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Blakes Scores 35 as No. 13 Vanderbilt Beats Arkansas in SEC Opener

The win moved the Commodores to 14-0 for the best start in program history.

Overview

  • Vanderbilt won 88-71 in Fayetteville after Arkansas opened with an 11-5 lead in the first quarter.
  • A 15-1 Vanderbilt run flipped the game late in the first period, and the Commodores led by double digits the rest of the way.
  • Mikayla Blakes matched her season high with 35 points and added eight assists and three steals.
  • Sacha Washington had 13 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, and Aubrey Galvan added 14 points on four 3-pointers with six assists.
  • Vanderbilt hit 12 threes and forced 22 turnovers; Arkansas was led by Taleyah Jones with 24 points and Jenna Lawrence with 13 points and eight rebounds.