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Wright, Reed help LSU cruise to 75-61 victory over Vanderbilt

AP
Mar 02, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jordan Wright had 15 points, Jalen Reed came off the bench to score 13 and LSU breezed to a wire-to-wire 75-61 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Wright made 5 of 8 shots with a 3-pointer and all four of his free throws for the Tigers (16-13, 8-8 Southeastern Conference). He grabbed seven rebounds. Reed hit 4 of 6 from the floor with a 3-pointer and 4 of 6 at the foul line, adding six rebounds. Will Baker, Tyrelll Ward and reserve Mike Williams III all scored 10.

Tyrin Lawrence had 21 points to lead the Commodores (8-21, 3-13), who surrendered the first seven points of the game and trailed the rest of the way. Ezra Manjon scored 17.

Wright had 11 points in the first 13:23 of the game for LSU. His three-point play gave the Tigers a 30-15 lead and they turned it into a 42-22 advantage at halftime. LSU shot 56% in the first 20 minutes and made 8 of 17 attempts from 3-point range (47%). Lawrence had 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting for Vanderbilt, while the rest of his teammates sank 4 of 19 shots. The Commodores missed all 12 of their 3-point attempts before halftime.

Lawrence sandwiched a 3-pointer and a layup around a basket by Manjon and Vanderbilt used a 14-7 run to begin the second half to pull within 49-36. Reed answered with a 3-pointer for LSU, but the Commodores battled back to within 10 at 54-44 on JaQualon Roberts' dunk off a rebound. They would get no closer.

Vanderbilt again cut its deficit to 10 at 62-52 with 4:58 to go, but Reed answered with a layup and Hunter Dean converted a dunk into a three-point play as the Tigers stayed comfortably in front down the stretch.

LSU shot 43.9% overall, made 10 of 31 from beyond the arc and 15 of 19 at the free-throw line. Vanderbilt shot 36.4%, made 3 of 21 from distance and 18 of 25 at the foul line.

LSU travels to play Arkansas on Wednesday. Vanderbilt travels to play No. 16 Kentucky on Wednesday.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
42
VANDY
Commodores
22

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Will Baker vs. Ven-Allen Lubin (Tigers gains possession)
19:48		Will Baker misses two point layup
19:46		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
19:43	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	2-0
19:18		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
19:16		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
19:02	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	5-0
18:43		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass)
18:38	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point layup	7-0
18:27		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
18:25		Jordan Williams offensive rebound
18:06	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	7-2
17:46		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
17:44		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
17:38		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
17:36		Jordan Williams offensive rebound
17:32		Tyrell Ward shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
17:32		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:32	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-3
17:07		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
17:05		Will Baker offensive rebound
17:01	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Will Baker assists)	10-3
16:46		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
16:44		Jordan Williams offensive rebound
16:34	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	10-5
16:16		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
16:14		Will Baker offensive rebound
16:06		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Williams steals)
15:52		Jordan Wright blocks Tyrin Lawrence's two point layup
15:50		Commodores offensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:37		Jordan Williams misses three point jump shot
15:35		Will Baker defensive rebound
15:26		Will Baker turnover (out of bounds)
15:14		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:12		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
14:57		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
14:55		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
14:28		Jordan Williams turnover (lost ball)
14:19	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	13-5
13:59	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point pullup jump shot	13-7
13:36	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup (Will Baker assists)	15-7
13:36		Jordan Williams shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
13:36	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-7
13:14		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
13:12		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
12:53		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
12:51		Paul Lewis defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point driving layup	16-9
12:25		Tyrell Ward misses two point layup
12:23		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
12:18		Jalen Reed personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
12:09		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
12:07		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
12:00		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
11:59		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
11:59		JaQualon Roberts shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:59		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:59		Jalen Reed misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:59		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
11:39		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
11:37		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
11:25	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point driving layup	18-9
10:59		Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot
10:57		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
10:45	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	21-9
10:19	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point driving layup	21-11
9:52		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Paul Lewis steals)
9:47	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point dunk (Paul Lewis assists)	21-13
9:30		Paul Lewis personal foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
9:27	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	24-13
9:08		Jordan Williams misses two point jump shot
9:06		Tasos Kamateros offensive rebound
8:59		Jordan Williams offensive foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
8:59		Jordan Williams turnover (offensive foul)
8:45		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
8:43		JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound
8:14		Isaiah West misses three point stepback jump shot
8:13		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
8:13		Jordan Williams personal foul
7:57		Jason Rivera-Torres personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:45		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
7:43		Isaiah West defensive rebound
7:32		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
7:30		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
7:17	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	27-13
6:59		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Isaiah West draws the foul)
6:59	+1	Isaiah West makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-14
6:59	+1	Isaiah West makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-15
6:38	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	29-15
6:38		Isaiah West shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-15
6:28		Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass)
6:16		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
6:14		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
6:00		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
5:58		Tigers defensive rebound
5:46		Derek Fountain offensive foul
5:46		Derek Fountain turnover (offensive foul)
5:28		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:26		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
5:21		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
5:21		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:21	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-15
5:00		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
4:58		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
4:43		Trae Hannibal turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
4:34		Tyrell Ward personal foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
4:27		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-16
4:27	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-17
4:13	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists)	34-17
3:45		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
3:43		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
3:20		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-17
3:20	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-17
2:57		JaQualon Roberts misses three point jump shot
2:55		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
2:24		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:00		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
2:00		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:00	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-18
1:41	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	39-18
1:18	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (JaQualon Roberts assists)	39-20
0:48	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	41-20
0:45		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:30	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Jason Rivera-Torres assists)	41-22
0:02		Jason Rivera-Torres shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
0:02		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:02	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-22
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
33
VANDY
Commodores
39

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Evan Taylor misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
19:43		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
19:28	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	44-22
19:03	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point layup (Ven-Allen Lubin assists)	44-24
19:03		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Evan Taylor draws the foul)
19:03	+1	Evan Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-25
18:44	+2	Will Baker makes two point reverse layup	46-25
18:30	+3	Ezra Manjon makes three point jump shot	46-28
18:14		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
18:13		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
18:13		Ezra Manjon personal foul
18:06		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
18:04		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
18:02		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
18:00		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
17:56		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Will Baker's two point layup
17:54		Commodores defensive rebound
17:29		Evan Taylor misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
17:27		Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
17:17		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
17:17		Ezra Manjon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:17	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-29
16:59		Tyrell Ward turnover (out of bounds)
16:46	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot	46-32
16:36	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Ward assists)	49-32
16:21	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	49-34
16:02		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
16:00		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	49-36
15:51		Tigers 30 second timeout
15:51		TV timeout
15:23		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
15:21		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
15:19		Ezra Manjon turnover (traveling)
15:19		TV timeout
15:08		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball)
14:54		Jordan Wright personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
14:47		Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:45		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
14:35		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
14:33		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
14:23		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass)
14:08		Ezra Manjon misses two point hook shot
14:06		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
13:51	+3	Jalen Reed makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	52-36
13:38		Trae Hannibal personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
13:23		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
13:21		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
13:14		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
13:14	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-36
13:14	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-36
13:00		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
13:00		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:00	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-37
12:39		Hunter Dean misses three point jump shot
12:37		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
12:26		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point stepback jump shot
12:24		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
12:15		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
12:13		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
12:10		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
12:08		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
12:03	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (JaQualon Roberts assists)	54-39
12:03		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
12:03	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-40
11:34		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
11:32		Commodores defensive rebound
11:29		TV timeout
11:09	+2	Paul Lewis makes two point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	54-42
10:52		Will Baker misses two point hook shot
10:50		Paul Lewis defensive rebound
10:31		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
10:29		JaQualon Roberts offensive rebound
10:28		JaQualon Roberts misses two point layup
10:26		Commodores offensive rebound
10:20		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
10:18		JaQualon Roberts offensive rebound
10:18	+2	JaQualon Roberts makes two point putback dunk	54-44
9:56	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point driving floating jump shot	56-44
9:38		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
9:36		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
9:22		JaQualon Roberts personal foul
9:15		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
9:13		Commodores defensive rebound
8:55		JaQualon Roberts misses three point jump shot
8:53		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
8:53		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
8:35		Paul Lewis shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-44
8:35	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-44
8:19		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
8:17		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
8:01		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
7:59		JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound
7:35		Will Baker shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-45
7:35		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:35		Tigers defensive rebound
7:27		Evan Taylor blocks Will Baker's two point layup
7:25		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
7:03		Mike Williams III personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-46
7:03	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-47
6:42		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
6:40		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
6:35		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
6:33		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
6:32		Evan Taylor personal foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
6:29		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Jalen Reed draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-47
6:29	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-47
6:00		Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot
5:58		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
5:40		JaQualon Roberts shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
5:40		Commodores 60 second timeout
5:40	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-47
5:40	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-47
5:23	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	62-50
5:10		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
4:57		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Malik Presley draws the foul)
4:57	+1	Malik Presley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-51
4:57	+1	Malik Presley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-52
4:38	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	64-52
4:08		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
4:06		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
3:43		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
3:41		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
3:41	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point putback dunk	66-52
3:41		JaQualon Roberts shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-52
3:14	+2	Malik Presley makes two point dunk	67-54
3:01		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
2:59		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
2:40	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	69-54
2:34		Ezra Manjon turnover (Tyrell Ward steals)
2:32	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point dunk	71-54
2:29	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	71-56
1:58	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point driving layup	73-56
1:48		Malik Presley misses three point jump shot
1:46		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
1:45		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
1:45		Ven-Allen Lubin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-57
1:37	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Reed assists)	75-57
1:29	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point driving layup	75-59
1:28		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-60
1:02		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
1:00		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
0:46		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
0:44		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
0:38		Jalen Reed personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-61
0:38		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:38		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
0:08		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:08		Malik Presley misses three point jump shot
0:08		Tigers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tigers defensive rebound