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The Commodores took control in the third quarter, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers and 10 of 11 shots overall, stretching a four-point halftime lead to 63-41.<\/p>\n
Blakes had 11 points in the quarter. Justine Pissott hit a 3-pointer that put the lead in double figures for good, 43-32 just over three minutes in and Blake scored seven points in a closing 12-2 run with Pissott\u2019s 3 making a 22-point lead. Virginia had seven turnovers and Vanderbilt turned that into 13 points. <\/p>\n
Ndjakalenge Mwenentanda scored 16 points and Sacha Washington 13 on a combined 11 of 16 shooting for Commodores (9-0). Blakes was 12 of 13 from the foul line as Vanderbilt went 19 of 21 while the Cavs were 6 of 10.<\/p>\n
Kymora Johnson had 22 points for Virginia (6-3), which cut a 28-point deficit in the fourth quarter down to a dozen with less than two minutes to go. Paris Clark added 12 points and Adeang Ring had 10.<\/p>\n
Vanderbilt made 10 of 11 free throws in the first half, most in the second quarter, to erase the Cavaliers’ 19-18 lead after one quarter to take a 34-30 lead at the break. Neither team shot better than 38% and the Commodores had 10 turnovers.<\/p>\n
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Virginia has an ACC game at Boston College on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Vanderbilt plays all five December games at home, with South Florida visiting next on the 15th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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