2nd Half Surge Lifts Keydets, 69-57
Cameron Hall
Lexington, VA
First Half
Williams and Brownfield swish turnaround jumpers and after Mack puts in a layup, Chavis Holmes makes 1 of 2 free throws. Chavis Holmes drains 1 of 2 free throws then after Williams and Leasure trade jumpers, Williams and Leasure trade a pair of free throws. Lonon drops in a layup on a fast break then Wallace sinks a short turnaround jumper to pull Coastal Carolina to within four, 12-8, with just under 15:00 remaining. Williams nails a turnaround jumper and after Mosley makes two free throws, Brownfield puts in a layup to give VMI a ten point lead, 18-8, halfway through the opening period. Brennan banks in a runner then after Mosley lays in a rebound, Brennan sinks a short jumper. Sexton lays in a rebound and Leasure hits a 3pter and after Lonon makes 1 of 2 free throws and Williams buries a jumper, Harris lays in a rebound to pull the Chanticleers to within four, 23-19, with just under 5:00 to go. Harris makes two free throws and after Sargent and Pack trade layups, Richardson banks in a layup to tie the game. Chavis Holmes drains two free throws then after Sisinni hits a 3pter, Williams banks in a jumper to give the Keydets the lead at the half. VMI's Williams leads all scorers with 12 points and Leasure leads Coastal Carolina with 7.
Second Half
Mack makes 1 of 2 free throws and Leasure puts in a layup and after Brownfield sinks a short jumper, Leasure and Williams trade 3pters. Leasure drains a 3pter then Chavis Holmes drops in layup to pull VMI to within one, 37-36, with under 15:00 remaining. Leasure makes two free throws and after Chavis Holmes hits a 3pter, Harris and Lonon trade layups. Leasure cans a jumper then after Brownfield sinks 1 of 2 free throws, Williams converts a 3-point play and drops in a layup to give the Keydets a four point lead, 47-43, midway through the second half. Mosley tips in a rebound and after Mack makes two free throws, Williams nails a 3pter and a jumper. Brownfield lays in a rebound and Chavis Holmes buries a jumper and a layup then after Breeze converts a 3-point play, Brownfield lays in a rebound as VMI is on a 13-3 run and leads by 14, 62-48, with 5:00 to go. Lonon and Pack trade layups and after Lonon banks in a runner, Lonon and Harris trade layups. Kenon drains 1 of 2 free throws then Pack tips in a rebound and Richardson buries a 3pter as the Keydets coast and advance to the Big South finals.
1 2 F Coastal Carolina 28 29 57 VMI 29 40 69 [b]Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] J.Mack 31 1-7 3-4 0 1 3 2 5 J.Leasure 34 6-13 4-4 1 4 2 0 19 E.Richardson 31 2-8 0-0 1 2 2 1 5 J.Harris 20 3-4 2-2 2 7 0 4 8 J.Pack 26 3-7 0-0 3 11 1 1 6 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] M.Sisinni 11 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 S.Sexton 5 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 A.Breeze 14 1-2 1-1 0 3 0 0 3 L.Johnson 8 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 B.Wallace 9 1-5 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 C.Ferguson 5 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 M.Brennan 5 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 [b]Totals 21-55 10-11 9 36 12 10 57 .382 .909 Turnovers[/b]: 23 (J.Mack 8, J.Leasure 2, E.Richardson 3, J.Harris 1, J.Pack 2, M.Sisinni 3, A.Breeze 3, L.Johnson 1) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 1 (M.Sisinni 1) [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 5-18, .278 (J.Mack 0-3, J.Leasure 3-5, E.Richardson 1-4, M.Sisinni 1-2, S.Sexton 0-1, A.Breeze 0-1, L.Johnson 0-1, M.Brennan 0-1) [b]VMI Keydets Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] A.Lonon 29 5-7 1-2 0 1 2 1 11 C.Holmes 29 4-12 4-6 0 2 1 1 13 R.Williams 30 10-20 3-3 1 3 2 2 25 Q.Brownfield 30 5-6 1-2 4 9 3 1 11 S.Sargent 25 1-5 0-0 3 8 0 2 2 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] T.Holmes 9 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 A.Kenon 8 0-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 C.Hunter 10 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 T.Mosley 11 2-5 2-2 4 8 0 1 6 H.Houston 8 0-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 C.Josey 6 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 W.Bell 4 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 0 0 [b]Totals 27-65 12-19 13 37 10 8 69 .415 .632 Turnovers[/b]: 12 (A.Lonon 2, C.Holmes 7, Q.Brownfield 2, H.Houston 1) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 3 (R.Williams 1, S.Sargent 1, T.Mosley 1) [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 3-15, .200 (C.Holmes 1-5, R.Williams 2-5, T.Holmes 0-2, A.Kenon 0-1, C.Hunter 0-1, C.Josey 0-1)
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