
4:35		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
4:23	+3	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes three point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	56-60
3:53		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-61
3:53	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-62
3:35	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup	58-62
3:14		Jalen Breath blocks Ezra Manjon's two point layup
3:12		JaQualon Roberts offensive rebound
3:12		JaQualon Roberts misses two point layup
3:10		Kobe Langley defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Kobe Langley makes two point jump shot	60-62
2:32	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot	60-64
2:16		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point driving layup
2:14		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
2:09		JaQualon Roberts blocks Keyshaun Langley's two point layup
2:07		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
1:55		Kobe Langley personal foul
1:55	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-65
1:55	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
1:39		Keyshaun Langley misses three point jump shot
1:37		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
1:10		Mikeal Brown-Jones shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-67
1:10	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-68
0:52		Keyshaun Langley misses two point driving layup
0:50		Keyshaun Langley offensive rebound
0:48		Keyshaun Langley misses two point layup
0:48		Mikeal Brown-Jones offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup	62-68
0:48		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:48		TV timeout
0:41		Commodores 30 second timeout
0:39		Ezra Manjon turnover (lost ball) (Akrum Ahemed steals)
0:36	+2	Akrum Ahemed makes two point driving layup	64-68
0:31		Keyshaun Langley personal foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:31	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
0:22	+3	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes three point jump shot (Kobe Langley assists)	67-70
0:22		Spartans 60 second timeout
0:16		Kobe Langley personal foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-71
0:16	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-72
0:08	+3	Kobe Langley makes three point jump shot	70-72
0:06		Donovan Atwell personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:06	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:01		Donovan Atwell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Colin Smith defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Colin Smith defensive rebound