pazon at richmond
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
54
VMI VMI 3-3,0-0 SoCon
87
Winner Richmond UR 4-0,0-0 Atlantic 10
VMI VMI
3-3,0-0 SoCon
54
Final
87
Richmond UR
4-0,0-0 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 26 28 54
Richmond UR 49 38 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

VMI topped by the Spiders

RICHMOND, Va. – Down 10-8 at the 14:47 mark of the first half, the VMI basketball team fell victim to an 11-1 run by host Richmond over the next five minutes as the Spiders gradually pulled away en route to an 87-54 victory Wednesday night at the Robins Center.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 3-3 for the season while the Spiders improve to 4-0.
 
Playing without senior Rickey Bradley, Jr., the Keydets struggled from the field early on and could not recover as Richmond built a 23-point lead late in the opening half to go into the break with a 49-26 advantage.
 
The Spiders were effective in limiting VMI's scoring opportunities in the second half and continued to pour it on offensively to gradually build a 38-point advantage with six minutes left to play.
 
VMI Head Basketball Coach Andrew Wilson
"Richmond is super balanced all up and down their lineup. They're playing 10 or 11 guys right now with significant minutes. And they're subbing guys in before the first media timeout. It's working for them, and they've got depth this year.
 
"The biggest thing that bothered us tonight, and credit to them, was their switching defense. They were switching on all screens off the ball. It was forcing us into playing one-on-one basketball, and that's not who we are. That's not a recipe for success for our team.
 
"We're going down to Florida for four games in a row. And the reality is we don't have time to linger on this game. We can't think about it. I told them when they walked out of the locker room that we've just got to wash it away."
 

 
Key Stats
*Jaylen Pazon led the Keydets with 14 points on the night as he went 6-11 from the field
*Richmond's AJ Lopez earned 12 points to lead all Spiders as four ended up in double figures
*The Spiders played 14 players to utilize a deep bench and earned 50 points from reserves to 26 for VMI
*The Keydets finished 8-31 from three-point range (25.8%)
 
Up Next
The Keydets will fly down to the Sunshine State of Florida for four games starting with Stetson Saturday night. VMI will also play in the Ft. Myers Tip-Off next week to face Buffalo and Bowling Green then cap the road swing at UCF Saturday, November 29.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
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