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Southern Tournament - VMI Keydets vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Recap - East Tennessee State Wins 98-66
The battle between East Tennessee State and VMI didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as VMI was handed a 98-66 defeat on Friday at Harrah's Cherokee Center.
East Tennessee State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -17.5-point spread as favorites.
Tyler Rice had 13 points for East Tennessee State and Jaden Seymour chipped in with 12 points. Quimari Peterson had 7 assists for them, while Karon Boyd was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
VMI got a 16-point performance from Taeshaud Jackson II, who was supported by 11 points from Stephen Olowoniyi. Taeshaud Jackson II had 8 assists in a losing cause for VMI, while Taeshaud Jackson II grabbed 10 rebounds.
East Tennessee State led at halftime, $HalfScore.
VMI had a 33-28 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.