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Ray Soldano | UTC Athletics
66
VMI VMI 6-11,0-4 SoCon
91
Winner Chattanooga UTC 10-7,2-2 SoCon
VMI VMI
6-11,0-4 SoCon
66
Final
91
Chattanooga UTC
10-7,2-2 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 22 44 66
Chattanooga UTC 51 40 91

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

VMI falls to Chattanooga to finish road trip

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The VMI basketball team wrapped up an extended road trip with a 91-66 loss to host Chattanooga Sunday afternoon at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
 
The matchup was delayed by a day due to snowy weather conditions in the greater Chattanooga area deemed unsafe for both game staffers and fans to attend.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 6-11 overall and 0-4 in SoCon play while the Mocs improve to 10-7, 2-2 in league action.
 
Game Summary
The game got out of hand quickly for VMI as the Mocs built an 8-0 lead right off the bat and gradually extended the advantage over the opening 20 minutes to go into the halftime break with an insurmountable 51-22 lead.
 
The Keydets battled and continued to fight in the second half, but UTC responded with big plays to maintain a consistent lead that VMI ultimately could not recover from. VMI got to within 18 points with just under five minutes left in regulation, but the Mocs finished out the game on a run to end up with the victory.
 
Key Stats
* Augustinas Kiudulas led the Keydets with 20 points during the contest and also finished with 10 rebounds for his third career double-double as a Keydet
* Freshman Jaylen Pazon saw significant action during the game as he played for 15 minutes on the floor and took advantage of his time with an impressive showing of 15 points, two rebounds, one assist, a steal and a block
* Junior Rickey Bradley, Jr. finished in double figures with 12 points on the day in addition to six rebounds and a pair of assists
*UTC guard and former Keydet Honor Huff earned a game-high 31 points throughout the contest. Frank Champion (13), Garrison Keeslar (11) and Bash Wieland (11) also scored in double figures for the Mocs
 
Up Next
The Keydets return home to begin the spring semester this week and returns to basketball action Wednesday night against Western Carolina. Tip-off is set for a 6 p.m. start at Cameron Hall.
 





 
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