Mikayla Blakes scores 35, No. 17 Vanderbilt women beat Oregon State at Paradise Jam

SAINT THOMAS Virgin Islands AP Mikayla Blakes scored of her season-high points in the first half Justin Pissott hit five -pointers and finished with points and No Vanderbilt beat Oregon State - on Thursday night in the Island Division of the Paradise Jam The Commodores - play undefeated BYU in the championship contest on Saturday Oregon State - takes on Virginia Tech in the consolation encounter Pissott and Aubrey Galvan hit -pointers before Blakes stole a pass and took it for a layup to give the Commodores an - lead just seconds into the competition and Jada Brown hit a that stretch the lead to points at the end of the first quarter Pissott hit a -pointer seconds into the third quarter that made it - and Vanderbilt led by double figures the rest of the way The Commodores scored of the first second-half points capped by a - run that culminated when Blakes made a driving layup that made it - with remaining in the third Ally Schimel had points and nine rebounds Jenna Villa also scored points and Lizzy Williamson added for the Beavers Galvan added points for Vanderbilt The Commodores are - all time against the Beavers preponderance in the last few days an - win on Nov Up next Oregon State The Beavers play Wednesday at Oregon Vanderbilt The Commodores host Virginia as part of the ACC SEC Women s Challenge on Wednesday Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here AP women s college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -womens-college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub womens-college-basketball Source