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LEXINGTON, Va. – The first-place Furman University basketball team opened a double-digit first half lead and never looked back Wednesday, defeating VMI 94-63 in a Southern Conference game from Cameron Hall.

The Keydets hung around in the early going and trailed just 20-16 with 10 minutes gone in the first half. The Paladins used a 34-7 run to go into halftime ahead 54-23.

Notables:
*Freshman Taeshaud Jackson II continued his strong play with 13 points and 10 rebounds, his third-straight game with double-digit boards
*Freshman Tyler Houser narrowly missed a double double with 11 points and nine rebounds
*Freshman Asher Woods scored 13 with three assists
*Tony Felder, Jr. netted eight points while Devin Butler scored seven
*Sam Wolfe scored six for VMI
*Alex Williams paced the Paladins with 18 points and eight rebounds  
 
Next Time:
VMI travels to ETSU Friday for more SoCon action at 7 p.m.