If there has been one difference between this season and last, however, it’s come in the form of the Commodore defense. For the year, Vanderbilt has limited opponents to 38.0 percent shooting, a significant improvement from last season’s 40.6 percent mark. The team ranks first in the entire country in three-point defense in allowing 28.6 percent shooting, down from 33.9 percent a year ago.
“I think that they have a good defensive team,” Georgia head coach Mark Fox said about Vanderbilt following the Commodores’ 80-67 victory Saturday in which the Bulldogs shot a ghastly 35.6 percent from two-point range.