National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 77, Georgia 66
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Pat Evans, # JB Caldwell, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 14316
John Jenkins scored 18 points and Vanderbilt closed the game with a 15-6 run to beat Georgia 77-66 Saturday in Nashville.

Jenkins, the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer at 19.9 points, shot just 3 for 12 from the field. But the Commodores (13-4, 3-0 SEC) got 16 points from Jeffery Taylor and 13 points from Lance Goulbourne to win their seventh in a row and remain unbeaten in conference play.

Vanderbilt led by six points early in the second half before the Bulldogs rallied, taking a 45-44 lead on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s 3-pointer with 13:53 to go. The Commodores scored nine of the next 11 points, taking a 53-47 lead on Rod Odom’s3-pointer with 9:20 remaining.

The Bulldogs (9-8, 0-3) made a final push, pulling within 62-60 on Vincent Williams’ 3-pointer with 4:41 remaining. But Vanderbilt scored 15 of the game’s final 21 points.

Caldwell-Pope led Georgia with 19 points. Gerald Robinson added 15 points.

The Commodores travel to Alabama Thursday while Georgia hosts Tennessee Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgia   Vanderbilt
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 19 Scoring John Jenkins 18
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 Assists Brad Tinsley 4
Gerald Robinson 6 Rebounds Jeffery Taylor 9
Gerald Robinson 7 Free Throws Made John Jenkins 9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 Steals Kedren Johnson 2
Donte Williams 2 Blocks Jeffery Taylor 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia 66 38.9 8-27 16-20 13 23 3 7 9
Vanderbilt 77 51.2 5-15 30-44 10 33 5 2 11