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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./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.