Brazile leads Razorbacks past San Jose State 99-58
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Trevon Brazile scored 23 points and No. 11 Arkansas broke away in the second half to beat San Jose State 99-58 Saturday.
The Razorbacks (7-1) led 40-35 at the break before erupting. It was the first men's basketball matchup between the schools.
Ricky Council IV had 17 points for Arkansas. Heralded freshman guard Nick Smith, Jr. contributed 16 points and five assists in his first career start in only his second game as a collegian.
SJSU (6-3) was led by guard Omari Moore's 21 points.
Arkansas junior guard Davonte “Devo” Davis, who started in each of the first six games before taking a leave of absence and missing the Troy game on Monday, returned to the team on Wednesday and played off the bench against SJSU on Saturday.
Arkansas has now won twice against Mountain West Conference opponents in its last three games, including a 78-74 overtime win over then No. 17 San Diego State on Nov. 23 in the thirdplace game of the Maui Invitational in Hawaii. For the first time in eight games this season, the Razorbacks were at full strength on Saturday with all 13 scholarship players available to compete.
San Jose State, despite the loss, is only two wins away from matching its victory total from a season ago when the Spartans finished 8-23.
Vanderbilt 65, Wofford 62
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Liam Robbins scored 14 points, Tyrin Lawrence added 13 with two key buckets, and Vanderbilt held off Wofford 65-62 on Saturday night.
Tyrin Lawrence hit a jumper to give Vanderbilt a 62-57 lead with 3:43, then the Commodores went scoreless until Lawrence's layup made it 64-61 with 22 seconds left. With two seconds left, Vanderbilt put Wofford's B.J. Mack on the line. He made the first and Vandy's Liam Robbins grabbed the rebound when Mack missed the second attempt. Robbins was fouled at 0:01 and made one of two to finish out the game.
Robbins added nine rebounds, three blocks and two assists for the Commodores (4-4). Myles Stute and Ezra Manjon scored 11 points each.
Wofford scored four points over the final 7 1/2 minutes of the first half while Vanderbilt turned a 26-21 advantage into a 34-25 halftime lead. Much like a recent 3-point loss to LSU, Wofford didn't fade. A three-point play by Messiah Jones capped a 13-3 run to open the second half and gave Wofford its first lead, 38-37. Robbins dunked for a 57-52 Vandy lead with 7:35 remaining but Lawrence would be the only Commodore to make a basket the rest of the game.
Mack led the Terriers (5-4) with 19 points and Jones added 16. Corey Tripp had six points, six rebounds and five steals.