kiudulas at citadel
Brian Stone - The Citadel Athletics
75
Winner VMI VMI 8-11,2-4 SoCon
70
The Citadel Cit 5-12,0-6 SoCon
Winner
VMI VMI
8-11,2-4 SoCon
75
Final
70
The Citadel Cit
5-12,0-6 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 41 34 75
The Citadel Cit 36 34 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

VMI defeats The Citadel in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The VMI basketball team took down The Citadel for the second time in three years at McAlister Fieldhouse as the Keydets earned a 75-70 SoCon victory Saturday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina.
 
The win moves VMI to 8-11, 2-4 in conference play while the Bulldogs fall to 5-12, 0-6 in the league.
 
VMI's victory is significant in that it marked the Keydets' second league victory in a row, which had not happened in three years since the 2021-22 season. It was VMI's second win over the Bulldogs in three tries and improves VMI's record in the all-time series to 61-62, which VMI will try to even when the schools meet again in Lexington on February 8.
 
It was also VMI's eighth victory of the season to double its win total from a year ago. The Keydets now have four Division 1 victories during the 2024-25 season to show their progression under head coach Andrew Wilson.

VMI Head Coach Andrew Wilson
"I'm so proud of everyone in the program. This was a great win versus our rivals who were hungry for a win. We have continued to fight and improve every day despite having some tough outcomes along the way. We have great leadership and maturity on our team and we are growing more confident as a unit every time out."
 
 
Game Summary
After trailing by five early on, the Keydets led for much of the contest by gaining a nine-point lead midway through the opening half and a 17-point lead with just over four minutes left in regulation. The Citadel made comebacks in spurts throughout the game to keep it competitive until the final buzzer, but the Keydets made enough plays down the stretch in both halves to keep the Bulldogs at bay.
 
Key Stats
*VMI junior Rickey Bradley, Jr. finished with 29 points on the day – just one off his career high – as he went 6-9 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range. He also hit 13 of 15 free throw attempts toward his point total.
* Augustinas Kiudulas logged 13 points on the day to go with five rebounds in addition to knocking down six of nine free throws
*Two Keydets – TJ Johnson and AJ Clark – were just a few rebounds shy of recording double-doubles. Johnson ended up with 11 points to go with seven boards while Clark finished with 10 points and eight rebounds
*Jaylen Pazon came off the bench and earned nine points to go with five rebounds as he made his fourth appearance of the season
*Brody Fox and Colby McAllister led the Bulldogs with 18 points apiece while Christian Moore was close behind with 16
 
 
Up Next
VMI returns to Lexington for two home games next week as they'll take on Furman Wednesday night before facing UNCG next Saturday.










 
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