VMI Keydets @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Balanced attack leads East Tennessee St past VMI 61-55
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Patrick Good scored 12 points and East Tennessee State stretched its winning streak at home to 10 games with a 61-55 victory over VMI on Saturday.
Vonnie Patterson, Lucas N'Guessan and Tray Boyd III all scored 11 for the Buccaneers (15-3, 4-1 Southern Conference), who shot just 35% from the floor and 25% from 3-point range (5 of 20). ETSU made just 20 of 31 free throws (64.5%).
Bo Hodges, who led the Buccaneers in scoring heading into the contest with 14 points per game, failed to make a shot from the floor (0 of 6) and scored three points.
Travis Evee had 13 points for the Keydets (5-13, 0-5), whose losing streak stretched to six games. Reserve Greg Parham added 12 points, while Garrett Gilkeson had 10 rebounds.
VMI made just 19 of 48 shots overall (40%) and 7 of 21 from distance. The Keydets sank 10 of 11 at the foul line.
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Game Information
Johnson City, TN
Referee:Glenn Tuitt
Referee:Michael Kolen
Referee:Nelson Santiago
2025-26 Standings
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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