VMI rallies from 10 down late, upsets Furman in OT, 91-90, in SoCon Tournament quarterfinals
Published Sunday, Mar. 7, 2021, 8:52 am
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Front Page » Sports » VMI rallies from 10 down late, upsets Furman in OT, 91-90, in SoCon Tournament quarterfinals
Down by 10 with just over three minutes to play in regulation, VMI rallied to force overtime, and eventually pulled out a 91-90 OT victory over Furman Saturday in the SoCon Tournament quarterfinals.
The Keydets (13-11, 7-7) will play in the semifinals of the tournament for the first time since 2003. VMI will face No. 7 seed Mercer, which upset No. 2 Wofford earlier in the day to set up the showdown at 7:30 p.m.
Late spurt pushes Western Carolina to 74-72 win over VMI
Published Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, 11:35 pm
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Front Page » Sports » Sports2 » Late spurt pushes Western Carolina to 74-72 win over VMI
VMI fell by a final score of 74-72 to host Western Carolina Wednesday night at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C.
VMI (10-10, 5-6 SoCon) led 55-50 after a Myles Lewis layup with 8:46 left. The Catamounts (9-11, 2-9 SoCon) responded with seven straight points to retake the lead and outscored VMI 14-4 over the next four minutes and led 64-59 following Cory Hightower’s layup at the 4:30 mark.
Late threes lift Mercer past VMI, 83-80
Published Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, 7:19 pm
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Front Page » Sports » Sports2 » Late threes lift Mercer past VMI, 83-80
Redshirt junior forward Felipe Haase scored 23 points and hit two 3-point shots in the final 1:38 of regulation to lead Mercer to an 83-80 Southern Conference win over VMI Saturday afternoon in Macon, Ga.
The Keydets fell despite 26 points from senior guard Greg Parham who notched his sixth straight 20-point game and eighth of the season.