VMI Keydets vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VMI	30	37	67
ETSU	41	40	81

Game Recap

Player Stats

VMI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Alexander Daushvili	22	1-3	0-0	4-6	2	2	1	0	1	2	6
44TJ Johnson	37	9-17	6-10	6-8	9	0	1	1	1	1	30
4Linus Holmstrom	31	2-13	0-8	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	6
30Tan Yildizoglu	24	4-8	0-3	3-7	3	1	1	0	2	1	11
5AJ Clark	28	2-5	0-1	1-2	5	1	2	0	0	3	5
6Kaden Stuckey	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	2	1	2	0
0Cal Liston	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Mario Tatum Jr.	30	3-9	0-3	1-2	3	2	1	0	1	0	7
14Walker Andrews	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

TOTAL	-	22-5937.3%	6-2623.1%	17-2763.0%	28	8	6	3	6	11	67

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	36	7-9	1-2	5-6	7	1	0	0	1	1	20
15Cam Morris III	32	10-12	1-1	4-6	7	2	0	1	2	2	25
35Jordan McCullum	10	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	1	1	3	2
11Brian Taylor II	35	3-8	0-4	1-2	3	6	1	0	2	3	7
5Allen Strothers	24	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	5	0	0	0	2	2
30Henry Sisemore	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
25Joseph Carter	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Jaylen Smith	24	4-9	3-6	2-2	3	1	1	0	2	2	13
2Maki Johnson	26	3-6	3-6	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	4	9
21Gabe Sisk	11	1-3	0-0	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	-	29-5255.8%	8-2040.0%	15-1978.9%	29	17	4	3	9	20	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVMIETSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by East Tennessee State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by VMI.
(19:29) team shot clock turnover .
(19:05) Tan Yildizoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:01) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Foul on AJ Clark.
(18:55) Blake Barkley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:55) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:55) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
01
(18:48) Linus Holmstrom misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Foul on AJ Clark.
+1 (18:40) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2.
02
(18:40) Brian Taylor II misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:40) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Linus Holmstrom misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:11) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:05) Cam Morris III makes layup (Allen Strothers assists).
04
(17:46) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(17:39) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(17:39) Alexander Daushvili misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:39) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:39) Alexander Daushvili makes free throw 2 of 2.
14
(17:28) Jaylen Smith bad pass turnover.
+3 (17:16) TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alexander Daushvili assists).
44
(17:05) Foul on Alexander Daushvili.
(17:05) Cam Morris III misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:05) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:05) Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2.
45
+2 (16:45) Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup.
65
+2 (16:29) Blake Barkley makes layup (Brian Taylor II assists).
67
(16:08) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:04) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:00) Brian Taylor II makes layup.
69
(15:44) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(15:41) TJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:38) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(15:31) Jordan McCullum misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:28) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(15:23) TJ Johnson misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:20) Kaden Stuckey Offensive Rebound.
(15:18) Kaden Stuckey bad pass turnover.
(15:18) Brian Taylor II Steal.
(15:09) Jaylen Smith misses layup.
(15:05) Kaden Stuckey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:58) Tan Yildizoglu makes layup.
89
(14:42) Maki Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:38) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:19) Foul on Brian Taylor II.
(14:04) Tan Yildizoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:59) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
+1 (13:43) Jordan McCullum makes free throw 1 of 2.
810
+1 (13:43) Jordan McCullum makes free throw 2 of 2.
811
(13:24) Tan Yildizoglu misses layup.
(13:24) Jordan McCullum Block.
(13:19) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:05) Cam Morris III makes layup (Maki Johnson assists).
813
+2 (12:42) Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup.
1013
+3 (12:20) Jaylen Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cam Morris III assists).
1016
(11:58) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(11:50) TJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(11:44) Foul on Linus Holmstrom.
+1 (11:44) Jaylen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
1017
+1 (11:44) Jaylen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
1018
+2 (11:17) Alexander Daushvili makes layup (Linus Holmstrom assists).
1218
(11:11) Cam Morris III bad pass turnover.
(11:11) AJ Clark Steal.
(11:07) Foul on Gabe Sisk.
(10:56) Alexander Daushvili misses layup.
(10:56) Maki Johnson Block.
(10:51) Allen Strothers Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(10:49) TJ Johnson Block.
(10:46) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:46) Cam Morris III makes layup.
1220
(10:21) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:21) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:21) Cam Morris III makes 12-foot jumper.
1222
(9:48) Foul on Maki Johnson.
+1 (9:48) Tan Yildizoglu makes free throw 1 of 2.
1322
+1 (9:48) Tan Yildizoglu makes free throw 2 of 2.
1422
(9:30) Maki Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) AJ Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:09) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(9:01) Blake Barkley bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:46) Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup.
1622
(8:27) Foul on Cal Liston.
+1 (8:27) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1623
+1 (8:27) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1624
+2 (8:07) Tan Yildizoglu makes layup (Alexander Daushvili assists).
1824
+2 (7:45) Blake Barkley makes layup.
1826
(7:27) Mario Tatum Jr. misses layup.
(7:24) Mario Tatum Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on Brian Taylor II.
(7:22) Tan Yildizoglu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:22) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:22) Tan Yildizoglu makes free throw 2 of 2.
1926
(7:06) Cam Morris III misses 13-foot jumper.
(7:02) Alexander Daushvili Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(6:39) Alexander Daushvili misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:39) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:39) Alexander Daushvili makes free throw 2 of 2.
2026
(6:22) Cam Morris III traveling turnover.
(6:07) Linus Holmstrom misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:01) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:59) Gabe Sisk makes 10-foot jumper.
2028
(5:59) Foul on Tan Yildizoglu.
+1 (5:59) Gabe Sisk makes free throw 1 of 1.
2029
+2 (5:38) Linus Holmstrom makes layup.
2229
+2 (5:20) Cam Morris III makes layup.
2231
(5:02) Linus Holmstrom misses layup.
(4:58) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(4:56) Jaylen Smith bad pass turnover.
(4:56) Alexander Daushvili Steal.
(4:50) Tan Yildizoglu bad pass turnover.
(4:50) Gabe Sisk Steal.
(4:46) Brian Taylor II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:42) AJ Clark Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) TJ Johnson misses layup.
(4:22) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Jaylen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:13) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Foul on Gabe Sisk.
(3:46) Tan Yildizoglu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:46) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:46) Tan Yildizoglu misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:45) Gabe Sisk Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Gabe Sisk misses layup.
(3:25) Kaden Stuckey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:18) Tan Yildizoglu makes layup.
2431
(3:18) Foul on Maki Johnson.
(3:18) Tan Yildizoglu misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:16) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) Brian Taylor II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:08) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:03) Maki Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blake Barkley assists).
2434
+2 (2:33) TJ Johnson makes 16-foot jumper.
2634
(2:17) Allen Strothers misses 10-foot jumper.
(2:14) Maki Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(2:12) Brian Taylor II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:09) Allen Strothers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:07) Maki Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
2637
(1:33) Foul on Cam Morris III.
(1:32) TJ Johnson misses free throw 1 of 3.
(1:32) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:32) TJ Johnson misses free throw 2 of 3.
(1:32) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:32) TJ Johnson makes free throw 3 of 3.
2737
+2 (1:06) Cam Morris III makes 3-foot dunk (Brian Taylor II assists).
2739
+3 (0:48) TJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists).
3039
(0:35) Foul on Alexander Daushvili.
+1 (0:35) Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3040
+1 (0:35) Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2.
3041
(0:07) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:05) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Brian Taylor II misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:00) VMI Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VMI

ETSU

67Points81

22-59(37.3%)Field Goal(%)29-52(55.8%)

6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

17-27(63.0%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

30(11)Rebounds(Offensive)34(5)

8Assists17

6Steals4

3Blocks3

6Turnovers10

11(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

1Largest Lead19

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Freedom Hall Civic Center · Johnson City, TN

attendance: 3,074 (50.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ETSU -16.5

over/under: 146.5