Box Score
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The VMI men's basketball team narrowly missed winning its second Southern Conference road game in the last eight days as East Tennessee State University (ETSU) hung on for a 69-65 victory over the Keydets from Freedom Hall.

All five Keydet starters reached double digits in scoring, led by freshman Tony Felder, Jr. with 18 points.

The tight contest featured nine lead changes and seven ties. Felder, Jr. nailed a trey with 7:38 on the game clock to give VMI a 55-53 lead but the Bucs went on a 9-2 run to go ahead 62-57 with 3:31 remaining. Felder, Jr, hit another three cut the lead to just two with 1:21 left, but ETSU put the game away with back-to-back baskets.    


Highlights:
*Senior Sean Conway had 12 points with four threes, reaching 999 for his career, just one shy of joining the 1,000-point club
*Freshman Rickey Bradley, Jr. posted 12 points and seven rebounds
*Freshman Asher Woods filled the stat sheet with 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals
*Freshman Tyler Houser had 10 points
*The scrappy Keydets grabbed 14 offensive rebounds, leading to a 19-10 advantage in second-chance points
*Jordan King scored 18 for ETSU


Next time:
VMI returns home to Cameron Hall Wednesday at 7 p.m. to host Chattanooga.  

Quotes from head coach Andrew Wilson:
"I'm proud of the way we battled tonight in a tough road environment. We are getting better and our program has a bright future ahead. We have dealt with a lot of adversity this year but my guys continue to fight and stay together."