NCAAB

The Citadel Bulldogs at VMI Keydets

· SoCon Championship - 1st Round
5-25, 0-12 Away
Final
62 - 73
14-18, 7-7 Home

Yildizoglu scores 17 as VMI downs Citadel 73-62 in Southern Conference Tournament opener

The Citadel Bulldogs vs. VMI Keydets: Game Highlights

VMI advances to face No. 2-seeded UNC-Greensboro in Saturday's quarterfinals.

Yildizoglu had nine rebounds and six assists for the Keydets (14-18). TJ Johnson scored 16 points and added nine rebounds. Rickey Bradley, Jr. had 13 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line.

Brody Fox led the way for the Bulldogs (5-25) with 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Christian Moore added 12 points and six rebounds for Citadel. Eze Wali finished with 12 points and five assists. The loss is the 21st in a row for the Bulldogs.

VMI took the lead with 6:14 left in the first half and did not give it up. Yildizoglu led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them ahead 36-27 at the break. VMI turned a 10-point second-half lead into a 20-point advantage with a 10-0 run to make it a 66-46 lead with 7:11 left in the half. Johnson scored 16 second-half points in the victory.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 62 - 73
2nd 0:00 TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound. 62 - 73
2nd 0:03 Colby McAllister missed Three Point Jumper. 62 - 73
2nd 0:11 AJ Clark made Free Throw. 62 - 73

Statistics

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22-59 FG 29-49
37.3 Field Goal % 59.2
5-23 3PT 7-19
21.7 Three Point % 36.8
13-28 FT 8-14
46.4 Free Throw % 57.1
37 Rebounds 33
16 Offensive Rebounds 3
21 Defensive Rebounds 30
12 Assists 13
10 Steals 12
0 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 17
10 Fast Break Points 16
32 Points in Paint 44
17 Fouls 23
4 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 2,692 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Chattanooga 15-3 - 29-9
UNC Greensboro 13-5 2 20-12
Samford 12-6 3 22-11
East Tennessee State 12-6 3 19-13
Furman 11-7 4 25-10
Wofford 10-8 5 19-16
VMI 7-11 8 15-19
Mercer 6-12 9 14-19
Western Carolina 4-14 11 8-22
The Citadel 0-18 15 5-25
Full Standings