Cowart sparks Grambling to 64-62 upset win over Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Shawndarius Cowart scored 11 points and made four big free throws in the final 97 seconds as Grambling stunned Vanderbilt 64-62 on Friday night.
Grambling (6-3) came into the game with an 0-8 record all-time against Southeastern Conference teams. Vanderbilt (5-5) was 13-0 all-time against Southwestern Athletic Conference teams.
The Tigers jumped out to a 10-0 lead and never trailed in taking a 27-24 lead at halftime.
Myles Stute opened the second half with a 3-pointer and Tyrin Lawrence followed with a dunk to give the Commodores their first lead of the game, 29-27. From there, the lead changed hands five times until Malik Lamin scored a rebound basket and Virshon Cotton followed with a 3-pointer to give Grambling a 38-34 lead with 14:07 left to play.
The Tigers stayed in front until Liam Robbins scored in the paint and then made two free throws to give Vanderbilt a 58-55 lead with 2:47 remaining. It was the Commodores' final basket of the game.
Two free throws by Lawrence left the Commodores leading 60-57, but Cowart answered with two foul shots and Lamin dunked off a turnover to give Grambling a 61-60 lead with 1:27 left. Cowart and Lawrence traded two free throws and Smith sank 1 of 2 with 3 seconds left to put the Tigers up two. Robbins' 3-pointer bounced off the back of the rim at the buzzer for Vandy.
Carte'are Gordon scored 12 points before fouling out to lead Grambling. The Tigers also had starters Cameron Christon and Jonathan Aku foul out.
Lawrence scored 15 to lead four Commodores in double figures.
It was Grambling's second win over a Power 5 conference this season. The Tigers beat Colorado of the Pac-12 83-74 in the second game.
Grambling and Vanderbilt played once before, a 92-59 win by Vandy in November of the 2010-11 season.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Tigers gains possession) | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Cameron Christon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Shawndarius Cowart offensive rebound | Â | |
19:21 | +3 | Virshon Cotton makes three point jump shot (Shawndarius Cowart assists) | 3-0 | |
19:02 | Â | Cameron Christon personal foul | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Jonathan Aku defensive rebound | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Cameron Christon misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:50 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Myles Stute turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Christon steals) | Â | |
18:29 | +3 | Cameron Christon makes three point jump shot (Virshon Cotton assists) | 6-0 | |
18:08 | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass) (Virshon Cotton steals) | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Virshon Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Jonathan Aku offensive rebound | Â | |
17:48 | +2 | Jonathan Aku makes two point layup | 8-0 | |
17:19 | Â | Commodores turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
17:02 | Â | Shawndarius Cowart misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Jonathan Aku offensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | +2 | Jonathan Aku makes two point layup | 10-0 | |
16:38 | Â | Liam Robbins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon defensive rebound | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Jonathan Aku misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:50 | Â | Shawndarius Cowart turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Jonathan Aku personal foul | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Ezra Manjon offensive foul | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Quentin Millora-Brown personal foul | Â | |
15:06 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon misses two point layup | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Liam Robbins defensive rebound | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul) | Â | |
14:47 | +1 | Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-1 | |
14:47 | +1 | Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-2 | |
14:32 | Â | Cameron Christon misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Colin Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Liam Robbins turnover (back court violation) | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Quintin Murrell turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:32 | +2 | Carte'Are Gordon makes two point layup | 12-2 | |
13:10 | Â | Liam Robbins turnover (lost ball) (Shawndarius Cowart steals) | Â | |
13:03 | +2 | Shawndarius Cowart makes two point layup | 14-2 | |
12:34 | Â | Colin Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Commodores offensive rebound | Â | |
12:30 | Â | Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:28 | Â | Virshon Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Colin Smith blocks Cameron Christon's two point layup | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Ezra Manjon defensive rebound | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Virshon Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
11:57 | Â | Jourdan Smith misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:55 | Â | Commodores defensive rebound | Â | |
11:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Colin Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Colin Smith offensive rebound | Â | |
11:26 | +2 | Colin Smith makes two point layup | 14-4 | |
11:26 | Â | Jonathan Aku shooting foul (Colin Smith draws the foul) | Â | |
11:26 | +1 | Colin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-5 | |
11:02 | +2 | Jonathan Aku makes two point jump shot | 16-5 | |
10:41 | +2 | Colin Smith makes two point dunk | 16-7 | |
10:24 | Â | Zahad Munford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Zahad Munford offensive rebound | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Virshon Cotton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Colin Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Jonathan Aku personal foul | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Zahad Munford steals) | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Virshon Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Zahad Munford offensive rebound | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Zahad Munford misses two point layup | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Cameron Christon offensive rebound | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Cameron Christon misses two point layup | Â | |
9:43 | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | +3 | Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Colin Smith assists) | 16-10 | |
9:30 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:11 | +2 | Carte'Are Gordon makes two point layup | 18-10 | |
8:53 | Â | Malik Dia offensive foul | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Malik Dia turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Commodores defensive rebound | Â | |
8:17 | +2 | Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Trey Thomas assists) | 18-12 | |
7:49 | Â | Zahad Munford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:47 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
7:36 | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup | 18-14 | |
7:19 | Â | Colin Smith shooting foul (Carte'Are Gordon draws the foul) | Â | |
7:19 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Myles Stute defensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Colin Smith turnover (bad pass) (Malik Lamin steals) | Â | |
6:38 | +2 | Carte'Are Gordon makes two point layup | 20-14 | |
6:22 | Â | Colin Smith turnover (bad pass) (Virshon Cotton steals) | Â | |
6:16 | +2 | Shawndarius Cowart makes two point layup (Virshon Cotton assists) | 22-14 | |
5:58 | +3 | Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Liam Robbins assists) | 22-17 | |
5:40 | Â | Liam Robbins personal foul | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Virshon Cotton turnover (lost ball) (Ezra Manjon steals) | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Malik Lamin personal foul | Â | |
5:20 | +3 | Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists) | 22-20 | |
4:46 | Â | Liam Robbins blocks Carte'Are Gordon's two point layup | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Cameron Christon blocks Ezra Manjon's two point layup | Â | |
4:31 | Â | Shawndarius Cowart defensive rebound | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Virshon Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:20 | Â | Trey Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
3:56 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon blocks Trey Thomas's three point jump shot | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon defensive rebound | Â | |
3:34 | +3 | Cameron Christon makes three point jump shot (Carte'Are Gordon assists) | 25-20 | |
3:15 | Â | Virshon Cotton personal foul | Â | |
3:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Zahad Munford defensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Jourdan Smith misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Commodores defensive rebound | Â | |
2:34 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon defensive rebound | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Jourdan Smith turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
1:47 | +3 | Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot | 25-23 | |
1:15 | Â | Carte'Are Gordon misses two point layup | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Shawndarius Cowart defensive rebound | Â | |
0:56 | Â | Trey Thomas shooting foul (Zahad Munford draws the foul) | Â | |
0:56 | +1 | Zahad Munford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-23 | |
0:56 | +1 | Zahad Munford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-23 | |
0:32 | Â | Colin Smith turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Christon steals) | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Zahad Munford misses two point layup | Â | |
0:24 | Â | Colin Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
0:18 | Â | Commodores 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Jourdan Smith shooting foul (Liam Robbins draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Liam Robbins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:03 | +1 | Liam Robbins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-24 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |