DART

VANDY

Lawrence, Manjon combine for 45 points; Vanderbilt ends 4-game skid with 69-53 win over Dartmouth

AP
Dec 31, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ezra Manjon scored 23 points, Tyrin Lawrence added 22 and Vanderbilt Commodores beat Dartmouth Big Green 69-53 on Saturday.

Vanderbilt (5-8), which nearly defeated then-No. 23 Memphis last Saturday when Manjon’s 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer, ended a four-game losing streak.

Manjon was 9 of 17 from the floor against Dartmouth and Lawrence was 7-of-16 shooting. The pair combined for five of Vanderbilt's nine 3-pointers. Lawrence also grabbed eight rebounds and Manjon had five assists.

Brandon Mitchell-Day and Dusan Neskovic scored 14 points apiece to lead Dartmouth (4-9). Jaren Johnson added 10 points.

Vanderbilt closed the first half on a 14-2 run for a 31-23 lead. Lawrence scored eight points during the surge that included a 3 at the buzzer. Lawrence and Manjon hit consecutive 3s to stretch the lead to 44-27 with 12:49 to play, and the Commodores had a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

Vanderbilt is 22-5 against Ivy League opponents.

Vanderbilt hosts Alabama on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference opener.

Dartmouth begins its Ivy League schedule on the road against Pennsylvania on Saturday.

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1st Half
DART
Big Green
23
VANDY
Commodores
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Big Green gains possession)
19:42	+2	Dusan Neskovic makes two point driving floating jump shot	2-0
19:25		Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
19:23		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
19:14		Carter Lang personal foul (Jayden Williams draws the foul)
19:08		Brandon Mitchell-Day misses two point jump shot
19:06		Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound
18:56		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
18:54		Brandon Mitchell-Day defensive rebound
18:46	+3	Dusan Neskovic makes three point jump shot (Jaren Johnson assists)	5-0
18:24		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
18:22		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
18:14		Jaren Johnson turnover (Ezra Manjon steals)
18:09		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
18:07		Jaren Johnson defensive rebound
18:04		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
18:02		Carter Lang defensive rebound
17:52	+3	Jordan Williams makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	5-3
17:23		Tasos Kamateros blocks Brandon Mitchell-Day's two point layup
17:21		Carter Lang defensive rebound
17:04		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
17:02		Big Green defensive rebound
16:42		Jayden Williams misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
16:40		Commodores defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	5-5
16:03		Dusan Neskovic misses two point layup
16:01		Carter Lang defensive rebound
15:39		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
15:37		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
15:24		Dusan Neskovic misses two point layup
15:22		Jordan Williams defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Jordan Williams makes two point layup	5-7
14:52	+2	Jackson Munro makes two point layup (Jaren Johnson assists)	7-7
14:32	+3	Tasos Kamateros makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	7-10
14:15		Dusan Neskovic misses two point layup
14:13		Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound
14:05		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (Jayden Williams steals)
14:00	+2	Jaren Johnson makes two point layup	9-10
13:43		Jayden Williams shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
13:43		TV timeout
13:43	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
13:43		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:43		Brandon Mitchell-Day defensive rebound
13:15		Ryan Cornish misses two point driving floating jump shot
13:13		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
13:02		Ezra Manjon misses two point driving reverse layup
13:00		Ryan Cornish defensive rebound
12:42		Brandon Mitchell-Day turnover (lost ball) (Jason Rivera-Torres steals)
12:27		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
12:25		Brandon Mitchell-Day defensive rebound
12:09	+2	Connor Christensen makes two point layup	11-11
11:46		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:44		Connor Christensen defensive rebound
11:25		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Ryan Cornish draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:25	+1	Ryan Cornish makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-11
11:25	+1	Ryan Cornish makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-11
11:03		Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (Dusan Neskovic steals)
10:58		Dusan Neskovic misses two point layup
10:56		Brandon Mitchell-Day offensive rebound
10:50	+2	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes two point layup	15-11
10:25	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point pullup jump shot	15-13
10:09		Ryan Cornish turnover (Jason Rivera-Torres steals)
10:03		Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point alley-oop layup
10:01		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
9:55		Romeo Myrthil misses three point jump shot
9:53		Brandon Mitchell-Day offensive rebound
9:53		Tyrin Lawrence shooting foul (Brandon Mitchell-Day draws the foul)
9:53	+1	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-13
9:53	+1	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-13
9:38	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	17-15
9:23		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
9:21		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
9:03		Jackson Munro personal foul (Carter Lang draws the foul)
8:44	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	17-17
8:28		Brandon Mitchell-Day offensive foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul)
8:28		Brandon Mitchell-Day turnover (offensive foul)
8:18		Carter Lang offensive foul (Jaren Johnson draws the foul)
8:18		Carter Lang turnover (offensive foul)
8:09		Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot
8:07		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
7:54		Ezra Manjon misses three point jump shot
7:52		Big Green defensive rebound
7:51		TV timeout
7:42	+2	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes two point layup (Dusan Neskovic assists)	19-17
7:25		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
7:23		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Jaren Johnson makes two point driving layup	21-17
6:50		Graham Calton misses three point jump shot
6:48		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
6:27		Dusan Neskovic offensive foul (Graham Calton draws the foul)
6:27		Dusan Neskovic turnover (offensive foul)
6:07		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
6:05		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
5:52		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
5:50		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
5:44		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
5:42		Graham Calton offensive rebound
5:37		Graham Calton misses two point jump shot
5:35		Connor Christensen defensive rebound
5:26		Jaren Johnson misses two point jump shot
5:24		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
5:07		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:05		Graham Calton offensive rebound
5:03		Brandon Mitchell-Day personal foul (Graham Calton draws the foul)
5:01	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	21-19
4:38		Jackson Munro misses three point jump shot
4:36		Commodores defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	21-21
4:00		Connor Christensen misses two point floating jump shot
3:58		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
3:47		Tyrin Lawrence offensive foul
3:47		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (offensive foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:38		Ryan Cornish turnover (out of bounds)
3:10		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:08		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
2:53		Dusan Neskovic misses two point jump shot
2:51		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
2:31	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point fadeaway jump shot	21-23
2:13		Dusan Neskovic turnover (3-second violation)
2:00	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	21-25
2:00		Jayden Williams shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-26
1:50		Big Green turnover (10-second violation)
1:34		Connor Christensen blocks Jason Rivera-Torres's two point jump shot
1:32		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
1:27		Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot
1:25		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
1:12		Jordan Williams misses three point jump shot
1:10		Connor Christensen defensive rebound
1:01		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Jaren Johnson draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Jaren Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-26
1:01	+1	Jaren Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-26
0:36	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point driving reverse layup	23-28
0:20		Big Green 30 second timeout
0:07		Ryan Cornish turnover (Jason Rivera-Torres steals)
0:04		Commodores 30 second timeout
0:00	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point stepback jump shot	23-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DART
Big Green
30
VANDY
Commodores
38

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
19:51		Brandon Mitchell-Day defensive rebound
19:29		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
19:27		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
19:03		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
19:01		Tasos Kamateros offensive rebound
18:56		Jordan Williams turnover (bad pass)
18:35		Brandon Mitchell-Day turnover (traveling)
18:23		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
18:21		Jaren Johnson defensive rebound
18:11		Brandon Mitchell-Day misses three point jump shot
18:09		Jordan Williams defensive rebound
18:01	+3	Tasos Kamateros makes three point jump shot (Jason Rivera-Torres assists)	23-34
17:33		Jordan Williams shooting foul (Brandon Mitchell-Day draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
17:33	+1	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-34
17:12		Jayden Williams shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-35
17:12	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-36
16:50		Jaren Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:48		Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound
16:33		Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
16:31		Jaren Johnson defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes two point layup (Jaren Johnson assists)	27-36
16:11		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
16:09		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
15:49		Brandon Mitchell-Day misses two point layup
15:47		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
15:45		Connor Christensen personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:25		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
15:23		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
15:11		Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot
15:09		Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound
14:59	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point jump shot	27-38
14:27		Connor Christensen misses three point jump shot
14:25		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
14:02		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
14:00		Connor Christensen defensive rebound
13:52		Jaren Johnson offensive foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul)
13:52		Jaren Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
13:27		Connor Christensen personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
13:25		Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot
13:23		Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
13:09	+3	Ezra Manjon makes three point jump shot	27-41
12:53		Romeo Myrthil turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
12:47	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	27-44
12:47		Big Green 30 second timeout
12:47		TV timeout
12:27	+3	Jayden Williams makes three point jump shot (Jackson Munro assists)	30-44
11:59	+2	Jason Rivera-Torres makes two point jump shot	30-46
11:44		TV timeout
11:32		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
11:30		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
11:02		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
11:00		Ryan Cornish defensive rebound
11:00		Tasos Kamateros personal foul (Ryan Cornish draws the foul)
10:53		Ryan Cornish turnover (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
10:42		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
10:40		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
10:36	+2	Jayden Williams makes two point layup	32-46
10:14		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
10:12		Brandon Mitchell-Day defensive rebound
10:02	+3	Dusan Neskovic makes three point jump shot (Jayden Williams assists)	35-46
9:39		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
9:37		Brandon Mitchell-Day defensive rebound
9:19		Ryan Cornish misses two point jump shot
9:17		Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound
8:53		Jayden Williams shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-47
8:53	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-48
8:42		Jaren Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:40		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
8:27	+3	Ezra Manjon makes three point jump shot	35-51
8:08	+2	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes two point driving layup	37-51
7:45	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot (Paul Lewis assists)	37-53
7:26	+3	Dusan Neskovic makes three point stepback jump shot	40-53
7:13	+3	Paul Lewis makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	40-56
6:47	+3	Dusan Neskovic makes three point jump shot (Jaren Johnson assists)	43-56
6:25	+3	Ezra Manjon makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	43-59
6:04		Jackson Munro misses three point jump shot
6:02		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
5:45		Jaren Johnson shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
5:45		TV timeout
5:45	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-60
5:45	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-61
5:36		Paul Lewis personal foul (Jaren Johnson draws the foul)
5:31		Jordan Williams personal foul (Dusan Neskovic draws the foul)
5:15	+2	Jayden Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot	45-61
4:56		Carter Lang offensive foul
4:56		Carter Lang turnover (offensive foul)
4:44	+2	Jackson Munro makes two point layup (Jaren Johnson assists)	47-61
4:44		Big Green 30 second timeout
4:23		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
4:21		Dusan Neskovic defensive rebound
4:07		Dusan Neskovic misses two point driving layup
4:05		Paul Lewis defensive rebound
3:45		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
3:44		Commodores offensive rebound
3:44		TV timeout
3:37	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	47-63
3:18		Dusan Neskovic misses three point jump shot
3:16		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
3:06		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:04		Connor Christensen defensive rebound
2:55	+2	Jaren Johnson makes two point layup	49-63
2:22	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	49-65
2:00		Jayden Williams misses three point jump shot
1:58		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
1:53	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	49-67
1:37		Brandon Mitchell-Day misses two point jump shot
1:35		Brandon Mitchell-Day offensive rebound
1:29		Brandon Mitchell-Day misses two point jump shot
1:27		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
1:10		Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
1:08		Jayden Williams defensive rebound
1:00	+2	Brandon Mitchell-Day makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	51-67
0:31	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	51-69
0:20	+2	Jaren Johnson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	53-69
0:00		End of period

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Jaren Johnson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot