stuckey vs. wcu
Cate Wilson
50
Western Caro. WCU 5-11,1-4 SoCon
66
Winner VMI VMI 7-11,1-4 SoCon
Western Caro. WCU
5-11,1-4 SoCon
50
Final
66
VMI VMI
7-11,1-4 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Caro. WCU 28 22 50
VMI VMI 29 37 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets down Catamounts for first league win of season

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team held strong to a one-point halftime lead with great execution on both ends of the court to claim a 66-50 win over visiting Western Carolina Wednesday night at Cameron Hall.
 
With the win, VMI improves to 7-11, 1-4 on the year while the Cats fall to 5-11, 1-4 for the season.
 
 
Game Summary
The Keydets and Catamounts battled back and forth in the opening half as VMI would build gradual leads before Western Carolina would quickly catch back up. The Keydets built an eight-point lead midway through the first stanza but the Catamounts chipped away until the final buzzer of the half to go into the break down by one point to VMI, 29-28.
 
VMI fell behind early in the second half, 35-31, three minutes in before TJ Johnson hit a big three to give momentum back to the Keydets. VMI trailed just once more in the game at 42-41 midway through the half, but a Rickey Bradley three at the 9:41 mark gave the lead back to the Keydets they would not relinquish again. The Keydets had the lead for 35 minutes throughout the contest.

VMI Head Coach Andrew Wilson
"I'm very proud of our guys for bouncing back tonight. It was a great team victory and we fought for 40 minutes. We were not happy with how we played this past weekend and wanted to get our spirit and fight back. We have high character guys and great leadership in our locker room."
 
 
Key Stats
*Three Keydets – Augustinas Kiudulas, Rickey Bradley, Jr. and Tan Yildizoglu – finished with a game-high 14 points to pace VMI
*Johnson also scored in double figures finishing with 12 points on the night, including a team-high four treys
* Kaden Stuckey played an important role in nine minutes of play by scoring three points to go with five boards, including two on the offensive end to extend VMI scoring opportunities
* Bernard Pelote led the Catamounts with 14 points on the night to go with six rebounds
* Marcus Kell also scored in double figures for WCU with 11 points
*The Keydets scored 10 treys during the game while the Catamounts connected on just five
 
Up Next
VMI travels to rival The Citadel for a 1 p.m. matchup Saturday in Charleston, South Carolina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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