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81
Winner Wofford WOF 16-8,8-3 SoCon
67
VMI VMI 6-18,1-10 SoCon
Winner
Wofford WOF
16-8,8-3 SoCon
81
Final
67
VMI VMI
6-18,1-10 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wofford WOF 44 37 81
VMI VMI 27 40 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets battle hard in loss to Wofford

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team showed toughness and fight to one of the league's best teams but came up short Wednesday night as visiting Wofford earned an 81-67 win over the Keydets at Cameron Hall.
 
The Keydets (6-18, 1-10) fell behind 44-27 at the half to the Terriers (16-8, 8-3) but fought back in the second half and came within 10 with two minutes left in regulation.
 
Game Summary
VMI's TJ Johnson pulled the Keydets to within 11 points, 61-50, with 10:27 left to play to force a Wofford timeout. Wofford's Cayden Vasko – who finished with a game-high 26 points – pushed the Terrier lead back to 14 on an And-1 effort coming out of the timeout.
 
With 2:53 left in the game, VMI's Kaden Stuckey – who logged a season-high 10 points – earned a basket in the paint to cut the deficit to 74-63, but Wofford's Nils Machowski responded with a three-pointer on the other end to again put the Terriers up by 14.
 
Moments later, Johnson earned a bucket in the paint to make the score 77-67 with under 2:00, but Vasko hit a pair of free throws to quell VMI's late push and put the game out of reach.


 
Key Stats
*Johnson earned his sixth career double-double by finishing with a team-high 25 points to go with 12 rebounds
*Vasko hit five threes for the Terriers and went 9-14 from the field toward his 26 points, nearly achieving a double-double with nine rebounds
*Wofford's Nils Machowski ended up with a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards
*VMI outscored the Terriers 40-37 in the second half
 
Up Next
The Keydets face league leader ETSU Saturday at 1 p.m. at Cameron Hall to resume Southern Conference action
 
 


 
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