Dartmouth Big Green at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lawrence, Manjon combine for 45 points; Vanderbilt ends 4-game skid with 69-53 win over Dartmouth
Vanderbilt (5-8), which nearly defeated then-No. 23 Memphis last Saturday when Manjon’s 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer, ended a four-game losing streak.
Manjon was 9 of 17 from the floor against Dartmouth and Lawrence was 7-of-16 shooting. The pair combined for five of Vanderbilt's nine 3-pointers. Lawrence also grabbed eight rebounds and Manjon had five assists.
Brandon Mitchell-Day and Dusan Neskovic scored 14 points apiece to lead Dartmouth (4-9). Jaren Johnson added 10 points.
Vanderbilt closed the first half on a 14-2 run for a 31-23 lead. Lawrence scored eight points during the surge that included a 3 at the buzzer. Lawrence and Manjon hit consecutive 3s to stretch the lead to 44-27 with 12:49 to play, and the Commodores had a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Vanderbilt is 22-5 against Ivy League opponents.
Vanderbilt hosts Alabama on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference opener.
Dartmouth begins its Ivy League schedule on the road against Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jaren Johnson made Jumper. | 53 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Ezra Manjon made Layup. | 51 - 69 |
| 2nd 1:01 | Brandon Mitchell-Day made Jumper. | 51 - 67 |
| 2nd 1:07 | Jayden Williams Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 67 |
Statistics
 DART |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 26-62 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 8-8 | FT | 8-9 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,773 | Capacity:
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 |