bradley vs. citadel
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
70
The Citadel Cit 5-18,0-12 SoCon
82
Winner VMI VMI 12-13,6-6 SoCon
The Citadel Cit
5-18,0-12 SoCon
70
Final
82
VMI VMI
12-13,6-6 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
The Citadel Cit 31 39 70
VMI VMI 41 41 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets sweep The Citadel with 82-70 win

Series sweep is VMI’s second of conference play

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team earned a hard-fought 82-70 victory over rival The Citadel Saturday afternoon at Cameron Hall two sweep the season series against the Bulldogs.
 
The Keydets (12-13, 6-6) move to .500 within league play at 6-6 and have now achieved two season sweeps against SoCon opponents as VMI has topped both The Citadel and Western Carolina in both contests this year. The Citadel falls to 5-18, 0-12 in conference play with the loss.
 

 
Game Summary
VMI and The Citadel played a tight contest for much of the opening half as VMI led by just a 30-27 tally with four minutes before the break. The Keydets went on a little run over the final stretch to build a 41-31 halftime advantage as junior Rickey Bradley, Jr. and freshman Linus Holmstrom converted three-pointers in that span to help the Keydets pull away.
 
The momentum fueled a great start to the second half in which VMI ballooned the lead to 21  at the 14:36 mark of the period following a Holmstrom layup and three-pointer.
 
The Bulldogs battled back to within seven, however, at 68-61 following a Sola Adebisi breakaway dunk with 6:15 remaining to force a VMI timeout. VMI stayed the course and made enough baskets and free throws down the stretch to earn the 82-70 victory.
 

 
Key Stats
*Bradley finished with a game-high 23 points on the day while four others scored in double figures, including Augustinas Kiudulas (11), TJ Johnson (11), AJ Clark (10) and Holmstrom (12)
*Bradley was just two boards away from a double-double as he also registered eight rebounds in the win
*VMI created 11 Citadel turnovers which yielded 17 points off turnovers for the Keydets
*The Keydets shot 87 percent from the free-throw line during the contest by converting 28 of 32 attempts
*The Bulldogs earned 14 offensive rebounds on the day resulting in 15 second-chance points
*The Citadel was led by Christian Moore's 17 points as he hit three treys on the day. Leading scorer Brody Fox registered 14 points during the game
 
Up Next
The Keydets hit the road for two SoCon games this week as they travel to UNCG Wednesday night before heading down to Macon, Georgia, to take on the Mercer Bears Saturday afternoon




 
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