Central Arkansas Bears at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Manjon makes 4 of 4 FTs in final 24 seconds, Vanderbilts holds on, beats Central Arkansas 75-71
Colin Smith scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Evan Taylor also scored 14 points and Isaiah West added 12 for Vanderbilt (3-1).
Smith made two free throws to give the Commodores the lead for good with 17:43 left in the first half. Jason Rivera-Torres hit a 3-pointer to spark a 9-2 run that made it 33-17 with his layup capping the spurt about nine minutes later.
Daniel Sofield hit two 3-pointers in a 10-2 run that cut Central Arkansas' deficit to two points with 8:52 left in the game. He added another 3 as the Bears scored 12 of 17 points to make it 70-69 when Elias Cato made a free throw with 30 seconds to go. Manjon went 2 for 2 from the foul line, Masai Olowokere scored inside for the Bears 16 seconds later and Manjon again hit two free throws before Taylor hit a free throw to cap the scoring.
Sofield, Olowokere and Javion Guy-King scored 11 points apiece for Central Arkansas (1-3) and Ubong Abasi Etim added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Vanderbilt plays N.C. State on Thursday at the Vegas Showdown. Central Arkansas plays the second of three consecutive road games on Monday at Southeast Missouri.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Daniel Sofield Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Evan Taylor missed Free Throw. | 71 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Evan Taylor made Free Throw. | 71 - 75 |
Statistics
 CARK |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 27-61 |
| 49.1 | Field Goal % | 44.3 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 9-30 |
| 53.8 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
| 8-13 | FT | 12-21 |
| 61.5 | Free Throw % | 57.1 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,247 | Capacity:
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 14-4 | - | 25-10 |
| North Alabama | 14-4 | - | 24-11 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 13-5 | 1 | 19-15 |
| Jacksonville | 12-6 | 2 | 19-14 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Queens University | 11-7 | 3 | 20-15 |
| North Florida | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Austin Peay | 8-10 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Stetson | 6-12 | 8 | 8-24 |
| Central Arkansas | 4-14 | 10 | 9-24 |
| West Georgia | 4-14 | 10 | 6-25 |
| Bellarmine | 2-16 | 12 | 5-26 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |