Devin McGlockton scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds as Vanderbilt beat the Citadel 105-53 on Wednesday in Nashville.
The Commodores (10-1) never trailed, holding a 35-2 edge in points off turnovers and shooting 55.9 percent from the floor.
Vanderbilt, now riding a four-game winning streak, surpassed its win total from last season and posted a season high in points scored and a season low in points allowed. The Commodores topped 100 points for the first time since the start of the season.
Jason Edwards added 19 points for Vanderbilt. AJ Hoggard scored 13 points and dished out eight assists, while Jaylen Carey had 12 points and Tyler Nickel had 11.
Citadel (5-6) was led by Colby McAllister, who scored 15 points. Brody Fox, who averaged a team-high 17.6 points, finished with nine, going 2-for-8 from the field and 5-for-12 from the foul line.
The Bulldogs, who scored 16 of 35 in Monday’s loss at Central Arkansas, went 7 of 26 from long range Wednesday and turned the ball over 20 times.
Vanderbilt opened up a 30-point lead when Nickel hit a 3-pointer with 18:46 left.
An MJ Collins dunk with 9:59 to go pushed the lead over 40 (73-32).
The margin hit 50 on Chris Manon’s dunk with 3:13 left.
Vanderbilt led 49-21 at halftime thanks to Edwards’ 14 points off the bench.
The Citadel slowed down and switched between man and zone defense, but that didn’t stop Vanderbilt from scoring the game’s first seven points as part of a 28-6 run to start the game.
The Commodores won 10-1 on the road in the first half, outscoring the Bulldogs 19-0 in those games. Vanderbilt shot 8-for-14 from 3-point range in the first half.
Vanderbilt freshman Tyler Tanner finished with seven points, three assists and two steals. He has 23 assists and 28 steals this season, and he hasn’t changed his money.
–Field Level Media
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