East Tennessee State Buccaneers at VMI Keydets

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East Tennessee State Buccaneers

17-7, 5-5 Away

VMI Keydets

6-18, 5-6 Home

East Tennessee State visits Johnson and VMI

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East Tennessee State Buccaneers (17-7, 9-2 SoCon) at VMI Keydets (6-18, 1-10 SoCon)

Lexington, Virginia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: VMI hosts East Tennessee State after TJ Johnson scored 25 points in VMI's 81-67 loss to the Wofford Terriers.

The Keydets have gone 5-6 at home. VMI has a 2-11 record against teams over .500.

The Buccaneers are 9-2 against SoCon opponents. East Tennessee State scores 78.5 points while outscoring opponents by 10.7 points per game.

VMI averages 10.8 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 8.6 per game East Tennessee State allows. East Tennessee State has shot at a 48.8% rate from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points greater than the 45.1% shooting opponents of VMI have averaged.

The Keydets and Buccaneers meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson averages 3.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Keydets, scoring 18.9 points while shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc. Tan Yildizoglu is shooting 41.0% and averaging 11.1 points over the past 10 games.

Cam Morris III is averaging 14.6 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Buccaneers. Blake Barkley is averaging 16.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Keydets: 1-9, averaging 66.9 points, 27.2 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.9 points per game.

Buccaneers: 8-2, averaging 78.8 points, 30.0 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.9 points.

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VMI: 10.9%

East Tennessee State: 89.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

ETSU		VMI
W2	Streak	L9
67.8	Points Against	78.3
78.5	Points Per Game	72.6
49	Field Goal %	40
34	Three Point %	33
34.2	Rebounds Per Game	34.5
14.4	Assists Per Game	12.4
3.5	Blocks Per Game	2.7
9.4	Steals Per Game	7.3
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.8
10.5	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.2
67.8	Points Against	78.3

Game Information

Venue: Cameron Hall

Location: Lexington, VA
Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

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