yildizoglu at wofford
76
VMI VMI 6-22,1-14 SoCon
82
Winner Wofford WOF 18-10,10-5 SoCon
VMI VMI
6-22,1-14 SoCon
76
Final
82
Wofford WOF
18-10,10-5 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 32 44 76
Wofford WOF 44 38 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Comeback bid falls short at Wofford

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Down 44-32 at the break, the VMI basketball team rallied to pull ahead midway through the second half but could not quite finish as host Wofford earned an 82-76 win at home in Southern Conference action Wednesday night at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
 
VMI junior guard Tan Yildizoglu went off for a career-high 25 points with crafty drives to the basket for nine baskets in addition to going a perfect 7-7 from the charity stripe.  Fellow junior TJ Johnson earned 20 points on the night to log his 15th 20+ point game of the season.
 
Johnson also grabbed 10 boards for his eighth career double-double.
 
Game Summary
The Keydets (6-22, 1-14) jumped ahead of the Terriers (18-10, 10-5) early in the opening half and led by as many as 10 points twice midway through the period including a 24-14 lead at the 10:18 mark.
 
Wofford rallied to take the lead, 29-28, with a little over 6:00 before the half and gradually built a 12-point lead following a Jayden Tyler three going into the break.
 
VMI then countered early in the second half with drives to the hoop from Yildizoglu and Cal Liston before Walker Andrews nailed a three and was fouled in the process to put VMI down three, 51-48, with 11:45 to play. Yildizoglu then converted an And-1 on the ensuing possession to hit the free throw to tie the game at 51-51 with 11:19 left.
 
Kaden Stuckey – who finished with eight points – put VMI ahead by two at 53-51 with a basket under the hoop at the 10:42 mark.
 

 
The VMI lead was short-lived, however, as Kahmare Holmes hit a big three to rally the Terriers who eventually built a nine-point lead with 1:00 left to close out contest.
 
Key Stats
*Linus Holmstrom also finished in double digits with 11 points
*Yildizoglu nearly achieved a double-double with seven assists during the game to go with his career-high 25 points
*Holmes led the Terriers with 22 points on the night and nearly had a double-double himself with nine rebounds
*Nils Machowski (16), Brendan Rigsbee (15) and Jayden Tyler (13) also had double figures for the Terriers
*VMI had 32 points in the paint to Wofford's 24 and logged 14 fast break points to the Terriers' nine
 

 
Up Next
The Keydets return home to face Western Carolina Saturday at 1 p.m. at Cameron Hall
 
 
 
 
 
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