NCAAB Game Recap - Kent State at Vanderbilt
Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:00 PM EST

Tenn
81
Kansas
87
F(OT)
Wisc
46
UVA
53
F
UMass
87
Nev
110
F
UNC
94
UCLA
78
F
Chat
55
Mich
83
F
TNSt
62
KY
77
F
Tex
68
MSU
78
F
LSU
76
FSU
79
F(OT)
Clev
62
OhSt
89
F
RobM
46
Purd
84
F
Okla
65
Dayt
54
F
Vill
77
OkSt
58
F
South
70
W MI
85
F
ORU
66
NIU
87
F
(N/A)
46
Woff
97
F
VMI
87
Stetsn
79
F(OT)
Canis
63
Mem
71
F
Mia-FL
78
Fres
76
F
(N/A)
59
UMassL
88
F
Boston
44
Rut
54
F
CBU
107
ArkPB
115
F(3OT)
HCU
93
Wake
91
F(OT)
Alc
54
Lib
76
F
JMU
69
Oakl
77
F
Nich
77
NCC
63
F
Denv
63
Seatt
82
F
Copp
67
ChaSo
93
F
Gram
74
Niag
68
F
PVAM
54
GaTec
65
F
LaSal
74
NW
91
F
(N/A)
84
FIU
104
F
GWebb
78
E IL
79
F
Kent
77
Vand
75
F
How
76
ArkLR
97
F
Marsh
67
MD
104
F
Fairf
65
Longw
67
F
ULM
73
TNTec
79
F
Lou
74
Marq
77
F(OT)
Stan
67
MTSU
54
F
StFNY
48
IUPUI
68
F
Samf
74
IPFW
66
F
UCDav
62
Ind
76
F
UNCG
84
Del
65
F
GMas
55
Cin
71
F
PorSt
69
UCSB
76
F
NrthIA
65
ODU
72
F
Charl
74
UAB
51
F
USA
62
TAMU
74
F
AlaAM
66
NWSt
70
F(OT)
(N/A)
42
McNee
80
F
TxSt
82
USC-Up
50
F
UNCW
78
ArkSt
64
F
Lamar
75
UTRGV
77
F
Albany
70
WIMil
79
F
TexAr
60
Ark
78
F
AbCh
73
Pacif
71
F
GrCan
66
Utah
75
F
Fla
54
Butl
61
F
Baylor
70
Miss
78
F
(N/A)
77
Ida
73
F
CAPoly
67
Portl
72
F
S UT
71
UNLV
76
F
UCRiv
77
Elon
64
F
Seton
64
HI
54
F
SIU
79
Tuls
69
F

Nov 23, 2018, 5:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Kent State

41

36

77

Vanderbilt

34

41

75

Garland injured in Vanderbilt's 77-75 loss to Kent State
Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:49 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Kent State got a big road win and Vanderbilt got something big to worry about.

Vanderbilt star Darius Garland left early with an injury and Jaylin Walker scored 22 points in his first game of the season after returning from a suspension as Kent State handed the Commodores their first loss with a 77-75 victory Friday.

Jalen Avery and C.J. Williamson both scored 18 points for Kent State (5-1), which made 12 of 24 shots from 3-point range.

"Coming from a mid-major conference we keep a chip on our shoulder," said Avery, whose team plays in the Mid-America Conference. "Growing up, these are the type of teams we wanted to play for. We wanted to go to an SEC-type of school and when you get the opportunity to come to these type of schools you want to win."

Walker and Avery both made four 3-pointers.

Garland, Vanderbilt's point guard who entered the game as the Southeastern Conference's third-leading scorer (19.8 points per game), left with a left knee injury two minutes into the first half.

The freshman NBA prospect appeared to injure his knee during a layup.

"He's going to get some further testing tonight," Commodores coach Bryce Drew said. "Hopefully, we'll get some good news in the next 48 hours. They (doctors) want to do a very thorough analysis of everything before they comment on what they think it is."

Garland scored a career-high 33 points in Monday's win over Liberty. He was a five-star prospect and McDonald's All-American at nearby Brentwood Academy last season. Garland and Simi Shittu formed the heart of Vanderbilt's best recruiting class in school history.

It was unclear whether Garland hurt his knee going up or coming down on the layup.

"I've seen him make that type play often and nothing happens, so I don't know if he just took off awkward or landed awkwardly," Drew said. "Obviously, when we see the film we'll see if we can see anything."

Shittu led Vanderbilt (4-1) with 20 points and eight rebounds, and Joe Toye added 15 points.

The Commodores cut the deficit to one twice in the final 8:43 but couldn't catch the Golden Flashes.

"For our guys this is a really good win," Kent State coach Rob Senderoff said. "I have two seniors (Avery and Walker) who have been through a lot of battles together and I thought today their experience and leadership shined through."

Vanderbilt's Saben Lee scored 13 points but missed two crucial foul shots during the final minutes.

Kent State scored 16 points off turnovers.

Powered by nine 3-pointers in the first half, Kent State took a 41-34 lead at the break.

MISSING DARIUS

Vanderbilt couldn't get into an offensive rhythm without Garland, especially in the first half. "It was deflating, but we still had enough to win," Toye said. "We just didn't get it done. Next man up, everybody's a good player on this team, but obviously it really hurt that he wasn't on the court with us today." Shittu may have to take on a bigger role. "Darius is a big part of our team," Shittu said. "He creates for others and scores and I can do both as well, so depending on the severity I'm going to have to play a bigger role."

BIG PICTURE

Kent State: The Flashes got a big road win against a highly touted SEC opponent.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores' biggest concern is the status of Garland, their versatile guard.

UP NEXT

Kent State: The Golden Flashes visit Detroit Mercy on Wednesday in the second of a two-game road trip.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores host Savannah State on Tuesday in the finale of a four-game homestand.

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Leaders

Kent State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Walker 22 0 2 4 1 1
J. Avery 18 0 2 1 1 0
Vanderbilt PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
S. Shittu 20 0 3 8 0 0
J. Toye 15 0 1 6 0 1

Team Comparison

Kent Vand
Points For 77 75
Field Goals 25/56-45% 27/58-47%
Three Pointers 12/24-50% 5/18-28%
Free Throws 15/20-75% 16/27-59%
Offensive Rebounds 4 15
Defensive Rebounds 20 29
Rebounds 24 46
Blocks 5 2
Steals 13 2
Turnovers 8 15
Personal Fouls 20 18
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Kent Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Fri Nov 23 Kent 77 @ Vand 75 J. Walker 22 S. Shittu 20

Game Information

Stadium: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance: 9,061
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