bradley at richmond
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
71
VMI VMI 6-7,0-0 SoCon
78
Winner Richmond UR 5-7,0-0 Atlantic 10
VMI VMI
6-7,0-0 SoCon
71
Final
78
Richmond UR
5-7,0-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 29 42 71
Richmond UR 41 37 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

VMI nearly completes comeback in 78-71 loss at Richmond

Bradley’s new career-high 26 points not enough as VMI falls to Spiders

RICHMOND, Va. – Despite a new career-high 26 points by junior guard Rickey Bradley, Jr., the VMI basketball team's second-half comeback bid came up just short as host University of Richmond earned a 78-71 win over the Keydets Saturday night at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia.
 
VMI falls to 6-7 to finish up non-conference play while the Spiders improve to 5-9 on the season.
 

 
Game Summary
*VMI jumped ahead of the Spiders early and gained a 20-12 advantage by the second media timeout. The Keydets led by as many as 10 points in the sequence, pulling ahead by a 20-10 margin at the 12:07 mark.
*Richmond went on an 18-0 run from that point to make the score 32-22 in the Spiders' favor until the 2:08 mark when a Robert Peters layup ended VMI's eight-minute scoring drought
*The Keydets fought back in the second half and twice pulled within four points to attempt a comeback bid. VMI was within striking distance until the very end, coming within five points to make the score 76-71 with seven seconds remaining on the clock
 
Key Stats
*Bradley's 26 points broke his former career best of 24 points set against Wofford in the regular season finale of his freshman 2022-23 season. He led the team with 11 points in the first half and poured in 15 during the second half
*Tan Yildizoglu scored 15 points on the night, just two shy of his career-high of 17 set against Charleston Southern last month
*Freshman center Kaden Stuckey contributed 10 points, just two shy of his season high. He also logged a season-best two steals during the contest
*All nine of Linus Holmstrom's points came on three-pointers, marking seven times this season the freshman has registered three treys in a single game
 

 
Up Next
The Keydets open Southern Conference play on the road beginning with a battle at ETSU on New Year's Day. Tip-off is slated for noon that day at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tennessee.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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