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Chris Manon's late 3 puts Vanderbilt ahead to stay in 77-72 win over No. 24 Ole Miss

AP
Feb 22, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Chris Manon's 3-pointer with 4:53 left put Vanderbilt ahead to stay as the Commodores beat No. 24 Ole Miss 77-72 Saturday to snap a three-game skid.

The Commodores (18-9, 6-8 Southeastern Conference) led by as much as 19 and 41-33 at halftime before Ole Miss put Vanderbilt at risk of blowing another double-digit lead.

Manon finished with a season-high 16 points. Jason Edwards added 15, Tyler Nickel had 13 and Devin McGlockton 10.

First-year coach Mark Byington has Vanderbilt closer to an NCAA Tournament berth after being picked to finish last in the SEC. The Commodores have three wins over ranked opponents and came into Saturday 10th in the league standings.

Ole Miss (19-8, 8-6) lost its second straight.

Malik Dia, who started his career at Vanderbilt, scored a career-high 22 points for Ole Miss. Sean Pedulla added 21.

Ole Miss: The Rebels took too long to wake up and went too cold for too long. They finished the first half on a 16-5 run and opened the second outscoring Vanderbilt 18-5. They last led 64-62 after five straight points by Dia, the last a 3 with 7:36 left. Then they missed nine of 10 shots.

Vanderbilt: The Commodores improved to 13-2 at Memorial Gym where they haven't lost consecutive games this season.

Vanderbilt took control with an 11-2 spurt started by a pair of free throws from Edwards. Then Manon stole the ball from Pedulla before hitting that go-ahead 3. Manon's emphatic dunk forced Ole Miss to take a timeout followed by a layup by Tyler Tanner.

Vanderbilt sealed the win hitting its final eight free throws.

Ole Miss continues a two-game road swing at No. 1 Auburn on Wednesday with Vanderbilt playing its fifth straight ranked opponent at No. 7 Texas A&M.

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1st Half
MISS
Rebels
33
VANDY
Commodores
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Malik Dia vs. Devin McGlockton (Jason Edwards gains possession)
19:31	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Chris Manon assists)	0-3
19:10		Dre Davis misses three point jump shot
19:08		AJ Hoggard defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Chris Manon makes three point jump shot (AJ Hoggard assists)	0-6
18:41	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	2-6
18:26		Jump ball. AJ Hoggard vs. Dre Davis (Dre Davis gains possession)
18:26		AJ Hoggard turnover (lost ball) (Dre Davis steals)
18:10	+2	Matthew Murrell makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	4-6
17:56		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
17:54		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
17:52		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Chris Manon steals)
17:49		Chris Manon misses two point layup
17:47		Tyler Nickel offensive rebound
17:45	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point layup	4-8
17:33		Malik Dia offensive foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
17:33		Malik Dia turnover (offensive foul)
17:23		AJ Hoggard misses two point jump shot
17:21		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
17:14		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
17:12		Chris Manon defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point layup	4-10
17:04		Jaylen Murray shooting foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-11
16:42		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
16:40		Chris Manon defensive rebound
16:33	+2	AJ Hoggard makes two point jump shot	4-13
16:13		Davon Barnes misses three point jump shot
16:11		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
16:05		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
16:03		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point jump shot	6-13
15:40	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)	6-16
15:10		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
15:08		Chris Manon defensive rebound
15:03		Jaylen Murray shooting foul (Chris Manon draws the foul)
15:03		TV timeout
15:03	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-17
15:03	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-18
14:36		Davon Barnes misses two point jump shot
14:34		Davon Barnes offensive rebound
14:29		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
14:27		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
14:20		Mikeal Brown-Jones blocks Grant Huffman's two point layup
14:18		Chris Manon offensive rebound
14:15		Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
14:13		Grant Huffman offensive rebound
14:12		Mikeal Brown-Jones personal foul (Grant Huffman draws the foul)
13:54		Jason Edwards turnover (lost ball)
13:39	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	8-18
13:39		AJ Hoggard shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-18
13:28		AJ Hoggard misses two point jump shot
13:26		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
13:14		Chris Manon blocks Dre Davis's two point jump shot
13:12		Grant Huffman defensive rebound
13:02	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (AJ Hoggard assists)	9-21
12:46		Matthew Murrell turnover (bad pass) (Grant Huffman steals)
12:41		Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Grant Huffman draws the foul)
12:41		Grant Huffman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:41	+1	Grant Huffman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-22
12:32		Jaylen Murray turnover (bad pass) (Grant Huffman steals)
12:26		AJ Hoggard misses three point jump shot
12:24		Malik Dia defensive rebound
12:07		AJ Hoggard blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup
12:05		AJ Hoggard defensive rebound
11:56		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
11:54		Malik Dia defensive rebound
11:39		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
11:37		AJ Hoggard defensive rebound
11:19		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Grant Huffman draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:08	+2	Tyler Tanner makes two point layup	9-24
10:45	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	11-24
10:28		Malik Dia shooting foul (Jaylen Carey draws the foul)
10:28		Jaylen Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:28	+1	Jaylen Carey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-25
10:13	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point layup	13-25
9:54		Jaylen Carey misses two point jump shot
9:52		Davon Barnes defensive rebound
9:29		Matthew Murrell misses three point jump shot
9:27		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
9:20		Tyler Tanner misses three point jump shot
9:18		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
9:12		Tyler Tanner personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
8:59		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
8:57		Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
8:41	+2	MJ Collins Jr. makes two point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)	13-27
8:12		Jason Edwards shooting foul (Dre Davis draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Dre Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-27
8:12	+1	Dre Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-27
7:57		Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul (MJ Collins Jr. draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	MJ Collins Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-28
7:57	+1	MJ Collins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-29
7:38		Tyler Nickel personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
7:35		Matthew Murrell misses two point jump shot
7:33		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
7:09		Jason Edwards misses two point jump shot
7:07		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
7:00		Matthew Murrell misses two point layup
6:58		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
6:45		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
6:43		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Tyler Tanner makes two point dunk (Devin McGlockton assists)	15-31
6:11		Davon Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Tanner steals)
6:06		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
6:04		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
5:53		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (lost ball) (Devin McGlockton steals)
5:46	+3	MJ Collins Jr. makes three point jump shot	15-34
5:44		Rebels 30 second timeout
5:30	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	17-34
5:01		Dre Davis personal foul (Chris Manon draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-35
5:01	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-36
4:51	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	20-36
4:38		Jaylen Carey turnover (bad pass) (Malik Dia steals)
4:25		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
4:23		Jaylen Carey defensive rebound
4:04		Jaylen Carey turnover (lost ball) (Eduardo Klafke steals)
3:59	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup (Jaylen Murray assists)	22-36
3:34		Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
3:32		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
3:28	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup	22-38
3:21		Chris Manon blocks Jaylen Murray's two point jump shot
3:19		Malik Dia offensive rebound
3:03	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot	25-38
2:45		Chris Manon offensive foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
2:45		Chris Manon turnover (offensive foul)
2:45		TV timeout
2:32		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
2:30		Chris Manon defensive rebound
2:24		Jaylen Carey turnover (bad pass) (Eduardo Klafke steals)
2:14		Jaylen Carey blocks Eduardo Klafke's two point layup
2:12		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
2:08	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point dunk	27-38
1:46		MJ Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:44		Jaylen Murray defensive rebound
1:38		Dre Davis misses two point layup
1:36		Jaemyn Brakefield offensive rebound
1:33		Tyler Nickel blocks Jaemyn Brakefield's two point jump shot
1:31		Jaylen Murray offensive rebound
1:29	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	30-38
1:06		Chris Manon turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Murray steals)
1:02	+2	Jaemyn Brakefield makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	32-38
1:00		Commodores 30 second timeout
0:49	+3	Jason Edwards makes three point jump shot	32-41
0:28		Tyler Tanner shooting foul (Dre Davis draws the foul)
0:28		Dre Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:28	+1	Dre Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
0:04		AJ Hoggard misses two point jump shot
0:02		Dre Davis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MISS
Rebels
39
VANDY
Commodores
36

Time		Play	Score
19:38	+2	Chris Manon makes two point layup (AJ Hoggard assists)	33-43
19:08	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	35-43
18:50		Chris Manon offensive foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
18:50		Chris Manon turnover (offensive foul)
18:38		Jump ball. (Rebels gains possession)
18:25		Chris Manon blocks Dre Davis's two point jump shot
18:23		Chris Manon defensive rebound
18:15		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
18:13		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
18:13		Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
18:13		Devin McGlockton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:13	+1	Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
18:00	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	38-44
17:42	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point layup	38-46
17:33	+2	Malik Dia makes two point dunk (Jaylen Murray assists)	40-46
17:16		Eduardo Klafke blocks AJ Hoggard's two point layup
17:14		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
17:08		Chris Manon shooting foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
17:08	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-46
17:08	+1	Jaemyn Brakefield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
16:51		MJ Collins Jr. turnover (traveling)
16:46	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	45-46
16:14		Malik Dia blocks Jason Edwards's three point jump shot
16:12		Commodores offensive rebound
16:12		Dre Davis blocks Devin McGlockton's two point jump shot
16:10		Dre Davis defensive rebound
16:07	+2	Jaylen Murray makes two point layup	47-46
15:47	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Jason Edwards assists)	47-49
15:35		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
15:33		Commodores defensive rebound
15:31		TV timeout
15:13	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point jump shot	47-51
14:42	+3	Jaylen Murray makes three point jump shot (Malik Dia assists)	50-51
14:26	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	50-53
14:12		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
14:10		Malik Dia offensive rebound
14:07		Jaylen Carey shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-53
14:07		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:07		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
13:40		Jaemyn Brakefield shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
13:40	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
13:22	+2	Malik Dia makes two point jump shot	53-55
13:00		Eduardo Klafke blocks Jason Edwards's two point layup
12:58		Commodores offensive rebound
12:58	+2	Jason Edwards makes two point layup (Grant Huffman assists)	53-57
12:37	+3	Dre Davis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Murray assists)	56-57
12:21		Dre Davis shooting foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
12:21		Jason Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:21	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-58
12:03		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
12:01		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
11:56	+3	Dre Davis makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	59-58
11:43		Malik Dia blocks MJ Collins Jr.'s two point dunk
11:41		Dre Davis defensive rebound
11:31		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Carey steals)
11:09		MJ Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:07		Jaylen Carey offensive rebound
11:04	+2	Jaylen Carey makes two point layup	59-60
10:44		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
10:42		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
10:16		Jason Edwards misses three point jump shot
10:14		Malik Dia defensive rebound
10:05		Malik Dia misses two point layup
10:03		Jason Edwards defensive rebound
9:58		Jason Edwards misses two point layup
9:58		Rebels defensive rebound
9:58		TV timeout
9:41		Dre Davis offensive foul (Tyler Tanner draws the foul)
9:41		Dre Davis turnover (offensive foul)
9:24		Devin McGlockton misses two point layup
9:22		Commodores offensive rebound
9:20	+2	Devin McGlockton makes two point dunk (AJ Hoggard assists)	59-62
8:57		Tyler Nickel shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
8:57	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-62
8:57	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-62
8:42		Davon Barnes shooting foul (Chris Manon draws the foul)
8:42		Chris Manon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:42		Chris Manon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:42		Malik Dia defensive rebound
8:17		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Chris Manon steals)
8:02		AJ Hoggard turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Murray steals)
7:57		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
7:55		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
7:36	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Eduardo Klafke assists)	64-62
7:12		Eduardo Klafke personal foul (Tyler Tanner draws the foul)
7:12		TV timeout
7:04		Eduardo Klafke personal foul (Tyler Tanner draws the foul)
7:04		Tyler Tanner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:04		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
6:38		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
6:36		Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
6:11		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
6:09		Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
6:05		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
6:05		Devin McGlockton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:05		Malik Dia defensive rebound
5:34		Dre Davis misses two point jump shot
5:32		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
5:17		Malik Dia personal foul (Jason Edwards draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-63
5:17	+1	Jason Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-64
5:00		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Chris Manon steals)
4:52	+3	Chris Manon makes three point jump shot (AJ Hoggard assists)	64-67
4:29		Jaylen Murray misses three point jump shot
4:27		Rebels offensive rebound
4:12		Jaylen Murray misses two point jump shot
4:10		Chris Manon defensive rebound
3:48	+2	Chris Manon makes two point dunk (Devin McGlockton assists)	64-69
3:47		Rebels 30 second timeout
3:47		TV timeout
3:31		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
3:29		Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Tyler Tanner makes two point layup	64-71
2:47		Tyler Tanner personal foul (Jaemyn Brakefield draws the foul)
2:47		TV timeout
2:45		Tyler Tanner personal foul (Jaylen Murray draws the foul)
2:43		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
2:41		Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
2:24		Commodores 30 second timeout
2:22		AJ Hoggard turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
2:19	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	66-71
1:58		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Chris Manon draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-72
1:58	+1	Chris Manon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-73
1:45		Devin McGlockton personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-73
1:45	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-73
1:39		AJ Hoggard turnover (lost ball)
1:30		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Chris Manon steals)
1:18		Commodores 30 second timeout
1:07		Tyler Tanner turnover (lost ball) (Dre Davis steals)
1:02	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	70-73
1:02		Rebels 60 second timeout
0:34		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-74
0:34	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-75
0:29		Grant Huffman personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-75
0:29	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-75
0:21		Eduardo Klafke personal foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-76
0:21	+1	Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-77
0:10		Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot
0:08		Rebels offensive rebound
0:05		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:03		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
0:01		Tyler Tanner defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tyler Tanner defensive rebound