No. 24 Vanderbilt beats Saint Mary's 96-71 to win Battle 4 Atlantis title
AP
Nov 28, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Duke Miles scored 25 points, Jalen Washington added a career-high 19 points off the bench, and No. 24 Vanderbilt Commodores defeated Saint Mary's Gaels 96-71 on Friday in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Saint Mary's opened the second half on a 10-2 run to get within 53-44, then a three-point play by Miles put the Commodores ahead by double digits again. The Gaels were within 11 points a few minutes later then Washington's three-point play on an alley-oop dunk restored a 16-point lead for the Commodores. Vanderbilt led by at least 12 the rest of the way.
Miles made 9 of 16 shots and also had four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Washington made 7 of 11 shots. Tyler Tanner scored 13 points and Devin McGlockton and Tyler Nickel each scored 11 for the Commodores (8-0).
Coming in, Vanderbilt led the nation in scoring at 99.7 points per game. Six players average double digits in scoring, led by Miles at 17.9 ppg.
Vanderbilt led 17-13 eight minutes into the game before Washington and Nickel hit 3-pointers to start a 17-0 run. The Commodores shot 58% for the half and led 51-34 at the break. They shot 52% for the game and made 18 of 22 free throws.
Paulius Murauskas scored 24 points and Mikey Lewis had 19 for Saint Mary's (8-1).
Vanderbilt: Hosts SMU on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
Saint Mary's: Visits Davidson on Dec. 7.
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1st Half
VANDY
Commodores
51
SMARY
Gaels
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Devin McGlockton vs. Andrew McKeever (Commodores gains possession)
19:46
+2
Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Duke Miles assists)
2-0
19:18
Mikey Lewis misses three point jump shot
19:16
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
19:05
+2
Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Tyler Tanner assists)
4-0
18:48
Paulius Murauskas misses three point jump shot
18:46
Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
18:37
AK Okereke misses three point jump shot
18:35
Andrew McKeever defensive rebound
18:23
+2
Mikey Lewis makes two point layup (Andrew McKeever assists)
4-2
18:11
Devin McGlockton misses three point jump shot
18:09
Joshua Dent defensive rebound
17:58
+2
Paulius Murauskas makes two point layup (Andrew McKeever assists)
4-4
17:46
Tyler Tanner misses two point layup
17:44
Devin McGlockton offensive rebound
17:42
+3
Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Tyler Tanner assists)
7-4
17:18
Joshua Dent misses three point jump shot
17:16
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
17:11
Duke Miles misses two point jump shot
17:09
Commodores offensive rebound
17:09
Joshua Dent personal foul (AK Okereke draws the foul)
17:07
Tyler Nickel misses two point jump shot
17:05
Paulius Murauskas defensive rebound
16:35
Joshua Dent misses three point jump shot
16:34
Gaels turnover (shot clock violation)
16:12
Devin McGlockton misses two point jump shot
16:10
Mikey Lewis defensive rebound
15:59
AK Okereke shooting foul (Mikey Lewis draws the foul)
15:59
TV timeout
15:59
+1
Mikey Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-5
15:59
+1
Mikey Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
15:39
Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
15:37
Gaels defensive rebound
15:14
Joshua Dent turnover (bad pass) (Duke Miles steals)
15:09
+2
Duke Miles makes two point layup
9-6
15:06
Paulius Murauskas shooting foul (Duke Miles draws the foul)
15:06
Duke Miles misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:06
Harry Wessels defensive rebound
14:43
+2
Paulius Murauskas makes two point jump shot
9-8
14:30
+2
AK Okereke makes two point layup
11-8
14:12
Paulius Murauskas turnover (lost ball) (Duke Miles steals)
14:07
Mikey Lewis shooting foul (Duke Miles draws the foul)
14:07
+1
Duke Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-8
14:07
Duke Miles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:07
Mikey Lewis defensive rebound
13:50
Joshua Dent turnover (bad pass)
13:32
Duke Miles turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Dent steals)
13:27
Tyler Harris blocks Rory Hawke's two point layup
13:25
Devin McGlockton defensive rebound
13:20
+2
Duke Miles makes two point layup (Devin McGlockton assists)
14-8
13:20
Joshua Dent shooting foul (Duke Miles draws the foul)
13:20
+1
Duke Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 1
15-8
12:52
+3
Mikey Lewis makes three point jump shot (Harry Wessels assists)
15-11
12:45
+2
Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Frankie Collins assists)
17-11
12:31
Jump ball. Tony Duckett vs. Frankie Collins (Gaels gains possession)
12:24
Andrew McKeever turnover (lost ball) (Frankie Collins steals)
12:16
Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
12:14
Mikey Lewis defensive rebound
12:07
Mikey Lewis misses two point jump shot
12:05
Andrew McKeever offensive rebound
12:01
+2
Andrew McKeever makes two point layup
17-13
11:47
+3
Jalen Washington makes three point jump shot (Tyler Harris assists)
20-13
11:33
Frankie Collins personal foul (Tony Duckett draws the foul)
11:33
TV timeout
11:22
Andrew McKeever turnover (traveling)
11:11
+3
Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Frankie Collins assists)
23-13
10:52
Andrew McKeever misses two point hook shot
10:50
AK Okereke defensive rebound
10:44
Tony Duckett shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)