Duke 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.

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.

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.

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.

Grant Newell, Western Kentucky's second-leading scorer, sustained a sprained ankle with 8:04 in the first half. He did

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