East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. VMI Keydets

Feb 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ETSU	40	47	87
VMI	33	37	70

Game Recap

Barkley scores 22, East Tennessee State beats VMI 87-70. Blake Barkley scored 22 points as East Tennessee State beat VMI 87-70 on Saturday.

Player Stats

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	31	7-9	2-2	6-8	12	2	0	0	2	2	22
15Cam Morris III	30	7-10	0-0	2-2	5	3	3	1	3	3	16
35Jordan McCullum	25	6-7	0-1	0-0	3	4	2	1	1	2	12
11Brian Taylor II	21	2-9	1-4	0-0	6	3	0	0	2	0	5
5Allen Strothers	26	1-3	0-1	4-4	1	5	1	1	2	3	6
24Isaiah Sutherland	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Jaylen Smith	19	1-6	1-6	0-0	2	6	0	0	5	2	3
2Maki Johnson	30	5-6	5-6	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	1	15
55Milton Matthews III	12	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	4	8
TOTAL	-	32-5756.1%	11-2642.3%	12-1485.7%	37	26	7	3	17	17	87

VMI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Cal Liston	23	2-7	2-6	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	6
44TJ Johnson	38	3-11	1-8	0-2	3	4	5	0	2	0	7
2Mario Tatum Jr.	30	1-6	0-2	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	0	4
4Linus Holmstrom	34	7-12	6-10	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	2	20
30Tan Yildizoglu	36	4-8	1-3	3-4	6	7	3	0	3	2	12
6Kaden Stuckey	28	4-9	0-1	5-5	5	1	0	0	4	4	13
7Jaylen Pazon	10	3-4	1-2	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	8
14Walker Andrews	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	11-3234.4%	11-1668.8%	21	14	10	0	12	11	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfETSUVMI

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by VMI.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
(19:34) Cal Liston misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:31) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(19:05) Brian Taylor II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:03) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(18:50) Foul on Cam Morris III.
(18:50) Cal Liston misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:50) VMI Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:50) Cal Liston misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:48) Allen Strothers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:24) Jordan McCullum makes 11-foot jumper (Blake Barkley assists).
20
+3 (18:12) Cal Liston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
23
+3 (17:47) Blake Barkley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cam Morris III assists).
53
+3 (17:28) Linus Holmstrom makes 25-foot three point jumper.
56
(17:10) Jordan McCullum misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:06) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Tan Yildizoglu misses layup.
(16:50) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:40) Maki Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
86
(16:26) TJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:23) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:20) Maki Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
116
+3 (15:56) TJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mario Tatum Jr. assists).
119
+2 (15:44) Blake Barkley makes layup (Cam Morris III assists).
139
(15:32) Cal Liston misses layup.
(15:29) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Cam Morris III bad pass turnover.
(15:16) Mario Tatum Jr. Steal.
+2 (15:10) Mario Tatum Jr. makes 15-foot jumper.
1311
+3 (14:51) Jaylen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
1611
(14:17) Foul on Maki Johnson.
+1 (14:17) Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1612
+1 (14:17) Mario Tatum Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1613
(14:13) Brian Taylor II misses 18-foot jumper.
(14:10) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Kaden Stuckey misses layup.
(13:31) Tan Yildizoglu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:31) Tan Yildizoglu makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1615
(13:23) Brian Taylor II misses 14-foot jumper.
(13:18) Kaden Stuckey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:10) Tan Yildizoglu makes layup.
1617
(12:56) Jaylen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:53) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) TJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:24) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:21) Maki Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
1917
(12:05) Tan Yildizoglu bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:45) Jordan McCullum makes layup.
2117
(11:31) TJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Jaylen Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(11:13) Linus Holmstrom misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:10) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:00) Cam Morris III makes 5-foot dunk (Jordan McCullum assists).
2317
(10:37) Foul on Linus Holmstrom.
(10:37) Linus Holmstrom turnover.
(10:17) Foul on Tan Yildizoglu.
+3 (10:07) Maki Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Milton Matthews III assists).
2617
(9:48) Kaden Stuckey bad pass turnover.
(9:34) Maki Johnson bad pass turnover.
(9:34) Tan Yildizoglu Steal.
(9:28) Kaden Stuckey misses layup.
(9:25) Milton Matthews III Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Jordan McCullum bad pass turnover.
(9:16) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(9:00) Foul on Milton Matthews III.
(8:46) Kaden Stuckey misses 8-foot hook shot.
(8:42) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Blake Barkley misses layup.
(8:33) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:33) Blake Barkley makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2817
(8:17) Cal Liston misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:13) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Isaiah Sutherland misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:59) Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:52) Tan Yildizoglu makes layup.
2819
(7:41) Foul on Cal Liston.
+1 (7:41) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2919
+1 (7:41) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3019
(7:30) TJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Jaylen Smith bad pass turnover.
+3 (7:10) Linus Holmstrom makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
3022
(6:53) Brian Taylor II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:50) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Tan Yildizoglu misses layup.
(6:36) Cam Morris III Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Blake Barkley misses 10-foot jumper.
(6:24) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(6:02) Linus Holmstrom misses layup.
(5:59) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Maki Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:47) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
(5:46) Cam Morris III misses 9-foot jumper.
(5:42) Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Mario Tatum Jr. misses layup.
(5:35) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Foul on Tan Yildizoglu.
(5:22) Blake Barkley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:22) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:22) Blake Barkley makes free throw 2 of 2.
3122
(5:05) Linus Holmstrom bad pass turnover.
(5:05) Cam Morris III Steal.
(5:00) Foul on Cal Liston.
+1 (5:00) Cam Morris III makes free throw 1 of 2.
3222
+1 (5:00) Cam Morris III makes free throw 2 of 2.
3322
(4:48) TJ Johnson misses 9-foot jumper.
(4:45) Kaden Stuckey Offensive Rebound.
(4:44) Kaden Stuckey bad pass turnover.
(4:44) Jordan McCullum Steal.
(4:40) Jaylen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:35) Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) Foul on Allen Strothers.
(4:24) TJ Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:24) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:02) Jordan McCullum makes 12-foot jumper (Jaylen Smith assists).
3522
+3 (3:47) Cal Liston makes 26-foot three point jumper (TJ Johnson assists).
3525
(3:28) Jaylen Smith bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:16) Kaden Stuckey makes layup (Linus Holmstrom assists).
3527
(3:06) Blake Barkley bad pass turnover.
(3:06) Tan Yildizoglu Steal.
+2 (3:01) TJ Johnson makes layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
3529
(2:39) Cam Morris III misses layup.
(2:35) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
(2:25) Cal Liston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:22) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
+1 (2:09) Allen Strothers makes free throw 1 of 2.
3629
+1 (2:09) Allen Strothers makes free throw 2 of 2.
3729
+2 (1:59) Kaden Stuckey makes layup.
3731
+2 (1:47) Allen Strothers makes 11-foot jumper.
3931
(1:18) Linus Holmstrom misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:15) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(1:09) Brian Taylor II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Blake Barkley Offensive Rebound.
(1:05) Foul on Kaden Stuckey.
+1 (1:05) Blake Barkley makes free throw 1 of 2.
4031
(1:05) Blake Barkley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:05) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Kaden Stuckey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:48) East Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Brian Taylor II bad pass turnover.
(0:41) Tan Yildizoglu Steal.
(0:34) Tan Yildizoglu bad pass turnover.
(0:34) Allen Strothers Steal.
(0:29) Brian Taylor II bad pass turnover.
(0:29) TJ Johnson Steal.
(0:02) Kaden Stuckey misses layup.
(0:01) Kaden Stuckey Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Allen Strothers.
+1 (0:01) Kaden Stuckey makes free throw 1 of 2.
4032
+1 (0:01) Kaden Stuckey makes free throw 2 of 2.
4033
(0:01) Allen Strothers misses 50-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ETSU

VMI

87Points70

32-57(56.1%)Field Goal(%)24-57(42.1%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)11-32(34.4%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

40(10)Rebounds(Offensive)21(6)

26Assists14

7Steals10

3Blocks0

17Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

21Largest Lead1

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Cameron Hall · Lexington, VA

attendance: 1,433 (28.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ETSU -14.5

over/under: 143.5