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Brandon Bishop

Men's Basketball

VMI Basketball heads to UNCG for final road contest

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team will head to Greensboro, North Carolina, to play its final road game of the season when the Keydets play SoCon foe UNCG Wednesday night at the Greensboro Coliseum.
 
VMI looks to bounce back from a tough loss at home this past weekend to Western Carolina and will play to finish the season strong Wednesday night at UNCG and Saturday in the home finale versus Wofford College.
 
Broadcast Information
VMI at UNCG – Wednesday, Feb. 28 – 7 pm                         Watch on ESPN+  |  Live Stats
 
 
About the Spartans (20-9, 11-5)
Prior to their loss to Mercer on Saturday – their second of the season to the Bears – UNCG had won three league games in a row versus The Citadel, Wofford and Western Carolina. The Spartans are currently ranked second in the conference with 11 league victories under their belt with only two games remaining before the SoCon Tournament begins next weekend.
 
Mikeal Brown-Jones leads the Spartans with 19.5 points per game and averages 7.7 rebounds per game as one of the SoCon leaders for both categories. Keyshaun Langley is second on the team averaging 15.0 points per contest.
 
Last Time out vs. UNCG
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 on January 31, 2024.
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Players Mentioned

Brennan Watkins

#1 Brennan Watkins

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5' 11"
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AJ Clark

#5 AJ Clark

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6' 4"
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Players Mentioned

Brennan Watkins

#1 Brennan Watkins

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
AJ Clark

#5 AJ Clark

6' 4"
Freshman
G