Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils vs Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score on Nov 29, 2021

Myles Stute scored 20 points and Scotty Pippen Jr. added 12 to help Vanderbilt blow out visiting Mississippi Valley State 75-36 in a nonconference game on Monday night in Nashville, Tenn.

Stute had six rebounds and hit 6 of 10 from 3-point range for the Commodores (5-1), who never trailed while earning their third straight victory.

Robert Carpenter sank just 2 of 21 shots, including 2 of 14 from behind the 3-point arc, but still managed to score a team-high 11 points for the Delta Devils (0-4). He grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, too.

Mississippi Valley State shot 20 percent (11 of 55) overall and 5 of 28 (17.9 percent) from long range.

Stute sank three 3-pointers during the first 3:51 of the second half to fuel a 9-0 spurt that gave Vanderbilt a 35-17 cushion.

Pippen added seven points as the Commodores opened the second half with a 21-1 run that built a 47-18 advantage with 12:16 to go.

The Delta Devils never got closer than 26 points after that.

Vanderbilt led by as many as 11 points en route to a 26-17 halftime lead.

Stute and Jordan Wright sank 3-pointers to give Vanderbilt a 6-0 lead 1:27 into the game.

Tyrin Lawrence scored four consecutive points to fuel a 7-0 run that gave Vanderbilt a 16-5 advantage at the 11:16 mark.

Vanderbilt got off to a slow shooting start, hitting just 32.1 percent of its first-half field-goal attempts and 3 of 12 attempts from long distance. After the break, the hosts sank 55.6 percent of their shots and 8 of 16 from beyond the arc. Mississippi Valley State shot 20 percent from the floor for the game, including 5 of 28 (17.9 percent) on 3-point attempts.

The Commodores are next in action Saturday when they visit SMU. The Delta Devils conclude their season-opening, six-game road trip with contests Wednesday at North Alabama and Saturday at Grand Canyon before playing their home opener on Dec. 9 vs. Nicholls State.

--Field Level Media