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2013-14 VMI BASKETBALL t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t KEYDET BASKETBALL GAME NOTES t Keydets Take on UNC Asheville Tuesday Night VMI Looks for First Win in Kimmel Arena t VMI basketball continues its stretch of four road games in five contests Tuesday night, taking on the UNC Asheville Bulldogs in Asheville, N.C. Game time is set for 7 p.m., and the game can be seen free of charge on the Big VMI vs. UNC Asheville South Network at www.bigsouthsports.com. In addition, the contest can be heard on 96.7 3WZ in the Lexington Tuesday, Jan. 28 - 7 p.m. Kimmel Arena area with accompanying feed on VMIKeydets.com, and live stats will be available as well. Asheville, N.C. RADIO- 96.7 3WZ in Lexington Last Time Out (vs. Winthrop - 1/25/14): area, VMIKeydets.com t D.J. Covington had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for the VMI Keydets, but Winthrop Eagle point INTERNET- Live Audio and stats online at www.wrel.com guard Keon Johnson made a driving, double-clutch layup with less than two seconds to go to give Winthrop a 58-57 and www.VMIKeydets.com. victory over VMI, in Big South basketball action Saturday in Rock Hill, S.C. In defeat, the Keydets were led by TV/VIDEO - Available for free Covington’s double-double, his eighth of the season. via the Big South Network at www.bigsouthsports.com Tale Of The Tape Last Meeting With UNC Asheville (2/8/13): VMI UNCA t Stan Okoye had 34 points and 16 rebounds, but the UNC Asheville Bulldogs held the rest of the VMI Keydets 87.9 Points Per Game 72.5 to just 45 points and used a 22-4 second half run to pull away for a 90-79 win Feb. 8, 2013 at Cameron Hall. The 81.9 Points Allowed 71.4 game was played in front of the seventh-largest crowd in Cameron Hall history, 4,117 spectators, and was also 43.5% Field Goal % 43.7% shown on ESPNU national television, the first ESPN televised game at Cameron Hall since 1997. 43.6% FG % Allowed 42.3% 9.0 3-Pt. FG Per Game 6.4 A VMI win against UNC Asheville Would: 70.7% Free Throw % 74.2% t Break VMI’s five-game losing streak to Asheville (see page three). 13.3 Assists Per Game 11.9 t Be VMI’s first-ever win at Kimmel Arena. 11.1 Turnovers Per Game 13.8 9.0 Steals Per Game 6.1 Probable Starters *=Blocks Per Game Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 1 Rodney Glasgow Sr. 5-10 170 17.9 3.5 4.8 1.1 Hit game-winning shot in OT vs. HPU (1/22), ranks in BSC’s top five in 5 categories G 3 Brian Brown Jr. 5-11 185 6.2 2.2 1.8 0.7 14 points on 5 of 6 shooting 1/18 at Campbell G 22 QJ Peterson Fr. 6-0 170 20.1 4.8 2.0 2.3 Continues to lead conference in scoring, nine games of 20+ plus points this year C 24 D.J. Covington Sr. 6-9 235 16.3 8.2 2.7* 1.2 Eighth double-double of the year with 19 pts., 12 rebs. at WU (1/25), added six blocks F 32 Phillip Anglade So. 6-5 210 3.8 3.8 1.5* 1.0 Has notched four straight starts after serving in reserve role previously Off The Bench Pos. # Player Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Notes G 4 Christian Burton Jr. 5-10 170 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Scored in double figures for the first time with 12 points vs. Washington Coll. (1/4) G 5 Drew Absher Sr. 5-10 170 1.8 0.8 1.7 -- Four points, four assists in win over Bluefield State 11/16 G 12 Ot Elmore Fr. 6-3 190 -- -- -- -- Son of Gay Elmore ‘86, #2 on VMI’s all-time scoring list F 15 Trey Chapman Fr. 6-6 205 4.7 3.2 1.0 0.5 Career-high 16 points at W&M (11/27), has made three starts this season G 21 Tyrell Mason Fr. 6-3 190 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.3 Scored first points 11/16 against Bluefield State G 23 Tim Marshall So. 6-3 185 2.8 0.9 0.3 0.5 Career-high 19 points against Washington College (1/4) F 25 Craig Hinton Fr. 6-7 195 3.9 2.6 0.6* 0.2 Returned to action 1/15 at Radford after missing eight straight games C 34 Jarid Watson Jr. 6-7 215 1.6 1.9 0.7* 0.4 6 points, 7 rebounds vs. Citadel (11/8), 4 pts., 6 rebounds vs. Va. - Lynchburg (12/9) G 35 Julian Eleby Fr. 6-3 190 3.3 2.6 0.7 0.6 Made first career start at William & Mary (11/27) F 40 Jordan Weethee R-So. 6-6 210 8.5 5.2 1.1 0.6 Notched a career-high 14 rebounds at Campbell (1/18) Media Schedule/Results (10-9, 3-3 Big South) Information Date Opponent (Television) Time/Result Record Key Stats Nov. 8 The Citadel - ESPNU W, 82-71 1-0 Peterson 25 in first collegiate game, Keydets rally from down 13 VMI Basketball Nov. 9 Air Force - ESPN3 W, 71-63 2-0 Peterson/Glasgow/Covington combine for 55 as Keydets win AMC Contacts Nov. 12 at Wake Forest - ESPN3 L, 71-98 2-1 16-3 run late in first breaks open close game Nov. 16 Bluefield State W, 121-80 3-1 Peterson (25) and Weethee (20) lead five Keydets in double figures Nov. 18 at Virginia Tech - ESPN3 L, 92-105 3-2 Furious rally comes up just short at VT scores last seven pts Wade Branner, Associate Nov. 20 Bridgewater College W, 112-86 4-2 Peterson’s 38 includes 28 in first half A.D./Athletic Communications Nov. 27 at William & Mary L, 67-97 4-3 Chapman scores career-high 16 in loss (Basketball Contact) Dec. 3 at Elon L, 70-87 4-4 All five starters in double figures in loss Office (540) 464-7515 Dec. 7 Wright State W, 94-74 5-4 17 of 31 effort from 3-point range sparks Keydets Cell (540) 319-1271 Dec. 9 Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg W, 110-78 6-4 Glasgow’s career-high 33 leads second-half rout Fax (540) 464-7583 Dec. 19 at East Carolina L, 94-103 6-5 11 total players score in double figures, including five Keydets Email [email protected] Dec. 30 at Clemson - ESPN3 L, 50-80 6-6 Keydets within four until 32-6 CU run in second half Web www.VMIKeydets.com Jan. 4 Washington College W, 128-54 7-6 New school records for margin of victory and career blocked shots Press Row Phone (540) 463-6725 Jan. 8 Longwood* W, 95-72 8-6, 1-0 VMI takes most free throws since ‘11 in win Jan. 11 Liberty* L, 80-85 8-7, 1-1 Glasgow’s 27 and 5 not enough in loss Brad Salois, Associate Athletic Jan. 15 at Radford* W, 101-88 9-7, 2-1 Glasgow career-high 36, Covington 28 and 11 Jan. 18 at Campbell* L, 93-97 (OT) 9-8, 2-2 Keydets fall in first OT game of season Communications Director Jan. 22 High Point* W, 82-80 (OT) 10-8, 3-2 Glasgow’s shot with less than a second left in OT wins it (Secondary) Jan. 25 at Winthrop* - ESPN3 L, 57-58 10-9, 3-3 Basket with less than two seconds left costs VMI Office (540) 464-7015 Jan. 28 at UNC Asheville 7 p.m. Cell (940) 642-9865 Jan. 31 Presbyterian* 7 p.m. Email [email protected] Feb. 5 at Gardner-Webb* 7 p.m. Feb. 8 Charleston Southern* 1 p.m. John Stark, Assistant Athletic Feb. 12 Coastal Carolina* 7 p.m. Communications Director Feb. 15 at Liberty* - LFSN 7 p.m. Office (540) 464-7514 Feb. 19 Campbell* 7 p.m. Cell (570) 809-1946 Feb. 22 Radford* 1 p.m. Email [email protected] Feb. 26 at High Point* 7 p.m. Mar. 1 at Longwood* 4:30 p.m. Mar. 5 Big South Championship - First Round VMIKeydets.com Mar. 7 Big South Championship - Quarterfinals The official website of VMI athletics, Mar. 8 Big South Championship - Semifinals VMIKeydets.com, includes pregame Mar. 9 Big South Championship - Title Game notes, game and season statistics, postgame notes and quotes and Keydets Edged by Winthrop in Thriller: Peterson and Covington Enjoy Notable Weeks: relevant news releases to the VMI D.J. Covington had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six QJ Peterson averaged 20.5 points and 4.0 rebounds Basketball program. The website is blocks for the VMI Keydets, but Winthrop Eagle point in 2 games last week and shot 31% from 3-point range. updated daily. guard Keon Johnson made a driving, double-clutch layup He went 12-13 from the line and hit four key free throws with less than two seconds to go to give Winthrop a 58- in the last minute of regulation to keep VMI in con- Big South Network - Presented 57 victory over VMI, in Big South basketball action Jan.