Bison Stomp On Keydets, 75-65
Cameron Hall
Lexington, VA
First Half
Kirkpatrick banks in a layup and after Williams sinks a jumper, Myatt makes 1 of 2 free throws and Kirkpatrick nails a short turnaround jumper. Chavis Holmes hits a 3pter then after Myatt banks in a layup, Chavis Holmes drills another 3pter and Travis Holmes banks in a jumper. White lays in a rebound then Hampton puts in a layup and a jumper to give Howard a three point lead, 13-10, with under 15:00 remaining. Williams drops in a short jumper and after Timothy hits a 3pter, Williams sinks a jumper and Chavis Holmes puts in a layup to tie the game. Hampton makes 1 of 2 free throws then after Chavis Holmes banks in a jumper, White converts a 3-point play. Chavis Holmes and Myatt trade layups then after Myatt swishes a short turnaround jumper, Bell cans 1 of 2 free throws. Hampton drains two free throws then Travis Holmes knocks down a short turnaround jumper to pull VMI to within three, 26-23, halfway through the opening half. Hearn tips in a rebound then after Timothy and Bell trade layups, Hampton banks in a couple of jumpers. Sargent drills a turnaround jumper and after Chavis Holmes and Hearn trade layups on fast breaks, Thomas makes 1 of 2 free throws and a jumper. Davis drains 1 of 2 free throws and Kirkpatrick lays in a rebound as the Bison are on a 10-4 run and now lead by 13, 42-29, with 5:00 to go. Williams puts in a layup and Mosley makes 1 of 2 free throws then after Hampton sinks a short jumper, Chavis Holmes banks in a layup. Myatt and Williams trade jumpers the White and Riley drill 3pters to give Howard a 16-point lead at the half. VMI's Chavis Holmes leads all scorers with 16 points and Hampton leads Howard with 13.
Second Half
Williams hits a 3pter and after Myatt banks in a layup, Hampton makes 1 of 2 free throws and lays in a rebound. Hearn cans two free throws then after Sargent sinks a turnaround jumper, Hearn and Williams trade layups. Kirkpatrick drains a short jumper and after Williams nails a 3pter, Mosley and Williams put in layups to pull VMI to within 13, 63-50, with 15:00 remaining. Walker drops in a layup then after Travis Holmes nails a couple of jumpers, Hampton makes 1 of 2 free throws. Timothy and Kenon trade two free throws then Mosley lays in a rebound to pull the Keydets to within ten, 68-58, midway through the second half. Myatt buries a 3pter and Davis banks in a layup on a fast break as both teams struggle and Howard increases their lead to 15, 73-58, with just over 5:00 to go. Williams banks in a couple of layups on fast breaks then after Sargent hits a 3pter, Kirkpatrick puts in a layup as both teams continue to struggle and the Bison hold on for the victory.
1 2 F Howard 52 23 75 VMI 36 29 65 [b]Howard Bison Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] J.Hearn 30 3-9 2-2 2 5 2 0 8 C.White 29 3-3 1-1 2 2 2 0 8 R.Hampton 30 6-13 5-8 2 6 1 1 17 E.Myatt 29 5-12 1-2 0 9 3 1 12 P.Kirkpatrick 17 6-9 0-0 2 6 0 2 12 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] T.Timothy 12 2-4 2-4 1 1 0 0 7 A.Walker 10 1-1 0-0 0 4 0 1 2 K.Riley 14 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 3 J.Smith 6 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 0 0 D.Davis 9 1-1 1-2 0 2 1 0 3 K.Mukole 8 0-3 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 A.Thomas 4 1-1 1-2 0 4 0 0 3 [b]Totals 29-58 13-21 9 46 11 6 75 .500 .619 Turnovers[/b]: 16 (J.Hearn 5, C.White 1, E.Myatt 3, P.Kirkpatrick 2, T.Timothy 2, A.Walker 1, D.Davis 2) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 0 [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 4-13, .308 (J.Hearn 0-3, C.White 1-1, R.Hampton 0-4, E.Myatt 1-1, T.Timothy 1-2, K.Riley 1-2) [b]VMI Keydets Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] A.Lonon 32 0-8 0-2 1 3 4 2 0 C.Holmes 29 7-11 0-0 0 2 3 1 16 R.Williams 32 11-19 0-0 1 4 2 1 24 T.Mosley 30 2-7 1-2 2 10 2 1 5 S.Sargent 18 3-7 0-0 1 4 0 2 7 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] T.Holmes 18 4-13 0-0 0 2 0 0 8 A.Kenon 10 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 C.Hunter 11 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 H.Houston 5 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 C.Josey 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 W.Bell 3 1-1 1-2 1 1 0 0 3 Q.Brownfield 8 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 [b]Totals 28-69 4-8 7 31 12 11 65 .406 .500 Turnovers[/b]: 10 (A.Lonon 2, R.Williams 1, T.Mosley 2, T.Holmes 4, C.Hunter 1) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 2 (S.Sargent 2) [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 5-13, .385 (A.Lonon 0-1, C.Holmes 2-5, R.Williams 2-2, S.Sargent 1-2, T.Holmes 0-3)
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