kiudulas at samford
68
VMI VMI 6-10,0-3 SoCon
81
Winner Samford SU 13-3,3-0 SoCon
VMI VMI
6-10,0-3 SoCon
68
Final
81
Samford SU
13-3,3-0 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 40 28 68
Samford SU 47 34 81

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets battle tough, fall to Samford

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The VMI basketball team fought and  battled against host Samford but ultimately fell by an 81-68 score Thursday night at the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
The Keydets (6-10, 0-3) kept pace with the Bulldogs (13-3, 3-0) the entire first half and trailed by just seven, 47-40, at the half.
 
VMI kept pushing the Bulldogs early in the second half and trailed by just three, 55-52, at the 13:43 mark but went cold midway through when Samford went on a 17-3 run over a six-minute period to gradually pull away.


 
Key Stats
*Rickey Bradley, Jr. and Augustinas Kiudulas both finished with 26 points apiece for the Keydets. The 26 points for Bradley tied his second highest point total for a game over his career which he achieved against Richmond this season back on Dec. 21. The 26 points for Kiudulas is just one point shy of his career high which he achieved against Washington College in the season opener.
*Kiudulas shot with high efficiency during the contest by converting 10 of 13 shot attempts, including a career-high five three-pointers
*Jaylen Pazon played his first career game at VMI as he logged three points and registered four rebounds in 14 minutes of action
*Jaden Brownell scored 20 points on the night to lead the Bulldogs
*Three other Bulldogs scored in double figures including Trey Fort (10), Collin Holloway (12) and Rylan Jones (14). Holloway earned a double-double as he also tracked down 12 rebounds during the contest


 
Up Next
The Keydets face a quick turnaround as they to up the road to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to face SoCon foe Chattanooga Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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