VMI Takes on Chattanooga in SoCon Tourney First Round

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By Press release submission

Mar 11, 2023

VMI Takes on Chattanooga in SoCon Tourney First Round

With the regular season in its wake, the No. 10 seed VMI basketball team will face No. 7 Chattanooga in the opening round of the 2023 Southern Conference Tournament Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Harrah's Cherokee Center – Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina.

For the first time this season, VMI fans can tune in via radio at 96.7 3WZ Fam to hear the action live. All broadcast links are found below.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
VMI vs. Chattanooga – SoCon Tournament – Friday, Mar. 3, 2023 – Asheville, N.C.
ESPN+ | Live Stats | Live Audio

LAST TIME OUT - February 25, 2023 - VMI 66, Western Carolina 85 - Cullowhee, N.C.
Neck-in-neck for much of the contest, the VMI basketball team fell to host Western Carolina as the Catamounts rallied over the final 13 minutes of the second half to earn an 85-66 win Saturday evening at Ramsey Activity Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Behind a season-high 24 points from freshman center Tyler Houser and Taeshaud Jackson's fifth double-double in the past six games, the Keydets (7-24, 2-16) battled for the entirety of the contest but could not keep pace with the Catamounts (17-14, 10-8).

LAST TIME vs. CHATTANOOGA - February 15, 2023 - Chattanooga 78, VMI 58 - Lexington, Va.
Chattanooga defeated the VMI men's basketball team 78-58 back on February 15 in a Southern Conference game from Cameron Hall. Chattanooga went ahead early and opened a 47-14 halftime lead, but the Keydets played a much better second half, outscoring the visitors 44-31.

VMI freshman Rickey Bradley, Jr. scored 20 points, 17 after intermission, and drilled four three pointers and grabbed six rebounds. Freshman Taeshaud Jackson II recorded his second career double-double with 15 points and game-high 11 rebounds, shooting 6-of-8 from the floor. He also nailed 3-of-4 from downtown.

A WIN OVER CHATTANOOGA WOULD ...
--- Be VMI's third league win of the season
--- Be VMI's first SoCon Tournament victory since the 2020-21 season
--- Be VMI's third win over the Mocs in the last eight contests