National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 59, Vanderbilt 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 7, 2017
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Anthony Jordan, # Terry Moore, # Garrick Shannon
Attendance: 11256

In a game of big runs, Alabama had the biggest, and that was the difference in the Crimson Tide's 59-56 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala..

The Crimson Tide (9-5, 2-0 SEC) came from 14 down in the second half to lead by seven, and held on down the stretch thanks to solid defense.

Alabama took the lead for good 51-49 when forward Shannon Hale hit a pair of foul shots with 7:56 left.

Other keys for Alabama included grabbing 20 offensive rebounds and holding Vanderbilt guard Matthew Fisher-Davis, who'd averaged 27 points in his previous three games, to seven.

Vanderbilt stormed out of the locker room to take a 14-point lead when guard Riley LaChance hit a layup with 14:01 left.

Alabama tied it on a 17-3 run when guard Ar'mond Davis, who didn't play in the first half but had 12 second-half points, somehow banked a corner 3 off the top corner of the backboard to tie the game at 49 with 8:43 left.

It was a hot-and-cold first half for each team. Alabama went on a 17-2 run to lead 17-8 with 12:02 left after guard Dazon Ingram hit a pair of foul shots.

But Vanderbilt center Luke Kornet, who had 14 first-half points, helped pull the Commodores even at 30 by the break.

Alabama hit only 34.3 percent of its first-half shots, but had 13 offensive rebounds.

Center Jimmie Taylor and guard Ingram each had 10 points for Alabama, and Ingram added five assists.

Kornet led Vanderbilt (8-7, 2-1) with 15 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.
Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Alabama
Luke Kornet 15 Scoring Ar'Mond Davis 12
Payton Willis 4 Assists Dazon Ingram 5
Luke Kornet 13 Rebounds Braxton Key 11
Matthew Fisher-Davis 2 Free Throws Made Shannon Hale 3
Djery Baptiste 1 Steals Dazon Ingram 2
Luke Kornet 4 Blocks Jimmie Taylor 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 56 35.7 10-26 6-9 10 32 5 5 12
Alabama 59 31.7 7-25 12-18 13 46 5 6 11