taeshaud vs. uncg
Paul Bouis
85
Winner UNC Greensboro UNCG 16-6,7-2 SoCon
79
VMI VMI 4-18,1-8 SoCon
Winner
UNC Greensboro UNCG
16-6,7-2 SoCon
85
Final
79
VMI VMI
4-18,1-8 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Greensboro UNCG 48 37 85
VMI VMI 29 50 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Second-half rally comes up short in loss to UNCG

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LEXINGTON, Va. - Down 48-29 at the half, the VMI basketball team used a furious second-half rally to climb back into contention late in the game but came up just short as visiting UNCG escaped Cameron Hall with an 85-79 conference win over the Keydets Wednesday night.
 
The Keydets (4-18, 1-8) trailed by 18 points with as little as 7:34 left in the game, but never lost their competitive edge and continued to fight until the end, coming to within five at 77-72 with 2:51 left in regulation.
 
A Brennan Watkins jumper put VMI within single digits with 5:04 to play, then he cut the deficit to seven after a big trey at the 3:47 mark to make the score 77-70 for UNCG. AJ Clark cut it to five off a steal and fast break layup to make the score 77-72 with 2:51 left, but the Spartans (16-6, 7-2) made a few defensive stops and hit several key free throws in the final moments to ice the game.
 
 
VMI Head Coach Andrew Wilson
"I'm very proud of our team for the fight we showed in the second half to get back in the game. I'm hopeful we can build off this performance versus one of the best teams in the SoCon and continue to build our confidence."
 
Inside the Box Score
*Watkins earned a game-high 21 points on the night, his ninth 20+ point performance of the year
*Both DJ Nussbaum and Taeshaud Jackson II came within one rebound of achieving a double-double. Jackson finished with 17 points and Nussbaum logged 12 on 6-10 shooting from the field
*VMI earned 14 fast break points to UNCG's four on the night
*The Spartans tallied 20 points off 16 VMI turnovers during the contest
*Mikeal Brown-Jones and Donovan Atwell led the Spartans with 18 points apiece as five UNCG players hit double figures
 
 
Up Next
The Keydets again hit the road to face SoCon foe Mercer Saturday at 2 p.m. in Macon, Georgia






 
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