2012-13 VMI BASKETBALL KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VMI Bids for Conference Finals Berth Saturday VMI (14-16) Keydets Meet CSU as VMI Looks for Fourth BSC Finals Trip in Seven Years vs. Charleston Southern (18-11) VMI basketball is back in action Saturday, as the Keydets seek their fourth trip to the Big South Championship Saturday, March 9 - Noon ET finals in the past seven years by taking on Charleston Southern in the conference semifinals. Game time is set for HTC Center noon, and fans can see the game on ESPN3, accessible with proper access at ESPN3.com. The game will also be Conway, S.C. broadcast in the Lexington area on 96.7 3WZ, with feeds available on WREL.com and VMIKeydets.com. Live stats RADIO- 96.7 3WZ Lexington will also be available. INTERNET- Live Audio and stats online at www.wrel.com Last Meeting with Charleston Southern (2/21/2013): The VMI Keydets chopped a 19-point lead to six early in the second half, but the Charleston Southern and www.VMIKeydets.com. Buccaneers outscored VMI 31-14, including runs of 10-0 and 14-0, the rest of the way and went on to defeat the TV/VIDEO - Streaming Video Keydets, 92-69, Feb. 21 in North Charleston, S.C. After Charleston Southern had widened its lead to 19, 61-42, at ESPN3.com (with proper with 17:46 to play, the Keydets came storming back. A 13-0 run that included three three-pointers was capped by a access) Tim Marshall triple with 15:16 to play, forcing a CSU timeout. The timeout turned the tide, as the home team Tale Of The Tape responded with a 10-0 run of its own and VMI could get no closer than 11 the rest of the way. The Keydets were led by D.J. Covington, who scored 16 points and had three blocks, with Brian Brown and VMI CSU Marshall adding 15 apiece. In victory, the Bucs were led by Mathiang Muo, who poured in 23 points on 8 of 10 78.6 Points Per Game 73.9 shooting, including a startling 7 of 8 from three-point range. Muo paced four teammates in double figures and led a 78.0 Points Allowed 66.0 three-point shooting barrage, as CSU went 14 of 25 (56%) from distance on a night when its squad was 35 of 59 43.6% Field Goal % 42.7% (59.3%) overall. CSU also held a 45-27 rebounding edge, which led to 22 second chance points. 45.2% FG % Allowed 41.2% A VMI win against Charleston Southern would: 9.2 3-Pt. FG Per Game 9.2 Send the Keydets on to the conference finals, where they would play the winner of Liberty/Gardner-Webb for a 65.7% Free Throw % 71.5% shot at the NCAA Tournament. 15.3 Assists Per Game 12.5 Mark the fourth time in seven years VMI had reached the Big South’s title game. 13.2 Turnovers Per Game 12.8 Be the second straight game in which VMI had defeated a first-time postseason opponent, after Thursday’s win over Longwood. 8.2 Steals Per Game 7.4 End a run of four CSU wins in the last five games between the teams. Probable Starters *=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 1 Rodney Glasgow Jr. 5-10 170 11.0 2.5 4.9 1.3 22 points in quarters against Longwood (3/7, one shy of career-high), added six assists G 3 Brian Brown So. 5-11 185 8.8 1.9 1.0 0.6 Ranked fifth in the Big South in 3’s per game (2.41) F 11 Stan Okoye Sr. 6-6 215 21.8 9.2 2.6 1.5 Big South Player of the Year, had 31 pts., 9 rebs in quarters against Longwood (3/7) C 24 D.J. Covington Jr. 6-9 235 14.9 7.2 3.0* 1.2 BSC Def. Player of the Year, 26 points, six boards in quarters against Longwood (3/7) F 30 Nick Gore Sr. 6-6 215 5.1 4.3 2.4 1.0 Nine points, five assists, four rebounds vs. Longwood , 3-6 on 3’s (3/2) Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 4 Christian Burton So. 5-10 170 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 Four points, two rebounds at Marist (2/23) G 5 Drew Absher Jr. 5-10 170 0.5 0.5 0.3 -- Three points at Marist (2/23) G 12 Gavin Stephenson Fr. 6-3 185 2.2 1.3 1.1 0.7 Seven steals against Central Penn (11/13), most by a Keydet since 2009 G 14 Joe Carr Sr. 6-3 190 1.9 1.9 1.8 0.8 Seven assists, six rebounds versus High Point (2/19) F 23 Dorian Albritton Fr. 6-4 210 4.0 1.4 0.6 0.2 Career-high 14 points vs. WU (1/12), 11 points at Marist (2/23) F 32 Phillip Anglade Fr. 6-5 210 3.0 3.0 0.6* 0.5 Started five straight games 1/30 - 2/16 C 34 Jarid Watson So. 6-7 215 1.7 1.4 0.3 0.3* 6 points, 3 rebounds at Longwood (2/6); Career-high 10 points vs. Shenandoah (1/2) G 35 Tim Marshall Fr. 6-3 185 6.6 1.4 0.5 0.5 Made first career start at Marist (2/23), equaled career-high with 18 pts. at CU (2/16) Media Schedule/Results (14-16, 8-8 Big South) Information Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats Nov. 3 Frostburg State (Exhibition) W, 115-60 VMI Basketball Nov. 10 at The Citadel L, 76-84 0-1 Brown career-high 22 points and seven three-pointers Contacts Nov. 11 vs. Army L, 74-80 0-2 Okoye career-high 31 points in setback Nov. 13 Central Penn College W, 116-81 1-2 VMI puts six players in double figures, Covington and Brown 20 pts. Nov. 15 at Virginia Tech - ESPN3 L, 80-95 1-3 Covington career-high 23 points in loss Wade Branner, Associate Nov. 21 at Old Dominion W, 76-71 2-3 Inside play keys first win over ODU since 1978 A.D./Athletic Communications Nov. 24 Elon W, 90-81 3-3 Okoye 30 points, 16 rebounds, four assists and three steals (Basketball Contact) Nov. 28 at West Virginia - Root Sports L, 69-94 3-4 WVU scores 60 points in the paint Office (540) 464-7515 Dec. 1 Morgan State L, 80-81 3-5 Buzzer-beater layup costs Keydets victory Cell (540) 319-1271 Dec. 3 Virginia - Lynchburg W, 102-61 4-5 Covington 26 (career-high) and 10 in VMI win Fax (540) 464-7583 Dec. 8 at Wright State L, 59-92 4-6 WSU uses 23-5 first half run to take lead for good Email [email protected] Dec. 22 at George Washington L, 67-76 4-7 Neither team leads by more than 10 in tight battle Web www.VMIKeydets.com Jan. 2 Shenandoah W, 110-54 5-7 Keydets use 52-0 bench scoring advantage in rout Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725 Jan. 5 at Presbyterian College* W, 86-77 6-7, 1-0 Okoye career-high 39, Okoye/Covington/Glasgow score 74 pts Jan. 9 Liberty* - Flames Sports/ESPN3 W, 82-69 7-7, 2-0 Season-low seven TO’s, Okoye notches 4th double-double Brad Salois, Associate Athletic Jan. 12 Winthrop* W, 72-54 8-7, 3-0 Okoye’s double-double leads VMI to 3-0 Big South start Jan. 16 Campbell* W, 76-57 9-7, 4-0 49-24 second half sparks Keydets Communications Director Jan. 19 at Coastal Carolina* - ESPNU L, 49-72 9-8, 4-1 Keydets post lowest point total since ‘08 in 1st BSC loss (Secondary) Jan. 23 at High Point* L, 69-96 9-9, 4-2 32.4% at FT line (11 of 34) dooms Keydets in loss Office (540) 464-7015 Jan. 26 Gardner-Webb* L, 49-63 9-10, 4-3 VMI held to 49 points for 2nd time in past three games Cell (940) 642-9865 Jan. 30 at Radford* W, 70-69 10-10, 5-3 Okoye keys rally from down eight with 1:11 to play Email [email protected] Feb. 6 at Longwood* W, 93-60 11-10, 6-3 Keydets shoot season-high 57.6% from the field Feb. 8 UNC Asheville* - ESPNU L, 79-90 11-11, 6-4 Okoye 34 and 16 in front of 7th-largest crowd at Cameron John Stark, Assistant Athletic Feb. 13 Radford* L, 79-82 11-12, 6-5 Okoye 30 and 10, but late RU 8-2 run seals VMI’s fate Communications Director Feb. 16 at Campbell* - MASN L, 78-87 11-13, 6-6 Covington posts career-high 31 pts., 15 rebs. Office (540) 464-7514 Feb. 19 High Point* L, 67-78 11-14, 6-7 Okoye goes over 2,000 career points Cell (570) 809-1946 Feb. 21 at Charleston Southern* L, 69-92 11-15, 6-8 CSU shoots 59.3%, 14 of 25 from three-point range Email [email protected] Feb. 23 at Marist - BracketBusters L, 74-112 11-16 Covington 18 pts., two blocks in just 20 minutes Feb.