cook at wcu
Ava Schmitt
77
VMI VMI 4-17,1-7 SoCon
102
Winner Western Caro. WCU 16-5,5-3 SoCon
VMI VMI
4-17,1-7 SoCon
77
Final
102
Western Caro. WCU
16-5,5-3 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 33 44 77
Western Caro. WCU 63 39 102

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets drop road contest to Western Carolina

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CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The VMI basketball team scored the first bucket of the game but host Western Carolina took the reins shortly after as the Catamounts pulled away for a 102-77 win at Ramsey Regional Activity Center Saturday evening in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
 
VMI (4-17, 1-7) freshman guard Tyran Cook scored the first basket before Western Carolina (16-5, 5-3) tied it up and quickly built an 18-4 lead by the first media timeout. The Catamounts gradually added to the lead and went in halftime leading by a 63-33 tally.
 
The Catamounts kept a hot hand through the entirety of the contest, finishing 52 percent from the field and 51 percent from three-point range (14-for-27). The league's leading scorer, Vonterius Woolbright, logged his second triple-double of the season by finishing with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to go with two steals.
 
VMI junior guard Brennan Watkins kept the fight going for VMI by registering 22 points to tie for the game high. The tally marked the eighth time this season he has totaled at least 20 points in a game and second consecutive outing hitting the benchmark. He went 7-12 from the field and converted 7-of-7 free throws.
 
Freshman guard Tyran Cook tied his season high by scoring 20 points on the night, marking three times as a rookie he has reached the total.
 
Inside the Box Score
*Western Carolina was led by Russell Jones, Jr., who logged 22 points on the night. DJ Campbell hit 20 points
*VMI forced 11 turnovers and only committed nine turnovers of its own. The Keydets also logged nine offensive rebounds to just seven for Western Carolina
*The Keydets struggled from beyond the arc by hitting only one of 15 attempts on the night
*Both teams scored 11 points off each other's turnovers and both logged 46 points in the paint
 
Up Next
The Keydets return home to face SoCon foe UNCG Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at Cameron Hall.





 
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