The No. 12 Vanderbilt Commodores (15-0, 11-0 home) will host the dangerous South Carlolina Gamecocks and try to keep its unbeaten streak alive. As only one of six undefeated teams nationally, Vanderbilt has a chance to show it belongs with the college basketball’s elite as they begin SEC play beginning with the Gamecocks tonight at Memorial Gym with tip-off set for 8 p.m. ET.
Oddsmakers at online wagering giant Sportsbook.com , have installed the Commodores as 9-point favorites ATS and -450 on the money line. No game total has been posted.
The Commodores, who are off to a school-record 15-0 start, knocked off UMass, 97-88, in their last time out Saturday afternoon. Vanderbilt, who trailed by as many as 14 in the first half and nine in the second half, rallied back behind senior Shan Foster who tallied a season-best 32 points and made a career-high eight three pointers. The Commodores took the lead 75-72 at the 7:12 mark in the second half, and reeled off the next nine points to take an 84-72 advantage which they never relinquished the rest of the way. The Commodore defense held the Minutemen without a basket for 3:23 during the run.
The Commodores used a hot-shooting second half to get the victory. Vanderbilt shot 21-of-38 (55.3 percent) from the field and a scorching 8-of-12 (66.7%) from the three-point line in the second stanza compared to 19-of-47 (40.4 percent) from the floor and 4-of-11 (36.4 percent) from three for the Minutemen.
South Carolina enters the game with an 8-6 overall record after dropping its last game against UNC Asheville, 61-58, in Columbia on January 5.
Devan Downey, a University of Cincinnati transfer, paces the South Carolina offensive attack with 18.6 points per game. He also leads the team in assists per game (5.36) and steals per game (3.29). Downey played at Memorial Gym on December 10, 2005, when he was a member of the Bearcats and scored 18 points to lead UC to a 92-83 win over the Commodores.
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