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Vanderbilt 67, Arkansas 49
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Ron Groover, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance: 10886

Vanderbilt 67, Arkansas 49: Rod Odom scored 15 points as the host Commodores pulled away in the second half and snapped a four-game losing streak.

Sheldon Jeter added 13 points and Josh Henderson chipped in 11 for Vanderbilt (9-13, 3-7 SEC), which scored 33 points at Arkansas on Jan. 12. Leading scorer Kedren Johnson (14.5 points per game) played through a right shoulder injury and chipped in nine points on three 3-pointers.

Mardracus Wade led the way with 13 points for the Razorbacks (14-9, 5-5), who shot 30.8 percent and fell to 0-5 in SEC road games.Leading scorer BJ Young (16.5 points per game) was held to seven points.

Jeter scored 13 points in the first half as Vanderbilt took a 35-24 lead at the break. He started a 19-4 run that spanned just over seven minutes with consecutive 3-pointers and hit three in the run that snapped an 11-11 tie and gave the Commodores a 30-15 lead with 4:03 remaining.

The Razorbacks were within 43-38 after two free throws by Rashad Madden with 11:44 remaining but Vanderbilt scored the next nine points as part of a 18-3 run that extended the lead to 61-41 with 3:11 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Vanderbilt had 26 turnovers in last month's loss to Arkansas but reduced that total to 15. ... The Razorbacks have been held to less than 60 points in four of their five conference losses. ... Henderson came within two points of matching his career-high. He had 13 points Dec. 15 against Alabama A&M and Jan. 29 at Tennessee.
Top Game Performances
 
Arkansas   Vanderbilt
Mardracus Wade 13 Scoring Rod Odom 15
Michael Qualls 2 Assists Kedren Johnson 5
Coty Clarke 7 Rebounds Kevin Bright 7
Mardracus Wade 3 Free Throws Made Kevin Bright 5
Rashad Madden 3 Steals Kevin Bright 1
Hunter Mickelson 1 Blocks Josh Henderson 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arkansas 49 30.8 6-18 11-17 7 24 2 11 12
Vanderbilt 67 50.0 9-22 16-23 15 33 7 6 15