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Johnson leads VMI against Samford after 21-point outing
By The Associated Press
Samford Bulldogs (7-6) at VMI Keydets (5-8)
Lexington, Virginia; Thursday, 1 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -5.5; over/under is 150.5
BOTTOM LINE: VMI hosts Samford after TJ Johnson scored 21 points in VMI's 97-90
loss to the Radford Highlanders.
The Keydets have gone 4-1 in home games. VMI is seventh in the SoCon with 13.7
assists per game led by Tan Yildizoglu averaging 4.0.
The Bulldogs are 2-4 on the road. Samford averages 77.2 points while outscoring
opponents by 1.4 points per game.
VMI averages 78.1 points per game, 2.3 more points than the 75.8 Samford gives
up. Samford has shot at a 42.4% clip from the field this season, 1.1 percentage
points less than the 43.5% shooting opponents of VMI have averaged.
The Keydets and Bulldogs square off Thursday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yildizoglu is averaging 7.5 points, four assists and 1.8 steals
for the Keydets. Johnson is averaging 14.4 points and 6.2 rebounds while
shooting 34.5% over the last 10 games.
Jadin Booth is scoring 18.6 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the
Bulldogs. Dylan Faulkner is averaging 14.3 points and 6.7 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Keydets: 3-7, averaging 74.7 points, 32.7 rebounds, 12.9
assists, 7.4 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points per game.
Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 75.7 points, 34.2 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 5.4 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 73.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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