of 67–59. Game 24. No. 23 Vanderbilt (20–4, 5–4) (AP, No. 20 Coaches poll) traveled to Columbia, South Carolina to take on South Carolina (11–10, 3–4) on Saturday, February 9, 2008. The Commodores defeated the Gamecocks for the second time this season with a score of 66–65 as sophomore Jermaine Beal hit a short fadeaway jumper with 0.6 seconds left. Game 25. No. 24 Vanderbilt (21–4, 6–4) (AP, No. 19 Coaches poll) were at home in Memorial Gymnasium to face the Kentucky Wildcats (12–10, 6–3). Kentucky suffered their worst defeat in 21 years, and their worst SEC defeat ever, as they fell to the Commodores at a final score of 93–52. Shan Foster scored 20 points and A. J. Ogilvy added another 19 for Vanderbilt. Game 26. No. 24 Vanderbilt (22–4, 7–4) (AP, No. 19 Coaches poll) hosted the Florida Gators (19–7, 6–5), who defeated the Commodores in Gainesville earlier in the season. The Commodores won 61–58 as Alex Gordon made four free throws in the final 24 seconds; Florida freshman Nick Calethas also committed a costly backcourt violation in the closing seconds. Alex Gordon and A.J. Ogilvy each scored 12 points and Shan Foster added 19 points and 6 rebounds. Game 27. No. 20 Vanderbilt (23–4, 8–4) (AP, No. 16 Coaches poll), for the third straight game, were at home at Memorial Gymnasium as they faced the Georgia Bulldogs (12–13, 3–9), who they had defeated just a few weeks earlier in Athens. The Bulldogs led 38–37 at halftime, but Vanderbilt stormed out of the gates in the second half as they opened on a 29–11 run. The Commodores won the game at a final score of 86–74 with 29 points from Shan Foster and 23 points from Alex Gordon. Game 28. No. 18 Vanderbilt (24–4, 9–4) (AP, No. 14 Coaches poll) faced their toughest test of the season as they hosted in-state rivals No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (25–3, 11–2) (AP and coaches polls). Shan Foster contributed 32 points and Jermaine Beal scored 17. With 1.8 seconds left, Tennessee threw a shot downcourt to force overtime but it was not close, and the Commodores defeated their rivals at a final score of 72–69. Game 29. No. 18 Vanderbilt (24–5, 9–5) (AP, No. 14 Coaches poll) traveled to Fayetteville, AR to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (19–9, 8–6). Although Shan Foster scored 22 points, becoming Vanderbilt's all-time leading scorer in the