panzo vs. mbu
Joseph Burton
53
Mary Baldwin MBU 1-3,0-0 USA South
71
Winner VMI VMI 3-2,0-0 SoCon
Mary Baldwin MBU
1-3,0-0 USA South
53
Final
71
VMI VMI
3-2,0-0 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mary Baldwin MBU 18 35 53
VMI VMI 38 33 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets roll past Mary Baldwin, 71-53

LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI used a strong first-half performance and a balanced offensive effort to roll past Mary Baldwin, 71-53, on Friday night in front of 1,321 fans at Cameron Hall.
 
The Keydets (3-2) jumped out to a commanding 38-18 halftime advantage, building an early lead behind their perimeter shooting and defensive pressure. VMI connected on eight 3-pointers in the opening half, while limiting the Fighting Squirrels (1-3) to just 7-of-35 shooting from the field.
 
VMI continued to shoot effectively in the second half, adding 33 points to secure the 18-point victory.
 
Sophomore Trap Johnson paced the Keydets with 16 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field and knocking down three 3-pointers. He also registered five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
 
Senior Rickey Bradley, Jr. added nine points and a game-high nine assists, while distributing the ball effectively throughout the contest. Senior TJ Johnson finished with eight points, five rebounds and eight assists, while freshman Joao Panzo recorded seven points, five rebounds and seven assists.
 
The Keydets maintained control after the break, stretching their lead to as many as 30 points, 57-27, with 11:21 remaining on the game clock. Mary Baldwin responded with a 10-point scoring run to trim the deficit, but VMI answered to keep the visitors at a comfortable distance.
 
VMI finished the night shooting 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the floor and 35.5 percent (11-of-31) from 3-point range. The Keydets also held a 39-34 advantage on the glass and made 16 assists.
 
Mary Baldwin was led in the scoring column by Nathaniel Sutherland, who had 13.
 
From Downtown Lexington
VMI knocked down 11 three-pointers against Mary Baldwin behind the marksmanship of Trap Johnson (3), TJ Johnson (2) and freshman Rokas Zilys (2). It was the third time this season the Keydets drained double-digit threes behind a season-high 18 versus Virginia University Lynchburg on Nov. 2 and 10 against North Carolina Central on Nov. 11. The Johnson brothers have made a 3-pointer in each of the Keydets' games this season — a combined 28 of the team's 50 (56 percent). The elder Johnson currently ranks 15th nationally averaging 4.0 threes per contest.
 
Up Next
The Keydets hit the road again for a midweek non-conference tilt at Longwood (3-1) on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in Farmville, Va. The Lancers take on Old Dominion tomorrow, before their meeting with VMI.
 




 
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