aj clark vs. etsu
Paul Bouis
62
Winner ETSU ETSU 14-10,7-4 SoCon
55
VMI VMI 11-13,5-6 SoCon
Winner
ETSU ETSU
14-10,7-4 SoCon
62
Final
55
VMI VMI
11-13,5-6 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
ETSU ETSU 39 23 62
VMI VMI 26 29 55

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

VMI falls at home to ETSU

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team put up a fight but came up short as visiting ETSU earned a 62-55 victory over the Keydets Wednesday night at Cameron Hall.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 11-13, 5-6 in conference while the Bucs improve to 14-10 overall, 7-4 in conference action.
 
Game Summary
The Bucs gradually built a lead in the opening half by hitting big shots to start to separate themselves from the Keydets early on. ETSU tallied a 13-point lead at the 6:55 mark, 25-12, following a John Buggs III three-pointer for its largest lead of the game. VMI kept pace until the half but went into the break with a 39-26 deficit with one half to play. Linus Holmstrom kept VMI in the game with 10 points in the first half going 2-2 from three-point range.
 
An AJ Clark tip-in layup at the 12:02 mark of the second half brought VMI within four, 41-37, but the Bucs responded by building their lead back to 12 points just four minutes later which proved to be insurmountable despite VMI's best efforts to rally back.
 
 
Key Stats
*TJ Johnson led VMI with 15 points on the night by hitting five threes, his fourth time this season reaching the five-trey mark. He also matched his career-high with nine rebounds on the night to come up just one shy of a double-double
*Augustinus Kiudulas did record a double-double – his fourth of the season – by tallying 11 points and 11 rebounds, one board shy of tying his career high
*Holmstrom also finished in double digits scoring for VMI by finishing with 10 points
*ETSU's Jaden Seymour led the Bucs with 18 points while three others – Buggs III (12), Quimari Peterson (11) and Maki Johnson (10) – also finished in double figures
*Seymour logged a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the contest
*The Bucs' Karon Boyd finished with 20 rebounds during the game
 
 
Up Next
The Keydets return to action Saturday with a big SoCon matchup against rival The Citadel set for a 1 p.m. tip at Cameron Hall







 
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