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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 66, Vanderbilt 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Don Daily, # Darron George, # Ron Groover
Attendance: 7740

Baylor 66, Vanderbilt 63:
Royce O'Neale hit four 3-pointers and finished with a career high-tying 22 points as the visiting Bears held off the Commodores in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Taurean Prince was 3-for-3 from long range and scored 19 points for Baylor (7-1), which snapped an eight-game losing streak in the series. Lester Medford finished with seven points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals as the Bears improved to 5-1 all-time in conference challenge affairs.

Damian Jones scored 21 points and Luke Kornet had 13 for Vanderbilt, which was 3-for-17 from long range. James Siakam chipped in 12 points and three steals and keyed a second-half surge for the hosts.

Siakam had six points, two steals and a block during a 14-6 burst midway through the second half and scored inside with 1:41 left to keep Vanderbilt within two, but O'Neale hit a short jumper and Medford scored on a tough drive with 26 seconds left to give Baylor a 65-59 lead. Jones had four points and Medford missed 3-of-4 free throws in the closing seconds to give the Commodores a final opportunity, but Riley LaChance's heave at the buzzer never hit the iron.

Prince capped a 13-point first half with a 3-pointer before the horn to give Baylor a 34-25 lead. Vanderbilt scored the first six points of the second half before Al Freeman hit a 3-pointer and O'Neale buried two in a row to make it 43-33 with just over 15 minutes to go.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Baylor was 10-of-18 from beyond the arc. ... Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings remained stuck on 297 wins with the Commodores, tied for seventh all-time in the SEC. ... This was the first meeting between the teams since Dec. 7, 1985.
Top Game Performances
 
Baylor   Vanderbilt
Royce O'Neale 22 Scoring Damian Jones 21
Lester Medford 7 Assists Riley LaChance 3
Rico Gathers 6 Rebounds Damian Jones 9
Taurean Prince 4 Free Throws Made Damian Jones 9
Lester Medford 3 Steals James Siakam 3
Rico Gathers 1 Blocks Luke Kornet 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Baylor 66 45.3 10-18 8-14 15 31 3 7 14
Vanderbilt 63 43.8 3-17 18-23 11 29 6 8 14