rickey bradley vs. wofford - socon tourney 2025
Nathanial Barbee, VMI Athletic Communications
65
VMI VMI 15-19,7-11 SoCon
85
Winner Wofford WOF 18-15,10-8 SoCon
VMI VMI
15-19,7-11 SoCon
65
Final
85
Wofford WOF
18-15,10-8 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 29 36 65
Wofford WOF 44 41 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

VMI Basketball season comes to a close with loss to Wofford

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The 2024-25 VMI basketball season came to a close Sunday night as the No. 7 seed Keydets fell to No. 6 seed Wofford College by an 85-65 score in the SoCon Tournament semifinals at Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
 
With the loss, VMI finishes with a 15-19 overall record while the Terriers advance to the championship game to face Furman University Monday night.


 
Game Summary
VMI kept pace early on with the Terriers for the opening 10 minutes but then went cold midway through as the Keydets went over six minutes without a field goal, staying in contention by way of free throws.  During the VMI scoring drought, the Terriers took advantage and pulled ahead, 37-21, at the 5:47 mark to force a VMI timeout following a Luke Flynn three-pointer.
 
The Terriers were effective in the paint early on and scored 18 points in penetration while Corey Tripp logged 13 points in the first half by hitting three of four three-pointers.  
 
VMI hit 11 of 13 free throws in the opening half but shot 35 percent from the field as the Keydets converted seven of 20 field goals during the first 20 minutes.
 
During the second half, the Keydets continued to show fight and hustle, but the Terriers continuously responded with three-pointers and big shots on the other end to gradually build an insurmountable 25-point lead with 11:19 left in regulation.
 
Key Stats
* Junior guard Rickey Bradley, Jr. finished with 21 points to lead VMI while sophomore Augustinas Kiudulas finished with 20
* Tan Yildizoglu also finished in double figures with 12 points
* Tripp finished the game with 20 points for the Terriers while Dillon Bailey contributed 14. Kyler Filewich and Justin Bailey also scored in double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively
* Wofford committed just two turnovers during the game while creating 13 VMI turnovers which resulted in 11 points in transition for the Terriers
* The Terriers finished the game shooting nearly 50 percent (30-62) from the field and hit 12 three-pointers throughout on 29 attempts (41 percent 3PFG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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