AJ Hoggard leads Vanderbilt to narrow win over Nevada

AJ Hoggard scored 18 points and dished out seven assists as Vanderbilt beat Nevada 73-71 in the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday night.Jason Edwards (16 points) and MJ Collins (15) also scored in double figures, while Devin McGlockton added nine points and eight rebounds for the Commodores (5-0).Kobe Sanders (13 points), Tyler Rolison (13) and Brandon Love (11) led Nevada (4-1) in scoring. The Wolf Pack’s leading scorer, Nick Davidson (18 points per game), scored just nine.The Wolf Pack, which ranked third in the country in 3-point percentage (48.6% coming in), shot 40% from distance and 53.7% from the field.Vanderbilt controlled most of the second half, but Nevada made a late charge to cut a 12-point deficit to three on Love’s fastbreak layup with 2:37 left.The Wolf Pack picked up a steal out of a timeout on the Commodores’ next possession, leading to Tre Coleman’s field goal.Hoggard drove the right side and banked in a contested layup with 1:14 left to extend the lead to four.A turnover by Love gave it back to the Commodores, who turned it back over on a shot-clock violation aided by a Love block. Xavier DuSell then drilled a 3 with 21 seconds left, cutting the deficit back to 1.Nevada fouled Edwards with 15.6 seconds left, putting the Commodores in the bonus; Edwards hit both. Davidson hit a short bank shot with 5.4 seconds left, cutting the deficit to one.

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