Vanderbilt basketball defeated South Carolina 66-63 on a last-second putback by Devin McGlockton on Wednesday night at Memorial Gymnasium. The Commodores got off to a good start, leading 33-26 at halftime after forcing 16 turnovers in the first half.

Devin McGlockton was in perfect position to clinch Vanderbilt basketball's desperately needed win against South Carolina.

South Carolina basketball’s search for its first SEC win continues, as Lamont Paris’ team fell to Vanderbilt 66-63 on the road on Wednesday. An and-one putback by Vanderbilt’s Devin McGlockton with less than a second left won the game after the Commodores went nearly five minutes without a field goal.

South Carolina out-rebounded Vanderbilt by 12, the third-largest margin of the season. That has been USC’s biggest struggle this year, ranking 11th in the SEC in rebounding margin. USC was out-rebounded in the first two SEC games, before edging Auburn in that area.

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Vanderbilt Commodores basketball vs South Carolina Gamecocks on Jan. 15, 2025, at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tennessee

Leading 63-61, Vanderbilt guard AJ Hoggard lost control of the ball in the lane and grabbed the ankle of South Carolina forward Collin Murray-Boyles with 41.1 seconds left. After a review, the officials called a Flagrant 1 foul. Murray-Boyles made the two free throws to tie it at 63-all and South Carolina got the ball back.

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