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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 68, Vanderbilt 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 28, 2014
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: # Jose Carrion, # Rick Crawford, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance: 15987

Rutgers 68, Vanderbilt 65: Myles Mack registered 21 points, eight assists, six rebounds and five steals to lead the Scarlet Knights to victory at the Barclay's Center Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Mack hit four 3-pointers and Kadeem Jack had 20 points and eight rebounds, including six on the offensive end for Rutgers (3-3), which will play No. 7 Virginia in Saturday's championship game. Junior Etou contributed 10 points and freshman Mike Williams added 11 points.

Damian Jones overcame foul trouble to score 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting for Vanderbilt (4-1), which will face La Salle in Saturday's consolation game. Luke Kornet hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and James Siakam supplied 10 points for the Commodores.

After a fairly even opening nine minutes, the remainder of the first half was marked by opposing runs, the first was 15-3 by Rutgers highlighted by 11 points from Mack and Jack and 13-2 by Vanderbilt and Siakam, who accounted for six points. The key storyline late in the first half was the third foul picked up by Jones, who went to the bench with 2:27 remaining having scored 13 points.

By the time Jones returned with 12 minutes left in the second half, Rutgers had secured a 45-43 advantage with second-chance baskets by Etou and Mack, who drained his fourth 3-pointer. The Scarlet Knights led 65-57 with 2:52 remaining but the Commodores fought back to a 65-65 tie on a three-point play by Jones, setting up the final minute which saw Jack make the lone basket with 42 seconds left before Mack hit a free throw to ice it.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Rutgers sophomore G Bishop Daniels injured his left ankle early in the first half and did not return. ... Mack and Jack combined for 21 points in the first half, which ended in a 31-31 tie. ... The Scarlet Knights finished with 18 offensive rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Vanderbilt   Rutgers
Damian Jones 23 Scoring Myles Mack 21
Wade Baldwin IV 9 Assists Myles Mack 8
Damian Jones 6 Rebounds Kadeem Jack 8
Damian Jones 8 Free Throws Made Myles Mack 5
Wade Baldwin IV 2 Steals Myles Mack 5
Damian Jones 1 Blocks Greg Lewis 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vanderbilt 65 48.0 8-17 9-14 19 29 2 3 14
Rutgers 68 39.3 7-23 13-19 13 33 1 7 8