Nov. 14, 2006
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The Vanderbilt Commodores open their 2006-07 season playing host to eighth-ranked Georgetown, Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Net.
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The Commodores are coming off a 98-94 exhibition victory over visiting Northern State (S.D.) on Nov. 1. Five Commodores scored in double figures led by redshirt freshman George Drake’s 17 points.
The Hoyas played the first game of their new campaign on Saturday, topping Hartford 69-59. Jeff Green led Georgetown with 17 points to go along with seven rebounds.
Wednesday’s match-up marks Vanderbilt’s first home game against a non-conference opponent ranked in the Associated Press Top 10 since 1992. That year, the Commodores played host to ninth-ranked Louisville, beating the Cardinals, 90-88, on Dec. 9.
The contest also should display a contrast of strengths as Vanderbilt features one of the top wing duos in the Southeastern Conference in Shan Foster and Derrick Byars while Georgetown boasts one of the nation’s best frontcourts led by Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert.
The all-time series between the two schools is even at 1-1 following Vanderbilt’s 68-61 win at Georgetown last season (Nov. 26). The Hoyas won the first meeting in the series, 70-60, in the first round of the 1991 NCAA Tournament.