Box Score

LEXINGTON, Va. – Freshman guard Honor Huff netted a career-high 21 points Thursday evening as the VMI men's basketball team defeated visiting Samford University 99-80 in Southern Conference action from Cameron Hall.

Huff nailed 5-of-7 shots from three-point range and 8-of-11 overall to go along with four assists to snap his previous best of 15 points against The Citadel Saturday. Junior Kamdyn Curfman finished with a game-high 23 points, tying his season-high of six treys in the contest, and his sixth 20-point game of the season. Trey Bonham had a full stat line with 16 points, a career-high eight assists, and five rebounds while Tanner Mans made 4-of-5 from deep and finished with 14 points. Jake Stephens contributed 10 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two blocks.  

VMI shot 52.8 percent (19-36) from three-point distance for the game, the most three-pointers made against a Division I opponent this season. The Keydets shot 57.6 percent (34-59) from the floor for the game, while holding the Bulldogs to 40 percent (28-70) overall. VMI distributed 25 assists, the most against a D1 foe this year.

The Keydets led 51-41 at the break and held a 66-57 edge at the 14:29 mark of the second half. A 10-0 run over the next five minutes pushed the advantage to 76-57 and the Keydets led by at least 13 points the rest of the way.

Logan Dye had 19 points and eight rebounds to pace Samford (11-7/1-5 SoCon) and Ques Glover had 18 points and five boards. Jaron Rillie had 14 points and Quinn Richie scored 12.

The Keydets (11-8/4-3 SoCon) will host Chattanooga Saturday at 1 p.m. in another SoCon matchup. Stephens will be recognized for eclipsing 1,000 career points before the game. It is also Educator's Day, any educator that presents a valid school ID will receive free admission.

Quotes from head coach Dan Earl:
"I thought overall we played really well. The guys shot the ball well which always helps. We moved the ball pretty well and did a good job. Trey Bonham had eight assists and one turnover which was phenomenal. Samford makes it tough for you - they press all game, they'll run and jump and trap the post, and I thought we handled it well. Overall, a lot of guys contributed. Kamdyn Curfman was making some shots and hit some deep ones. He is a tremendous shooter and has a lot of confidence and we give him the green light. He did a good job of breaking the press as well."
 
"What I like about our team is nobody really cares who gets points or the glory. Jake Stephens only had 10 points tonight but he had eight rebounds and he was passing the ball the entire night. We try to pride ourselves on taking what the game gives you and I thought Jake did a really good job of that."