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Manjon scores 22, hits late FTs to help Vanderbilt beat Arkansas 85-82

AP
Feb 27, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Ezra Manjon scored 22 points, including two free throws with three seconds left, Tyrin Lawrence added 21 points and Ven-Allen Lubin had his third double-double of the season to help Vanderbilt beat Arkansas 85-82 Tuesday night and end a three-game skid.

Lubin finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Paul Lewis scored 11 points for Vanderbilt (8-20, 3-12 SEC). The Commodores - who went into the game shooting 39.0% from the field, No. 346 out of 351 Division I programs - shot a season-high 51% (29 of 57) and scored more than 78 points for the first time this season.

Manjon and Lewis each hit a 3-pointer in a 17-4 run that gave Vanderbilt a 69-53 lead with 6:07 to play. El Ellis scored 10 points and Khalif Battle added a three-point play and a 3-pointer in a 22-9 spurt over the next four minutes as the Razorbacks trimmed their deficit to 78-75.

Manjon made with a layup with 1:48 remaining, Battle answered with two free throws and Lubin converted a three-point play to make it a six-point game with 20 seconds left. Tramon Mark hit two foul shots six seconds later, Ellis stole a pass to set up a 3 by Battle that made it 83-82 with five seconds left but Manjon hit two free throws and Mark's potential tying 3 at the buzzer was no good.

Battle, who scored a career-high 42 in a win over Missouri last time out, led Arkansas (14-14, 5-10) with 36 points, 21 in the second half. Ellis finished with 19 and Mark 15.

Arkansas scored the first seven points and jumped to a 20-10 lead - including 11 points by Battle - when Jeremiah Davenport hit a 3 with 12:46 left in the first half. The Razorbacks went 0-for-9 from the field with three turnovers over the next seven-plus minutes as Vanderbilt made it a one-possession game before Ellis made a layup that gave Arkansas a 27-23 lead with 5:04 remaining. Manjon made a jumper and layup before Roberts gave the Commodores their first lead with two free throws more than a minute later. Lubin made a layup before Manjon capped a 10-0 spurt with a jumper that made it 33-27 with a minute to go.

Arkansas had won back-to-back games for the first time since the Razorbacks beat Lipscomb, Abilene Christian and UNC Wilmington to wrap up nonconference play.

Vanderbilt has three in a row against the Razorbacks, including back-to-back wins at Arkansas for the first time.

Vanderbilt plays host to LSU on Saturday. Arkansas hits the road to play Saturday at No. 16 Kentucky.

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1st Half
VAN
Commodores
35
ARK
Razorbacks
31

Time		Play	Score
19:57		(Razorbacks gains possession)
19:43	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	0-2
19:29		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (Khalif Battle steals)
18:54		Khalif Battle turnover
18:51		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
18:49		El Ellis defensive rebound
18:46		Isaiah West shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
18:46		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:46		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:46		Isaiah West defensive rebound
18:37		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (lost ball)
18:24	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:21		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
18:21	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-5
18:11		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (Khalif Battle steals)
17:49	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	0-7
17:38	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	3-7
17:21		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
17:19		Evan Taylor defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point jump shot	5-7
16:32		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
16:30		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
16:22		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
16:20		Razorbacks defensive rebound
16:01	+2	Tramon Mark makes two point layup	5-9
15:40	+2	Isaiah West makes two point layup (Ezra Manjon assists)	7-9
15:06	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	7-11
14:56	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	9-11
14:42		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
14:40		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
14:31		Isaiah West misses three point jump shot
14:29		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
14:20		Ezra Manjon shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
14:20		TV timeout
14:20	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-12
14:20	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-13
14:05		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
14:03		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
13:57	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup (Davonte Davis assists)	9-15
13:35		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
13:33		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
13:23		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
13:23		Davonte Davis technical foul
13:23		Davonte Davis turnover
13:23		Ven-Allen Lubin technical foul
13:23		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover
13:23		Khalif Battle technical foul
13:23		Khalif Battle turnover
13:23	+1	Ezra Manjon makes technical free throw 1 of 2	10-15
13:23		Ezra Manjon misses technical free throw 2 of 2
13:23	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-16
13:23	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-17
12:59		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
12:57		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
12:46	+3	Jeremiah Davenport makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	10-20
12:26		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
12:26	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-20
12:26		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:26		Jeremiah Davenport defensive rebound
12:12		Jordan Williams personal foul
11:54		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
11:52		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
11:30		TV timeout
11:24		Carter Lang turnover (traveling)
10:56		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
10:54		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
10:46		Tramon Mark turnover (lost ball) (Jason Rivera-Torres steals)
10:44	+2	Malik Presley makes two point layup (Jordan Williams assists)	13-20
10:35		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
10:33		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
10:10		Makhi Mitchell misses two point jump shot
10:08		Layden Blocker offensive rebound
9:54		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
9:52		Jordan Williams defensive rebound
9:39		Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot
9:37		Commodores offensive rebound
9:30	+3	Paul Lewis makes three point jump shot (Jason Rivera-Torres assists)	16-20
9:16		Carter Lang personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
9:16	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-21
9:16		Khalif Battle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:16		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
8:59		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
8:57		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
8:55		Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (bad pass)
8:53		Malik Presley shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-22
8:53		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:53		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
8:25		Malik Presley turnover (bad pass)
7:57		Paul Lewis blocks Tramon Mark's two point jump shot
7:55		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
7:50		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
7:48		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
7:44		Tramon Mark turnover (bad pass) (Paul Lewis steals)
7:39	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup (Paul Lewis assists)	18-22
7:13		Khalif Battle turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
7:07		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
7:05		Jordan Williams offensive rebound
7:04		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Paul Lewis draws the foul)
7:04		TV timeout
7:04		Paul Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:04	+1	Paul Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-22
6:50		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
6:48		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
6:41		Davonte Davis misses three point jump shot
6:39		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
6:15		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
6:13		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
6:08	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	21-22
5:35		JaQualon Roberts shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 3	21-23
5:35	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 3	21-24
5:35	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 3 of 3	21-25
5:22		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
5:20		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
5:16	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	23-25
5:04	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	23-27
4:57	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	25-27
4:28		Makhi Mitchell misses two point layup
4:26		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	27-27
3:58		El Ellis misses two point layup
3:56		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
3:46		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (JaQualon Roberts draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46	+1	JaQualon Roberts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-27
3:46	+1	JaQualon Roberts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-27
3:26		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
3:24		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
3:03	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	31-27
2:54		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
2:52		Razorbacks offensive rebound
2:48		El Ellis turnover (bad pass) (JaQualon Roberts steals)
2:31		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
2:29		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
2:17		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
2:15		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
1:56		Trevon Brazile blocks Ezra Manjon's two point layup
1:54		Commodores offensive rebound
1:44		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
1:42		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
1:34		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Khalif Battle's two point layup
1:32		Khalif Battle offensive rebound
1:21		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
1:19		JaQualon Roberts defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	33-27
0:42		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-28
0:42	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-29
0:23		JaQualon Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Khalif Battle steals)
0:06		Jason Rivera-Torres personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-30
0:06	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-31
0:03	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	35-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VAN
Commodores
50
ARK
Razorbacks
51

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
19:46		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
19:42	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	37-31
19:37		Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul
19:31		Davonte Davis misses two point jump shot
19:29		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
19:08		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
19:06		Davonte Davis defensive rebound
18:49		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
18:47		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	39-31
18:22		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
18:22		Chandler Lawson offensive foul
18:22		Chandler Lawson turnover (offensive foul)
18:12	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	41-31
18:12		Chandler Lawson shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
18:12		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:12		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
17:48	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	41-34
17:31		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:29		El Ellis defensive rebound
17:23		Davonte Davis misses two point layup
17:21		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
17:17		Tyrin Lawrence offensive foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
17:17		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (offensive foul)
17:04		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Khalif Battle's two point layup
17:02		Razorbacks offensive rebound
16:58		Khalif Battle turnover (traveling)
16:42	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	43-34
16:20	+2	Chandler Lawson makes two point dunk (Jeremiah Davenport assists)	43-36
16:04		Chandler Lawson personal foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
16:01		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
15:59		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
15:56	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk	45-36
15:35	+3	Tramon Mark makes three point jump shot (Makhi Mitchell assists)	45-39
15:08		Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot
15:06		El Ellis defensive rebound
14:56	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	45-41
14:51		Tramon Mark personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
14:51		TV timeout
14:43		Khalif Battle personal foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul)
14:25	+2	Evan Taylor makes two point jump shot	47-41
14:04		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
14:02		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
13:56		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
13:54		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
13:48		Jason Rivera-Torres personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
13:44		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
13:42		Paul Lewis defensive rebound
13:29		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
13:27		Makhi Mitchell defensive rebound
13:14	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	47-43
12:49	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	49-43
12:49		Makhi Mitchell shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
12:49		Commodores 30 second timeout
12:49		TV timeout
12:49	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-43
12:26		Evan Taylor shooting foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
12:26	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-44
12:26	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-45
12:11		Tramon Mark personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
12:11	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-45
12:11	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-45
12:01		Jeremiah Davenport misses three point jump shot
11:59		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
11:52		Makhi Mitchell personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Ezra Manjon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:52		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
11:38		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
11:27		Tramon Mark misses two point jump shot
11:25		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
11:15	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	52-48
10:46	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	54-48
10:31		Layden Blocker turnover (bad pass)
10:12	+3	Paul Lewis makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	57-48
9:51		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
9:49		Makhi Mitchell offensive rebound
9:42		Makhi Mitchell misses two point layup
9:40		Razorbacks offensive rebound
9:31		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
9:29		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
9:10		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
9:08		Evan Taylor offensive rebound
9:04		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
9:02		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
8:57		Khalif Battle turnover (bad pass)
8:35		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
8:33		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
8:14		Khalif Battle turnover (lost ball) (JaQualon Roberts steals)
8:08	+2	Paul Lewis makes two point layup (JaQualon Roberts assists)	59-48
8:08		Razorbacks 30 second timeout
7:59		El Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Jason Rivera-Torres steals)
7:52		Tramon Mark personal foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul)
7:52	+1	Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-48
7:52	+1	Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-48
7:44	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists)	61-51
7:16	+3	Ezra Manjon makes three point jump shot	64-51
7:01		Trevon Brazile misses two point jump shot
6:59		Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound
6:49		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul)
6:49		Jason Rivera-Torres misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:49	+1	Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-51
6:37		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
6:35		Ezra Manjon defensive rebound
6:33		Tramon Mark personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-51
6:33	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-51
6:26		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-52
6:26	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-53
6:07		Khalif Battle personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-53
6:07	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-53
6:01		Paul Lewis personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
6:01	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-54
6:01	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-55
5:54		El Ellis personal foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul)
5:54		Jason Rivera-Torres misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:54	+1	Jason Rivera-Torres makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-55
5:47	+2	Khalif Battle makes two point layup	70-57
5:47		Ezra Manjon shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-58
5:35	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	72-58
5:21	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	72-60
5:12	+2	Paul Lewis makes two point jump shot	74-60
4:59	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)	74-62
4:30		Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:28		Tramon Mark defensive rebound
4:20	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	74-65
4:00		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-65
4:00	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-65
3:50	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot	76-68
3:24		Paul Lewis misses three point jump shot
3:24		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
3:24		Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-69
3:24		Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:24		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
3:09		Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-69
3:09	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-69
2:58	+3	Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Davenport assists)	78-72
2:28		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
2:26		Khalif Battle defensive rebound
2:18	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot (Khalif Battle assists)	78-75
2:05		Commodores 60 second timeout
1:49		TV timeout
1:49	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	80-75
1:31		Khalif Battle misses three point jump shot
1:29		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
1:02		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
1:00		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
0:48		Ezra Manjon shooting foul (Khalif Battle draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-76
0:48	+1	Khalif Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-77
0:22		Trevon Brazile personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
0:22		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
0:21	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	82-77
0:21		Jeremiah Davenport shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	83-77
0:14		JaQualon Roberts personal foul (Tramon Mark draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-78
0:14	+1	Tramon Mark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-79
0:14		Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (bad pass) (El Ellis steals)
0:05	+3	Khalif Battle makes three point jump shot (Tramon Mark assists)	83-82
0:03		Jeremiah Davenport personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-82
0:03	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-82
0:05		Razorbacks 60 second timeout
0:00		Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Tramon Mark misses three point jump shot