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David Hague

Men's Basketball

VMI continues road trip at Loyola

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team continues its three-week long road trip with a game at Loyola University Maryland Tuesday night.
 
Tip-off is set for a 7 p.m. start at Reitz Arena in Baltimore.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
VMI at Loyola (Md.) – Tuesday, Nov. 26 – 7 pm             Watch on ESPN+  |  Live Stats
 

QUICK HITS
* VMI is coming off a 93-66 loss at Davidson Friday night. TJ Johnson led VMI with 21 points on the night while Rickey Bradley, Jr. logged a season-high 11 points
* VMI is stroking it from the free-throw line at a high percentage, ranking first in the SoCon at 76.1 percent. The Keydets are also taking good care of the ball and rank third in the league with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.47
* Indiana State transfer Augustinas Kiudulas was named to the Greenbrier Tip-Off All-Tournament team after averaging 21.5 ppg between the two games at the resort. On the year, he ranks fifth in the SoCon in points per game at 16.5
* Lipscomb transfer TJ Johnson is averaging 15.4 points per game, ninth-most in the conference. He is also hitting from beyond the arc at a high percentage, ranking third in the SoCon at 3.3 treys per game
* Pacific transfer Tan Yildizoglu broke a VMI record with 15 assists in the season opener against Washington College. He ranks second in the SoCon standings with 6.0 assists per contest
 
A win over Loyola would ...
-- Improve VMI to 5-3 on the season for its best start since the 2010-11 campaign
-- Snap a two-game losing skid
-- Be VMI's first ever win over the Greyhounds (0-3 all-time series)
 
Series History vs. Loyola (VMI trails 0-3)
The Keydets and Greyhounds have not met since the 2005-06 season when Loyola escaped Cameron Hall with a hard-fought 87-79 win on December 29, 2005. The prior season, VMI fell by just one point, 69-70, on January 5, 2005.  The very first contest between the schools took place January 19, 1974, a close 69-71 loss in Lexington.
 
Last Time Out: Davidson 93, VMI 66
The VMI basketball team fought hard but could not keep pace with host Davidson College as the Wildcats earned a 93-66 win over the Keydets Friday night at John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina.
 
The Keydets fell behind early 18-9 with 14 minutes to go before the half and later cut the deficit to 33-24 after a Rickey Bradley, Jr. three-pointer at the 5:00 mark. The Wildcats pulled away with a late first-half rally to go into the break with a 48-30 advantage.

VMI had small bursts of momentum in the second half but could not maintain the rally as the Wildcats went on to earn the 93-66 win.






 
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Players Mentioned

Rickey Bradley, Jr.

#1 Rickey Bradley, Jr.

G
6' 2"
Junior
Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

F
6' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Rickey Bradley, Jr.

#1 Rickey Bradley, Jr.

6' 2"
Junior
G
Augustinas Kiudulas

#11 Augustinas Kiudulas

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Tan Yildizoglu

#30 Tan Yildizoglu

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
TJ Johnson

#44 TJ Johnson

6' 6"
Sophomore
F