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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Vanderbilts defense turned away a 2-point conversion play at the end of the first overtime as the Commodores escaped with a 31-30 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.Kyle Shurmurs 5-yard pass to Nathan Marcus on the first possession of overtime gave Vanderbilt (2-2) its first lead of the game, and Tommy Openshaw added the point after for the Commodores.Western Kentucky (2-2) answered quickly, needing just two plays to find the end zone on Mike Whites 8-yard pass to Shaquille Johnson in overtime.Hilltoppers coach Jeff Brohm elected to go for two points. White rolled to his right, but his pass was deflected into the air off Anthony Wales helmet and ruled incomplete, as Vanderbilt players rushed the field to celebrate the comeback victory.I thought we had a chance to win, Brohm said of the final play. I thought the play was decent. Mike maybe put a little too much heat on it. Id have to see the film. But, it ricocheted off (Anthony Wales) helmet, but it was a little hot coming out.Wales said it was a play he should have made, regardless of the velocity of the pass.It was a great play call, they bit on the outside. It was attempted to me. It was a little hot, but I should have caught it. Im a playmaker and I put that play on me, he said.Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason was just glad to escape with the victory after his team yielded 501 yards of total offense to the Hilltoppers.Defensively, we leaked a lot of oil out there today, but we came up big when we needed to, Mason said. That was important. When we needed to establish some momentum, we did. The offense got it back and got rolling. The offense kept us alive.The Commodores went 75 yards in the final 1:02 of regulation in seven plays to tie the game at 24-24 and force overtime. A pass interference call in the end zone on Western Kentuckys DeAndre Simmons against Vanderbilts Trent Shurfield gave the Commodores the ball at the Hilltopper 2 with three seconds to play in regulation. Vanderbilt running back Ralph Webb, who had three rushing touchdowns in the game, leaped from just inside the 5 and landed just beyond the front edge of the end zone for the tying score.The Hilltoppers built a 14-0 lead in the first half, getting a 4-yard run from Wales to cap the opening drive of the game. WKU added a second-quarter score when backup quarterback Tyler Ferguson hit Nacarius Fan on a 61-yard pass play.Webb capped touchdown drives for Vanderbilt of 4 and 2 yards to tie the game briefly at 14-14.Wales put the Hilltoppers back in front with a 20-yard touchdown and the teams traded fourth-quarter field goals before the Commodores game-tying drive.THE TAKEAWAYWESTERN KENTUCKY: The Hilltoppers dominated the game on the stat sheet, putting up 501 yards of total offense. Running back Anthony Wales gained 157 yards on 24 carries and scored two touchdowns. The Hilltoppers also completed 24 of 40 passes for 291 yards. However, Western Kentucky was penalized 11 times for 88 yards and also had a pass intercepted and lost two fumbles. WKU was just 3 of 12 on third-down conversions in the game.VANDERBILT: The Commodores havent exactly been known for their passing, entering the game with just 376 yards through the air in three previous games. But quarterback Kyle Shurmur starred in the fourth-quarter and the overtime period. Shurmur was just 10 of 17 for 124 yards and an interception through the first three quarters. But in the fourth quarter and overtime, he was 8 of 12 for 155 yards and a touchdown in overtime. Shurmur took the Commodores 75 yards in seven plays with 1:02 left and no timeouts to tie the game and force OT.TURNAROUNDOn the first series of the game, Western Kentucky drove downfield from its own 25 to the Vanderbilt 4, when a swing pass was batted and ruled a lateral. Vanderbilts Taurean Ferguson returned it 91 yards for a touchdown. Replay reversed the call, and the Hilltoppers scored on the next play when Anthony Wales got into the end zone from four yards out.BIG CROWDSaturdays game was the first time ever for a Southeastern Conference team to play at Western Kentucky and it turned out to be a historic event. The announced crowd of 23,674 set a new school record for attendance for Western Kentucky football.WORLDWIDE WEBBRalph Webb provided a big chunk of Vanderbilts offense, running 20 times for 95 of the Commodores 110 rushing yards in the game. That included a 38-yard run and all three of Vandebilts touchdowns in regulation. Webb reached the end zone from four yards out in the second quarter, from two yards away in the third quarter and again from two yards on the final play of regulation.MAKING IT COUNTVanderbilt receiver Caleb Scott had just one catch in the game, but it was good for 66 yards and set up a fourth-quarter field goal for the Commodores. Scotts catch allowed him to tie C.J. Duncan, who had five catches, as the Commodores leading receiver yardage-wise.UP NEXTThe Commodores return home and to SEC action as the Florida Gators visit on Oct. 1. Vida Blue Athletics Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Glenn Hubbard Athletics Jersey . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. https://www.cheapathleticsonline.com/2085m-dennis-eckersley-jersey-athletics.html . 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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Tre McLean scored a career-high 35 points and Chattanooga erased an eight-point halftime deficit to beat former Southern Conference rival Marshall, 96-85 on Tuesday night.Jon Elmore hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in the first half to give the Thundering Herd a 41-33 lead.Marshall led by seven, 57-50 on a 3-pointer by Austin Loop with 13:21 remaining.McLean hit a pair of 3-pointers to bookend a Makinde London layup, and added a pair of free throws to put Chattanooga up, 660-59.dddddddddddd McLean scored 18 second-half points to fuel the comeback.The Mocs (7-2) have won four straight and are undefeated at home.McLean was 11 of 17 from the field and 10 of 13 from the line. Justin Tuoyo and Greg Pryor had 16 and 15 points, respectively, for Chattanooga.Elmore finished with 27 points to lead Marshall (5-3), which has yet to win a road game. ' ' '