Box Score
NASHVILLE, TENN. - The Manhattan men's basketball team fell to Vanderbilt (9-3) 86-48 before a crowd of 12,338 at historic Memorial Gymnasium on Wednesday in Nashville. Commodores freshman guard John Jenkins led all scorers with 15 points and added six rebounds off the bench. Jaspers' swingman Darryl Crawford finished with a team-high 12 points and eight rebounds, while freshman center Kevin Laue set a career-high with eight boards in 17 minutes of action. Manhattan drops to 6-6 on the season as it completes the 2009 portion of the campaign.
Vanderbilt got off to a hot start knocking down its first five shots and cruised into halftime with a 38-22 advantage. The Commodores went inside to 6'11" center A.J. Ogilvy who scored eight of his 12 points off the bench in the opening stanza. Ogilvy led the Vanderbilt reserves who outscored the Manhattan bench 46-23. He added eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals to his stat line.
The Jaspers received 11 points from Rico Pickett who posted his ninth double-digit scoring effort of the season. Senior forward Brandon Adams recorded nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks in his second straight start. Jaspers' guard Nick Walsh added two 3-pointers.
Manhattan struggle shooting just 25.8% (17-66) from the field compared to Vanderbilt's 43.8% (32-73) field goal mark. Vanderbilt registered 47 of its points in the paint. The Jaspers were outrebounded 57-41 as Vanderbilt improved to 6-0 at home.
The Jaspers reopen MAAC play on Saturday when Manhattan completes its 35 day road series at Marist (0-11). Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the McCann Center.
