The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team knew that things were going to get much tougher on the hardwood after they completed their non-conference schedule with an impressive 12-1 record. While their strength of schedule wasn’t very imposing,

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.

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

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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.

Vanderbilt's Devin McGlockton made two critical plays in the final seconds to help the host Commodores squeak past South Carolina 66-63 on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (14-3, 2-2 conference) came into Wednesday's matchup against South Carolina (10-7, 0-4) with it virtually being a must win since the Commodores have a gauntlet beginning with their next contest that features three games in a row against top 10 teams.