MISSST

VANDY

Wright scores 19, Vanderbilt beats Mississippi State 77-72

AP
Mar 04, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jordan Wright went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final seconds and finished with 19 points, Ezra Manjon had 15 points and seven assists and Vanderbilt Commodores beat Mississippi State Bulldogs 77-72 Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Vanderbilt (18-13, 11-7 SEC), which has won eight of its last nine games following a 101-44 loss at No. 2 Alabama on Jan. 31., earned a first-round bye and the No. 6 seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, which begins Wednesday in Nashville.

Tyrin Lawrence and Wright sandwiched 3-pointers around back-to-back baskets by Emmanuel Ansong to make it 10-3 and the Commodores never trailed. Colin Smith hit a 3 before Manjon made a layup less than a minute into the second half that stretched the lead to 42-27 - Vanderbilt's biggest of the game. Tolu Smith scored nine straight points to pull the Bulldogs within six about two minutes later, and Mississippi State twice trimmed its deficit to two points - the latter coming when D.J. Jeffries made a jumper with eight seconds to play - but got no closer.

Lawrence finished with 16 points and Myles Stute scored 12 on 4-of-8 shooting, all from 3-point range, for Vanderbilt.

Smith led Mississippi State (20-11, 8-10) with a career-high tying 27 points and 11 rebounds. Jeffries added 17 points and 11 rebounds and Shakeel Moore scored 13 points.

Liam Robbins - Vanderbilt's leader in scoring (15.0 per game) and rebounding (6.8) and the conference's leader in blocks (3.2) - did not play. The former Drake and Minnesota player suffered a season-ending leg injury in a win at No. 23 Kentucky on Wednesday. The 7-footer averaged 22 points, 10.1 rebounds and 4.6 blocks in February as the Commodores went 6-1, their best February since 2008.

UP NEXT

Mississippi State takes on No. 11 seed Georgia or 14th-seeded LSU in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday.

Vanderbilt, the No. 9 seed in the conference tourney, plays No. 8 seed Florida in the second round Friday.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
27
VANDY
Commodores
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tolu Smith vs. Quentin Millora-Brown (Ezra Manjon gains possession)
19:35		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
19:33		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
19:13		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
19:11		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
18:46	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot	0-3
18:35		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
18:33		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
18:18		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals)
18:01	+3	Dashawn Davis makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	3-3
17:32		Emmanuel Ansong misses three point jump shot
17:30		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
17:19		Dashawn Davis turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
17:10	+2	Emmanuel Ansong makes two point layup (Ezra Manjon assists)	3-5
16:40		Tolu Smith turnover (traveling)
16:11		Emmanuel Ansong misses two point layup
16:09		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
15:56		Cameron Matthews turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Manjon steals)
15:38		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
15:36		Emmanuel Ansong offensive rebound
15:30	+2	Emmanuel Ansong makes two point layup	3-7
15:22		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Emmanuel Ansong steals)
15:17	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	3-10
15:01		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
14:59		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
14:59		Emmanuel Ansong personal foul
14:59		TV timeout
14:57	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	5-10
14:41		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
14:39		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
14:27		Eric Reed Jr. turnover (bad pass)
14:01		Will McNair Jr. blocks Ezra Manjon's two point layup
13:59		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
13:56		Shakeel Moore misses two point layup
13:54		Commodores defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	5-12
12:57	+2	Will McNair Jr. makes two point hook shot	7-12
12:36		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
12:34		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
12:21		Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot
12:19		Colin Smith defensive rebound
11:53	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	7-15
11:26		Will McNair Jr. offensive foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
11:26		Will McNair Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
11:26		TV timeout
11:19		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
11:17		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:02		Tyler Stevenson misses two point jump shot
11:00		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
10:57		Malik Dia blocks Tolu Smith's two point layup
10:55		Tyler Stevenson offensive rebound
10:50		Tyler Stevenson misses two point layup
10:48		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
10:48		Malik Dia shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
10:48		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:48	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-15
10:41		D.J. Jeffries personal foul
10:36		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:34		Malik Dia offensive rebound
10:28		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Dashawn Davis steals)
10:24	+2	Dashawn Davis makes two point dunk	10-15
10:08	+3	Paul Lewis makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	10-18
9:33		Shawn Jones Jr. turnover (bad pass)
9:33		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
9:31		Malik Dia offensive rebound
9:28		Cameron Matthews blocks Malik Dia's two point layup
9:26		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
9:01		Malik Dia shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
9:01	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-18
9:01		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:01		Myles Stute defensive rebound
8:49		Myles Stute turnover (traveling)
8:35		Dashawn Davis misses two point jump shot
8:33		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
8:28	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	13-18
8:28		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-18
8:22		Quentin Millora-Brown turnover (bad pass) (Tolu Smith steals)
8:12		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
8:10		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	14-20
7:57	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup (Cameron Matthews assists)	16-20
7:34	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	16-22
7:06	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot	18-22
6:49		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
6:47		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
6:25		Tolu Smith offensive foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
6:25		Tolu Smith turnover (offensive foul)
6:25		TV timeout
5:58		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
5:56		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
5:41		D.J. Jeffries turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
5:36	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point dunk	18-24
5:26	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot	20-24
5:02		Dashawn Davis personal foul
4:46	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	20-27
4:29		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
4:27		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
4:24		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
4:24		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:24		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:24		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
3:57		Shakeel Moore personal foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:46		Will McNair Jr. personal foul
3:28	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	20-29
3:07	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	22-29
2:55	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot	22-32
2:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:34		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
2:32		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
2:30		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball)
2:15		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
2:13		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
2:12		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
2:10		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
2:10		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball)
1:54	+3	D.J. Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	25-32
1:25	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot	25-35
1:12		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
1:10		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
1:02		Cameron Matthews turnover (lost ball) (Ezra Manjon steals)
0:57	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	25-37
0:41		Cameron Matthews misses two point jump shot
0:39		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
0:33	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	27-37
0:02		Commodores turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
45
VANDY
Commodores
40

Time		Play	Score
19:36	+3	Colin Smith makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	27-40
19:19		Tolu Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Wright steals)
19:14		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
19:12		Ezra Manjon offensive rebound
19:07	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	27-42
18:57		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
18:55		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
18:52		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
18:50		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
18:50	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	29-42
18:23		Commodores turnover (shot clock violation)
18:05		Tolu Smith misses two point layup
18:03		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
17:59	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	31-42
17:38		Colin Smith misses three point jump shot
17:36		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
17:29	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	33-42
17:29		Colin Smith shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
17:29	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-42
17:04		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
17:02		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
16:57		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
16:55		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
16:51	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	36-42
16:36		Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point hook shot
16:34		Commodores offensive rebound
16:18	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point dunk (Jordan Wright assists)	36-44
15:59		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
15:57		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
15:56		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:56		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:56		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	36-46
15:08		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
15:06		Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:54	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point jump shot	38-46
14:34		Quentin Millora-Brown misses two point jump shot
14:32		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
14:01		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
13:41		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
13:39		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
13:29		Colin Smith personal foul
13:20	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	40-46
12:54	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	40-49
12:43	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point jump shot	42-49
12:25		Trey Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Eric Reed Jr. steals)
12:19		Eric Reed Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:17		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:01	+3	Shakeel Moore makes three point jump shot (D.J. Jeffries assists)	45-49
11:47		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
11:45		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (D.J. Jeffries assists)	47-49
11:38		Commodores 30 second timeout
11:38		TV timeout
11:20	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	47-52
11:03		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
11:01		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
10:53		Myles Stute shooting foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
10:53		TV timeout
10:53	+1	Will McNair Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-52
10:53		Will McNair Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:53		Eric Reed Jr. offensive rebound
10:40		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
10:38		Emmanuel Ansong defensive rebound
10:14	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point jump shot	48-54
9:54	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists)	50-54
9:47		Shakeel Moore personal foul
9:28		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-55
9:28	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-56
9:09	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	52-56
9:09		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-56
8:45		Ezra Manjon misses two point layup
8:43		Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
8:24		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-57
8:24	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-58
8:02		Eric Reed Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:00		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ezra Manjon assists)	53-61
7:26		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:26		TV timeout
7:03		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
7:01		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
6:36		Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot
6:34		Dashawn Davis defensive rebound
6:23		Dashawn Davis turnover (lost ball) (Myles Stute steals)
5:58	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	53-64
5:47	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot	55-64
5:18	+2	Ezra Manjon makes two point layup	55-66
5:18		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-67
5:02		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-67
5:02		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:02		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
4:32		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
4:30		Tolu Smith defensive rebound
4:21		Jordan Wright personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-67
4:21	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-67
4:00		D.J. Jeffries shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:00		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
3:47		D.J. Jeffries misses two point layup
3:45		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
3:40	+2	Tolu Smith makes two point layup	60-67
3:17		Tyrin Lawrence offensive foul
3:17		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (offensive foul)
3:03		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
3:01		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
2:56		Tolu Smith shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
2:56	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-68
2:56	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-69
2:32		Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
2:30		Commodores defensive rebound
2:24		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
2:22		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
2:14	+3	Shawn Jones Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cameron Matthews assists)	63-69
1:46		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
1:44		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Shakeel Moore makes two point layup	65-69
1:08	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup (Ezra Manjon assists)	65-71
1:02		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
1:02	+1	Shawn Jones Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-71
0:47		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-72
0:47	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-73
0:39		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:37		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
0:34		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
0:34		Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:34		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:28		Ezra Manjon blocks Shakeel Moore's three point jump shot
0:26		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
0:21		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
0:19		Cameron Matthews offensive rebound
0:19		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-73
0:19		Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		Shawn Jones Jr. offensive rebound
0:15		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
0:13		Tolu Smith offensive rebound
0:10	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point jump shot (Tolu Smith assists)	70-73
0:09		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:09		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-74
0:09		Ezra Manjon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
0:08	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup	72-74
0:08		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:08		Commodores 30 second timeout
0:07		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul)
0:07		Ezra Manjon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07	+1	Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-75
0:02		Cameron Matthews misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
0:00		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-76
0:00	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-77
0:00		End of period

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Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2