Feb. 7, 2018
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Team notes:
– Vanderbilt opened tonight’s game on a 9-0 run, fueled primarily by Riley LaChance‘s five points.
– The Commodores went 16-for-16 in free throws, including 8-for-8 in the first half against the Bulldogs.
– Vanderbilt moved to 7-5 when leading at halftime and 8-5 overall at home.
– For the first time since December 30th at Florida, five players tallied 10 points or more in a single game with Saben Lee (19), Riley LaChance (19), Payton Willis (13), Joe Toye (12) and Jeff Roberson (11) all reaching double figures.
– Vanderbilt now has back-to-back games with four or more Commodores scoring double-digit points. (Jeff Roberson 30, Maxwell Evans 13, Riley LaChance 13, Saben Lee 10 – at Auburn)
– Tonight marked the fourth-straight game Vanderbilt has had three players with double-digit scoring.
– Vanderbilt shot 55% from the field, the highest percentage this season.
Player notes:
– Saben Lee netted 19 points total and 14 in the first half. He went 6-for-6 from the free throw line and has now scored in double figures 13 times this year, including eight of 11 league games.
– With 19 points, Riley LaChance has now scored in double figures in 71 career games.
– Jeff Roberson has now scored in double figures in 64 career games, scoring 11 points.
– Joe Toye entered double-digit scoring tonight with 12 points. He has 37 points over his last three games.
– Payton Willis tied his season-high with 13 points, and matched his career-high with five rebounds.