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VMI Keydets at East Tennessee State Buccaneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
VMI Keydets
5-9, 1-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 98
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
7-4, 4-1 Home

Riley scores career-high 32 as ETSU tops VMI 98-88

The team's sixth man, Riley's previous high-scoring effort (31) came against Western Carolina Dec. 3. He was 11 of 17 from the field, but missed all four of his three-point attempts.

A.J. Merriweather added 17 points and collected 10 rebounds for the Buccaneers (7-4, 2-1 Southern). The team shot 49.2 percent from the field (31 of 63), but struggled from distance, shooting 4 for 20 behind the arc.

ETSU now has won the last nine meetings with VMI.

VMI had six players score in double figures, led by QJ Peterson and Phillip Anglade, who scored 16 and 15 points, respectively. But the team collectively shot just 35.5 percent from the field (27 of 76).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 98
2nd 0:02 Rashawn Rembert Defensive Rebound. 88 - 98
2nd 0:02 QJ Peterson missed Three Point Jumper. 88 - 98
2nd 0:06 Petey McClain made Free Throw. 88 - 98
2nd 0:06 Petey McClain made Free Throw. 88 - 97

Statistics

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27-76 FG 31-63
36 Field Goal % 49
10-45 3PT 4-20
22 Three Point % 20
24-35 FT 32-36
69 Free Throw % 89
45 Rebounds 48
23 Offensive Rebounds 13
22 Defensive Rebounds 35
15 Assists 11
11 Steals 10
4 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Off Turnovers 17
16 Fast Break Points 38
28 Points in Paint 48
28 Fouls 24

Game Information

Venue: Freedom Hall (TN)

Location: Johnson City, TN
Attendance: 2,373 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-13
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26
Full Standings