Vanderbilt (5-0) hit a 3-pointer 31 seconds in and held the lead the entire game en route to an 86-64 victory over Wake Forest (3-2). With the win, the Commodores advance to the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Championship Game.
Junior Damian Jones and sophomore Wade Baldwin led the Commodores in scoring with 17 points apiece. Jones added a game-high 10 rebounds for the double-double. Freshman Bryant Crawford was tops for the Demon Deacons with 15 points. Vanderbilt shot 49 percent (31-for-63) from the field compared to 33 percent (19-of-58) for Wake Forest.
Vanderbilt will take on the winner of Kansas and UCLA in the Tournament final at 5 p.m. HT (10 p.m. ET). Wake Forest will take on the loser of that game in the third-place game at 2:30 p.m. HT (7:30 p.m.).
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