Manjon’s 19 factors helps ship Vanderbilt previous Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Reserve Ezra Manjon scored 19 factors and Tyrin Lawrence added 15 factors and Vanderbilt frequently held off Georgia down the stretch for an 85-82 win on Saturday.

It was Georgia’s first defeat at house this season following 10 straight wins.

Georgia backup Jabri Abdur-Rahim missed a deep 3-pointer on the buzzer that bounced off the again off the rim to finish it. Vanderbilt (10-9, 3-3 SEC) made all eight of its closing foul pictures within the final 64 seconds to safe the win.

Myles Stute scored 14 for Vanderbilt and Trey Thomas and Jordan Wright every scored 12. Quentin Millora-Brown grabbed 11 rebounds.

Abdur-Rahim scored a career-high 21 factors, Terry Roberts added 15, Kario Oquendo 13 and Braelen Bridges 10 for the Bulldogs.

Lawrence’s layup with 5:46 left put the Commodores forward 75-63 earlier than an 11-0 Georgia run diminished Vandy’s lead to a degree.

Vandy’s Thomas made two free throws with 13 seconds to go for an 83-79 lead earlier than Abdur-Rahim sank three foul pictures after Stute fouled him on a 3 try with 5 seconds left. Thomas closed it out with two extra free throws.

Vanderbilt entered averaging eight 3s per recreation however on Saturday reached that marked by halftime going 8 for 12 from behind the arc. They completed 10 for 21 from deep.

Mardrez McBride’s 3 pulled the Bulldogs (13-6, 3-3) right into a 36-all tie with 2:25 earlier than halftime. However the Commodores responded with an 8-0 run to shut the half on Wright’s 3, a three-point play by Millora-Brown and a jumper by Manjon.

Vanderbilt hosts Kentucky on Tuesday. Georgia travels to face ninth-ranked Tennessee on Wednesday.

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