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VCU fell to Vanderbilt in the finals of the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico Sunday night, 71-66. Eric Maynor (Raeford, N.C./Westover) scored 31 points in the game. Maynor also had five steals and three assists. Larry Sanders (Fort Pierce, Fla.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
VCU fell to Vanderbilt in the finals of the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico Sunday night, 71-66. Eric Maynor (Raeford, N.C./Westover) scored 31 points in the game. Maynor also had five steals and three assists. Larry Sanders (Fort Pierce, Fla./Port St. Lucie) added 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Maynor and Sanders were named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team. The loss dropped the Rams to 3-3. VCU returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Siegel Center against Western Michigan.
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Maynor was named CAA Player of the Week and Mid-Majority Baller of the Week on Monday. In three games against East Carolina, New Mexico and Vanderbilt, Maynor averaged 28 points, 4.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2 steals. For the season Maynor is averaging 24.5 points a game, sixth in the country, with 5.7 assists, 4 rebounds and 1.7 steals.