Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lawrence scores 19, Lubin adds 14 and 10 rebounds; Vanderbilt beats Alabama A&M 78-59
Ezra Manjon had 12 points, seven assists, two steals and just one turnover for Vanderbilt (4-4). Jason Rivera-Torres scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Evan Taylor also scored 10.
Dailin Smith converted a three-point play for the Bulldogs to make it 20-all with 8:26 left in the first half but Manjon hit a free throw 11 seconds later to give Vanderbilt the lead for good and spark a 14-2 run over the next 6 minutes. Alabama A&M missed seven consecutive field-goal attempts after Smith's layup, which snapped a string of six straight misses by the Bulldogs.
Omari Peek led Alabama A&M with 13 points. Smith added 11 and EJ Williams scored 10.
Alabama A&M trimmed its deficit to four points on five occasions in the second half, the last of which came when Smith made a layup with 14:33 to play. Tasos Kamateros hit a 3-pointer from the left wing and made the and-1 free throw 30 seconds later, Jason Rivera-Torres was fouled on a 3-point shot and made 2-of-3 free throws, Manjon hit two foul shots and Rivera-Torres made a pull-up jumper with 11:20 remaining that capped a 10-0 run and made it 56-42.
Vanderbilt made 24 of 34 from the free-throw line and finished with 16 assists on 23 made field goals.
Lubin, a 6-foot-8 sophomore who transferred from Notre Dame, had his second career double-double.
Alabama A&M (1-6) had snapped a six-game losing streak — dating to its finale last season — with an 85-83 overtime victory over Tennessee State on Wednesday.
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Alabama A&M: The Bulldogs play the second of three consecutive road games Dec. 9 at Georgia Tech
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:16 | EJ Williams made Free Throw. | 59 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:16 | EJ Williams made Free Throw. | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Foul on JaQualon Roberts. | 57 - 78 |
Statistics
 AAMU |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-63 | FG | 23-53 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 19-20 | FT | 24-34 |
| 95 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 26 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,468 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |