Feb. 9, 2007
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 VUMAKING THEIR MARK A win Saturday in Knoxville would give Vanderbilt its best league record after 10 games (7-3) since the 1992-93 Commodores started conference play 8-2 en route to winning the SEC crown with a 14-2 league mark. Vanderbilt has also won five of its last eight SEC road games since a 72-55 victory at Georgia on Feb. 18, 2006. MR. SMITH GAMEDAY CENTRAL |
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The 23rd-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores return to action Saturday when they travel to Knoxville to play Tennessee at 12 p.m. CT. The game will be televised by Lincoln Financial Sports.
Vanderbilt (16-7, 6-3 Southeastern Conference) has not played since posting a 66-61 home victory against Georgia on Feb. 3. Derrick Byars led the Commodores in scoring for the seventh time in their last eight games with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field. Dan Cage tied a career high with 19 points and four 3-pointers. All of his scoring came in the second half.
Byars ranks second among all SEC players since the start of league play with 19.1 points per game. He has scored 20 or more points in five of the last eight. Vanderbilt leads the SEC in 3-pointers per game (9.44) and is second only to top-ranked Florida in 3-point shooting percentage (.399) during SEC action. Cage ranks third in the conference in 3-point shooting (50.0 percent) and 3-pointers per game (3.11) since league play began.
Tennessee (16-8, 4-5 SEC) has won two of its last three games, including a 70-67 victory over visiting LSU on Tuesday. JaJuan Smith led all Volunteers with 15 points while Ramar Smith added 14.
Vanderbilt won the first meeting between the in-state rivals earlier this season by an 82-81 count when Shan Foster put back a Byars’ miss just before the buzzer. Byars recorded his personal best in an SEC game, netting a game-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go along with seven rebounds against the Vols.