bradley vs. chatt
Paul Bouis
91
Winner Chattanooga UTC 23-8,15-3 SoCon
70
VMI VMI 13-18,7-11 SoCon
Winner
Chattanooga UTC
23-8,15-3 SoCon
91
Final
70
VMI VMI
13-18,7-11 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Chattanooga UTC 44 47 91
VMI VMI 32 38 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets fall to Chattanooga in regular season finale

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team put up a good fight but came up short as visiting SoCon regular season champion Chattanooga earned a 91-70 victory over the Keydets Saturday afternoon at Cameron Hall.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 13-18 overall and 7-11 in conference play while the Mocs end the regular season on an 12-game win streak to improve to 23-8 overall, 15-3 in league action.
 
Game Summary
The Mocs jumped out to a 9-0 lead to open the game to force a VMI timeout, which the Keydets cut into quickly following a TJ Johnson three and Augustinas Kiudulas pair of free throws. VMI tied the game at 12-12 at the 12:29 mark. Chattanooga gradually built a 30-20 lead with 4:55 before halftime and again led by 10 at 38-28 with 2:23 before intermission, eventually going into the break with a 44-32 lead over the Keydets.
 
TJ Johnson hit four threes in the opening half for 12 points while UTC's Honor Huff matched with 12 points on the other end of the court.
 
Chattanooga again came out strong in the second half with a barrage of jump shots and threes to build a 24-point lead, 65-41, following three straight treys to force another VMI timeout. The Mocs kept the Keydets at bay the remainder of the game and did not allow VMI to come within 15 points the remainder of the contest.
 

 
Key Stats
*VMI's Rickey Bradley, Jr. finished with 29 points – just one off his career high – hitting 10 field goals and going 6-7 from the charity stripe
*UTC's Honor Huff countered with 29 points of his own as the former Keydet hit seven threes on the day and 9-14 overall from the field. Garrison Keeslar finished second on the team with 14 points
*VMI's Kiudulas earned a double-double as he finished with 21 points to go with 13 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season. He also went 12-13 from the free-throw line
*Chattanooga finished with 17 threes on the day to VMI's eight. The Mocs finished the game shooting 60 percent from the field (32-53) and 65 percent from beyond the arc (17-26)
 

 
Up Next
Official brackets will be announced shortly, but it is likely that VMI will enter next weekend's SoCon Tournament as the No. 7 seed to face No. 10 seed The Citadel next Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
 
Get Your Tickets
Tickets for the 2025 Ingles SoCon Basketball Championships can be purchased through VMI's Ticket Office at www.vmikeydets.com/tickets.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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