Jan. 5, 2007
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 FosterSHAN FOSTER Junior Guard/Forward 15.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, .44 FG% Shan Foster joined the 1,000-point club with a bang, tying a season high with 29 points in Vanderbilt’s 74-69 win at Rice on Jan. 2. Foster (the 37th member of the 1,000-point club) netted 26 of his 29 points in the first half, an output that nearly surpassed Rice’s point total for the half of 27. The junior from Kenner, La. joined the 1,000-point club in his 78th game as Commodore. Gameday Central |
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Notes | | Gameday Central | Next Home Game: Jan. 10 vs. Tennessee
Vanderbilt opens Southeastern Conference action on Saturday when the Commodores travel to Auburn. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. CT. The contest will be televised by FSN and Sun Sports.
The Commodores (10-4) can’t be much hotter heading into league play, having won nine of their past 10 games. Vanderbilt closed out its non-conference slate Wednesday with a 74-69 victory at Rice. Shan Foster was brilliant in the first half, tallying 26 of his team-high 29 points in the win. The First Team All-SEC selection made 11-of-17 shots from the field during the game, including five 3-pointers. Dan Cage added some key free throws down the stretch in posting 11 points.
Vanderbilt enters SEC play leading the league in turnover margin (+4.79), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.37) and free throw shooting (72.2 percent). The Commodores are second in 3-pointers made per game at 8.64.
Auburn (10-5) suffered its first loss of the season to an unranked opponent on Wednesday, falling in the final seconds at Southern Mississippi, 56-54. Frank Tolbert and DeWayne Reed posted 11 points each in the setback. The Tigers’ leading scorer, Korvotney Barber (13.5 points per game), ranks first in the SEC in field goal shooting percentage (.651) and is fifth in blocks (2.53 per game).
Vanderbilt leads the overall series 75-50, including a 30-28 advantage in Auburn. The Commodores won both meetings last season, including a 76-71 victory in the first round of the SEC Tournament at Nashville’s Gaylord Entertainment Center.