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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The VMI Keydets basketball team embarked on their last true road game of the 2023-24 season Wednesday, visiting the UNCG Spartans, who would notch their 20th victory of the season by defeating VMI 100-58.
UNCG moves its record to 12-5 in conference, holding on to second place in the league.
Key Stats
- Corey Chesley leads VMI with a season-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting, going 3-for-3 from 3-point range (also season/career high)
- Tyran Cook has 12 points, five assists
- Maurice Wright, Robert Peters each score seven; Peters' seven points, three rebounds are both career/season highs
- Mikeal Brown-Jones scores a game-high 26 points to go with nine rebounds, Keyshaun Langley adds 22 including four treys
- UNCG shoots 58 percent from the floor, 59 percent from three
How it Happened
The Keydets and Spartans traded buckets to start and a fast break dish from Tyran Cook to Robert Peters made the score 21-20 UNCG with 9:52 remaining in the first. With UNCG looking to pull away, Corey Chesley would score back-to-back buckets and keep VMI within striking distance. A pair of free throws and 3-pointers eventually established distance between the two sides, as the Spartans took a 50-34 lead into break.
The Keydets matched points early in the second, but the three ball continued to fall for UNCG as they extended their advantage throughout the period, ultimately taking the contest.
What's Next
VMI closes out the regular season Saturday at Cameron Hall, hosting Wofford at 1 p.m.
