The Trojans’ electric Kevin Porter Jr. — he of the spring-legged dunks and crossover, step-back three-pointers — faced off against Vanderbilt’s most decorated recruiting class in program history. Five-star recruits Darius Garland and Simisola Shittu, a pair of prospects both ranked in the top 11 nationally by 247Sports, highlight the Commodores’ freshman class and made big plays.
Porter one-upped them on the highlight reel. He slammed home dunks. He hit deep shots while fading away. On his initial offensive touch, Vanderbilt tried to double-team him when he caught the ball just outside the lane. He spun away from both defenders and finished with an up-and-under shot off the backboard.