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Nov 12, 2025; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Mark Byington yells to his team against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels during the second half at Memorial Gymnasium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nDuke Miles scored 28 points and Devin McGlockton added 22 to fuel No. 24 Vanderbilt to an 83-78 victory over Western Kentucky at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Commodores (6-0) nearly squandered a 15-point lead and recorded a season low in points and thanks to poor foul-shooting in the final minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Vanderbilt will face the winner of the South Florida-VCU game, while the Hilltoppers get the loser of that contest. Both games to be played on Thanksgiving Day. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Teagan Moore led Western Kentucky (4-1) with 24 points. Cam Haffner had season highs in 3-pointers (five) and points (18) while Armelo Boone added 16 points for the Hilltoppers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Grant Newell, Western Kentucky’s second-leading scorer, sustained a sprained ankle with 8:04 in the first half. He did not return.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Haffner’s 3-pointer with 1:25 left cut the lead to 78-71. A half-minute later, his steal and feed to Bryant Sellabangue brought the Hilltoppers closer. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Vanderbilt’s Frankie Collins missed a pair of free throws, and after Boone’s miss, McGlockton hit one of two free throws before Collins picked Moore’s pocket and then hit one of two foul shots. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Moore then buried two free throws before McGlockton hit one of two from the line. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n A goaltending call on McGlockton with 4.2 seconds left cut the lead to four and Boone also canned a free throw after being fouled by Bing on that shot. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n But Vanderbilt’s Miles hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds left to ice the game. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Vanderbilt led 40-35 at the end of a fast-paced, physical first half. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Western Kentucky was able to keep it close most of the half due to a physical defense that held Vanderbilt to 42.9% (9-of-21) on 2-pointers and Moore’s 15 points on the other end. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Vanderbilt took its first lead of the game at 18-17 when Tyler Tanner hit an open 3 from straight away with 12:21 left in the first half, and wouldn’t trail again. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n