yildizoglu at wcu
58
VMI VMI 6-15,1-7 SoCon
88
Winner Western Caro. WCU 7-12,3-5 SoCon
VMI VMI
6-15,1-7 SoCon
58
Final
88
Western Caro. WCU
7-12,3-5 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 33 25 58
Western Caro. WCU 39 49 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

VMI falls to the Catamounts in Cullowhee

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Trailing just 39-33 at the half, the VMI basketball team struggled to keep up with host Western Carolina in the second half as the Catamounts pulled away for an 88-58 win over the Keydets Saturday afternoon at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
 
The Keydets (6-15, 1-7) shot well in the first half paced by AJ Clark's nine points but went cold in the latter by scoring only 25 points on 35 percent shooting (10-28) and 33 percent from three-point range (5-15). Several Keydets were also hampered by injuries throughout the game as the Catamounts (7-12, 3-5) used their height and depth to their advantage to pull away over the final 20 minutes.
 
Although VMI trailed by just six at the break, the Catamounts used a pair of Julien Soumaoro three-pointers early in the second half to jump to a 14-point lead at the 18:16 mark and Western Carolina never looked back the remainder of the contest.
 
Key Stats
*The Catamounts caught fire in the second half shooting 55 percent (21-38) and 41 percent (7-17) from three-point range
*AJ Clark earned a team-high 17 points by way of hitting a career-high four three-pointers for the day, including three in the first half
*Tan Yildizoglu went 3-5 from beyond the arc en route to 13 points to also register double digits
*Western Carolina's Marcus Kell achieved a game-high 18 points while Cord Stansberry tallied 17. Soumaoro logged 12 points and Samuel Dada earned 10 points as two other Catamounts achieving double figures
*WCU registered 44 points in the paint and had 22 second-chance points after grabbing 20 offensive rebounds
 
Up Next
The Keydets head home to Lexington to brave the incoming winter storm and prepare for two more road games next week at The Citadel (Thursday, Jan. 29) and at Mercer (Saturday, Jan. 31)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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