Keydets Tripped up by American in D.C.
The VMI basketball team fought its way to contention the entire contest but ultimately fell to host American University by a 69-61 score Tuesday night at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.
The Keydets (5-7, 0-0) stayed with the Eagles (8-2, 0-0) throughout but allowed American to build a 14-point advantage early in the second half that proved insurmountable. The Keydets trailed by just six at the break by a 35-29 count.
VMI tallied 30 points in the paint to American's 18 and logged 11 points off turnovers to the Eagles' eight, but depth became an issue as American tallied 19 points off the bench to VMI's zero.
A strong team from beyond the arc, VMI also struggled from three-point range as the Keydets hit just four of 17 (.235) while the Eagles connected 14 times out of 34 attempts (.412).
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