Vanderbilt uses late surge to topple No. 25 Kentucky

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01/21/2007 - Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrick Byars scored 23 points and Shan Foster had 16 points and seven assists to lead Vanderbilt over 25th-ranked Kentucky, 72-67, at Rupp Arena.

Foster's jumper with 2:19 left gave the Commodores (13-6, 3-2 SEC) the lead for good, as Vanderbilt used a 10-0 run late in the second half to improve to 4-1 against ranked teams this season.

Dan Cage added 10 points for Vanderbilt, which has won consecutive games, including a win over 10th-ranked Alabama last time out.

Bobby Perry had 13 points for the Wildcats (15-4, 4-1), who had an 11-game win streak come to an end. Sheray Thomas and Joe Crawford each had 12 points for Kentucky, which has dropped three straight to Vanderbilt.

After Kentucky went ahead 59-58 on a Ramel Bradley jumper with 2:59 to play, Vanderbilt took over by scoring 10 straight points to ice the game. Foster's fade-away jumper with 2:19 left started the surge, and Byars added a breakaway layup for a 62-59 edge with 1:58 left.

The Wildcats had a chance to tie the game next time down the floor, but Crawford's three-pointer rimmed out and Cage hit a trey from the corner on the other end for a 65-59 lead. Cage added two free throws 16 seconds later and Byars' free throw with 33 ticks remaining capped the run for Vandy.

The Commodores hit 50 percent of their shots for the game, going 11-of-23 from three-point range.

Vanderbilt led for most of the first half, but because of a 14-4 run by Kentucky to end the stanza, went into the break down 33-32. Perry drained a three-pointer with 1:01 left in the half to give Kentucky its first lead since scoring the first points of the game.

The Commodores' largest advantage of the half was nine points, 28-19 following a Jejuan Brown jumper with 4:10 to play.

Game Notes

Vanderbilt scored 17 points off turnovers...Kentucky fell to 10-1 at home...Vanderbilt improved to 2-3 on the road...Kentucky shot 43 percent from the field, hitting just 6-of-22 three-pointers.

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Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.

"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."

Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com

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