Vanderbilt basketball head coach Mark Byington shouts to his gamers throughout an NCAA school basketball recreation in opposition to California Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Tyler Nickel matched a profession excessive by scoring 24 factors as Vanderbilt continuously discovered holes within the nation’s top-ranked scoring protection and pulled away within the second half for a 76-60 victory over Seton Corridor within the semifinals of the Charleston Basic Friday in South Carolina.
Off to their finest begin since beginning 2007-08 with 16 straight wins, the Commodores (6-0) will face Drake within the championship recreation on Sunday evening.
Nickel made 8 of 16 photographs and hit a career-high six 3s after lacking 5 of six subject purpose makes an attempt in Thursday’s two-point win over Nevada.
Devin McGlockton added 13 and Jason Edwards contributed 10 as Vanderbilt shot 51.9 %, hit 10 3s and transformed 13 layups in opposition to a protection that entered the sport permitting 50.6 factors.
Isaiah Coleman scored 20 for Seton Corridor (3-3), which was unable to observe up its spectacular additional time win over VCU within the opening spherical. Coleman was the one double-figure scorer for the Pirates as main scorer Chaunce Jenkins was held to a few factors on 1-of-7 taking pictures after scoring 22 factors Thursday.
Seton Corridor dedicated 16 turnovers, was held to 60 factors or fewer for the fifth time and shot a dreadful 36.5 %. The Pirates will face Florida Atlantic within the third-place recreation on Sunday.
Vanderbilt scored 11 straight factors as a part of a 15-2 run that spanned 5:50 and opened a 26-15 lead on a 3 by Nickel with 5:42 left. Nickel sank two extra 3s within the remaining three minutes, and Vanderbilt took a 38-28 halftime lead after A.J. Hoggard made a nasty foul on Dylan Addae-Wusu, who hit three free throws with three-tenths of a second left.
Nickel hit his fifth 3 to provide Vanderbilt a 47-36 lead with 16:41 left and his sixth triple opened a 52-38 edge a bit of greater than a minute later. Vanderbilt continued pouring it on as Nickel rested, and the Commodores scored 9 straight factors to take a 66-45 lead on a layup by MJ Collins with 9:57 left.
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