NCAAB

VMI Keydets at Western Carolina Catamounts

· NCAA Men's Basketball
VMI Keydets
6-23, 1-14 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 81
Western Carolina Catamounts
9-22, 6-8 Home

Western Carolina beats VMI 81-68 for SoCon's No. 8 seed

Haboubacar Mutombo scored 16 points with five assists, Devin Peterson added 15 points, and Yalim Olcay had 14. The Catamounts (9-22, 4-14) shot 53.6 percent from the floor to VMI's 42.1 percent and outrebounded them 39-30, but VMI hit 10 of 27 behind the arc to Western Carolina's 6 of 13.

Mutombo's 3-point play capped a 10-4 run and Western Carolina led 46-39 early in the second half. VMI closed to 50-49 on QJ Peterson's free throw, but the Catamounts pulled ahead on a 15-8 run and led 64-54 on Gosselin's 3-pointer with 8:48 left. The Keydets closed to 72-66 on Julian Eleby's layup with 3:34 left, but got no closer the rest of the way.

Peterson scored 20, Eleby had 19 and Trey Chapman had 10 with 13 rebounds for VMI (6-23, 3-15), which entered tied with Western Carolina and The Citadel with a 3-14 conference record.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 68 - 81
2nd 0:19 Yalim Olcay Defensive Rebound. 68 - 81
2nd 0:19 Keith Smith missed Jumper. 68 - 81
2nd 0:26 Yalim Olcay made Free Throw. 68 - 81

Statistics

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24-57 FG 30-56
42 Field Goal % 54
10-27 3PT 6-13
37 Three Point % 46
10-19 FT 15-22
53 Free Throw % 68
30 Rebounds 39
8 Offensive Rebounds 9
22 Defensive Rebounds 30
10 Assists 10
7 Steals 9
1 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Off Turnovers 15
2 Fast Break Points 6
16 Points in Paint 44
22 Fouls 15
9 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Ramsey Center

Location: Cullowhee, NC
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