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01/30 03:43 CST VMI faces Mercer on 7-game skid
VMI faces Mercer on 7-game skid
By The Associated Press
VMI Keydets (6-16, 1-8 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (14-8, 6-3 SoCon)
Macon, Georgia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: VMI heads into the matchup with Mercer as losers of seven games in
a row.
The Bears are 10-0 on their home court. Mercer ranks second in the SoCon with
11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Armani Mighty averaging 4.1.
The Keydets are 1-8 against SoCon opponents. VMI ranks eighth in the SoCon
shooting 32.8% from 3-point range.
Mercer scores 85.5 points, 8.1 more per game than the 77.4 VMI gives up. VMI's
40.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.2 percentage points
lower than Mercer has given up to its opponents (42.3%).
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Baraka Okojie is averaging 18.5 points and 5.7 assists for the
Bears. Zaire Williams is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
TJ Johnson is averaging 18.2 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Keydets. Linus
Holmstrom is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 7-3, averaging 91.4 points, 36.6 rebounds, 15.8 assists,
8.0 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 75.2 points per game.
Keydets: 1-9, averaging 66.9 points, 26.7 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 6.8 steals
and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
