No. 22 Vanderbilt defeated Memphis 105-81 on Tuesday at Memorial Gymnasium, the Commodores' official athletics site reported, in a game that became Vanderbilt's first 100-point night of the season.
Ace Glass scored a game-high 23 points, all in the second half. Vanderbilt led by five at halftime. Glass hit two 3-pointers in the first 67 seconds after the break to push the lead to 11, and he scored 13 points in a 14-3 run that made it a 24-point game with just under 13 minutes left. He finished 8 of 14 from the field and 5 of 10 from 3-point range.
Tyler Tanner added 17 points. Berke Buyuktuncel scored 16 and led Vanderbilt with eight rebounds. Sebastian Williams-Adams and Bangot Dak had 11 points each. The Commodores shot 57.1 percent from the field and made 15 of 32 3-pointers. They held Memphis to 34.3 percent shooting in the second half and 4 of 19 from 3-point range for the game. Vanderbilt improved to 3-0. Memphis fell to 2-1.
Luke Almodovar led the Tigers with 21 points and four rebounds before leaving after an injury on a fast-break dunk, the official recap said. The report did not describe the injury further. Tylik Weeks scored 15 and Jayden Reid added 11.
Vanderbilt said the win was its second in a row over Memphis and that the Commodores now lead the all-time series 10-8. It was the most points Vanderbilt has scored against the Tigers since a 111-96 win on Dec. 9, 1980.
The Commodores were scheduled to return to Memorial Gymnasium on Friday against Prairie View A&M at 6 p.m. The official recap did not list a television channel.
Sources: Vanderbilt Athletics