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Randall K. Wolf

Men's Basketball

VMI faces Queens in ASUN-SoCon Challenge

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team will play its second of three straight home games against Queens University of Charlotte as part of the inaugural ASUN-SoCon Challenge Saturday at 1 p.m. at Cameron Hall, the first time this season the Keydets will play in front of the entire Corps of Cadets.
 
BROADCAST INFORMATION
VMI vs. Queens – Saturday, Dec. 7 – 1 p.m.        Watch on ESPN+  |  Live Stats  |  Tickets
 
Game Promotions
Santa Claus is in town and ready to meet and greet all fans in the front lobby of Cameron Hall!
 
All patrons can receive one general admission ticket for every three cans of food donated, which will be given to Lexington non-profit organizations to help those battling food insecurity.
 



A win over Queens would ...
-- Improve VMI to 6-5 on the season  
-- Give VMI a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series
--Be VMI's second winning streak of the season after opening the year 3-0

About Queens University of Charlotte (3-5, 0-0)
The Royals started the year 2-0 with wins over Lynchburg and SoCon foe Western Carolina before going 0-2 in the state of Utah with losses to the University of Utah and Brigham Young.
 
After a competitive loss at in-state foe App State Nov. 19, the Royals turned around and defeated USC Upstate at the ETSU Tournament before taking a hard-fought loss to the Bucs a day later on November 24. The Royals enter Saturday's contest coming off a close 78-86 loss to Winthrop University this past Tuesday at home.
 
Chris Ashby leads the team averaging 11.9 points per game while Asjon Anderson also averages double figures at 10.8 ppg. Malcolm Wilson is the Royals' primary rebounder at 7.1 boards per game.
 
All-Time Series History vs. VUL (0-0)
Although the teams have met in preseason scrimmages in recent years, Saturday's contest between VMI and Queens marks the first official NCAA competition between the Royals and Keydets.

Last Time Out: VMI 113, Virginia University of Lynchburg 51
Looking to get back in the win column, the VMI basketball team accomplished the task at hand by taking down Virginia University of Lynchburg in dominant fashion, 113-51, this past Tuesday night at Cameron Hall.
 
The 62-point margin of victory is VMI's largest margin of victory since defeating Christendom by 76 points in a 96-20 win in Lexington in November of 2019. The Keydets took the reins from the start and jumped to a 31-11 lead midway through the opening half. VMI never put on the brakes en route to a 60-23 advantage at the half led by 13 points by sophomore guard Maurice Wright, Jr., who tied his career high in 20 minutes of play.
 
VMI eventually built a 64-point lead in the final moments of the contest on its way to victory, spurred early in the second half with a 17-0 run.
 



 
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Players Mentioned

Maurice Wright, Jr.

#23 Maurice Wright, Jr.

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6' 2"
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Players Mentioned

Maurice Wright, Jr.

#23 Maurice Wright, Jr.

6' 2"
Sophomore
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