VMI Keydets vs. Samford Bulldogs

Feb 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VMI	36	25	61
SAM	36	44	80

Game Recap

VMI Keydets vs Samford Bulldogs game highlights

Faulkner posts 22 points, double-double as Samford knocks off VMI 80-61. Dylan Faulkner scored 22 points and had a double-double as Samford beat VMI 80-61 on Thursday.

Player Stats

VMI	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Cal Liston	29	2-8	0-5	0-1	3	1	1	0	1	3	4
44TJ Johnson	39	4-11	2-9	1-3	6	0	2	0	0	0	11
4Linus Holmstrom	31	3-7	2-5	1-1	5	2	0	0	3	4	9
30Tan Yildizoglu	36	6-14	2-5	3-4	7	5	0	0	5	1	17
14Walker Andrews	11	1-4	0-2	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
6Kaden Stuckey	27	3-8	0-1	0-0	8	1	0	0	1	3	6
2Mario Tatum Jr.	27	3-7	1-4	3-4	2	0	2	1	0	2	10


TOTAL	-	22-5937.3%	7-3122.6%	10-1566.7%	31	10	6	1	10	13	61

SAMFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
15Dylan Faulkner	29	6-8	0-0	10-10	11	3	1	3	1	22
5Cade Norris	37	4-10	2-6	2-2	7	6	1	0	2	12
0Isaiah Campbell-Finch	20	2-6	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	2	1	5
3Keaton Norris	35	6-10	5-7	0-0	4	4	1	1	3	17
2Jadin Booth	37	3-9	3-9	1-2	5	0	0	1	3	10
22Jaxon Pollard	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
35Will Shaver	7	0-1	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	1	0
10Kam Martin	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	2
8Zion Wilburn	22	5-8	1-4	1-3	1	3	0	1	1	12
TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	12-3138.7%	14-1973.7%	35	19	3	9	14	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVMISAM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Samford.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by VMI.
+3 (19:34) Keaton Norris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists).
03
(19:13) TJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:11) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Keaton Norris bad pass turnover.
(18:55) Walker Andrews Steal.
(18:50) Tan Yildizoglu bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:42) Cade Norris makes 9-foot jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
05
(18:24) Cal Liston misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Jadin Booth misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:04) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Tan Yildizoglu bad pass turnover.
+3 (17:42) Cade Norris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists).
08
(17:07) Linus Holmstrom misses 12-foot jumper.
(17:04) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Cade Norris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:51) Dylan Faulkner Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Foul on Tan Yildizoglu.
+1 (16:51) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
09
+1 (16:51) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
010
+2 (16:38) Cal Liston makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
210
(16:38) Foul on Will Shaver.
(16:37) Cal Liston misses free throw 1 of 1.
(16:36) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Jadin Booth bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:54) Kaden Stuckey makes 1-foot dunk (Linus Holmstrom assists).
410
(15:27) Cade Norris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:23) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Tan Yildizoglu bad pass turnover.
(15:21) Keaton Norris Steal.
+2 (15:17) Keaton Norris makes layup.
412
(15:05) Foul on Keaton Norris.
(14:54) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:52) Cal Liston Offensive Rebound.
(14:52) Foul on Jadin Booth.
+2 (14:49) Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
612
(14:33) Jadin Booth misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:30) TJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:15) Tan Yildizoglu makes layup.
812
(14:08) Kam Martin bad pass turnover.
(14:08) Cal Liston Steal.
+2 (14:03) Mario Tatum Jr. makes layup.
1012
(13:43) Kam Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) VMI Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:20) Mario Tatum Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
1312
(13:09) Keaton Norris misses 16-foot jumper.
(13:05) Cal Liston Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Cal Liston misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Dylan Faulkner bad pass turnover.
(12:31) TJ Johnson Steal.
+3 (12:12) Linus Holmstrom makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
1612
+3 (11:48) Zion Wilburn makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keaton Norris assists).
1615
+2 (11:30) Cal Liston makes 4-foot hook shot.
1815
+2 (11:21) Dylan Faulkner makes 2-foot dunk (Zion Wilburn assists).
1817
+3 (10:57) TJ Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper.
2117
(10:31) Foul on Cal Liston.
+1 (10:31) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2118
+1 (10:31) Dylan Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2119
+3 (10:21) Linus Holmstrom makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tan Yildizoglu assists).
2419
(10:20) Foul on Isaiah Campbell-Finch.
+1 (10:20) Linus Holmstrom makes free throw 1 of 1.
2519
(10:06) Isaiah Campbell-Finch bad pass turnover.
(10:06) Mario Tatum Jr. Steal.
(9:48) Linus Holmstrom bad pass turnover.
(9:48) Cade Norris Steal.
+2 (9:41) Dylan Faulkner makes 1-foot dunk.
2521
(9:24) Cal Liston misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:20) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Zion Wilburn misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:10) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:01) Jadin Booth Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Jadin Booth misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
(8:30) Mario Tatum Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:28) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:24) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Faulkner assists).
2524
(8:06) Tan Yildizoglu misses 15-foot jumper.
(8:02) Dylan Faulkner Defensive Rebound.
(7:57) Dylan Faulkner turnover.
(7:34) Walker Andrews misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:31) Kaden Stuckey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:29) TJ Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaden Stuckey assists).
2824
+3 (7:14) Keaton Norris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Campbell-Finch assists).
2827
(6:58) Cal Liston misses layup.
(6:55) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Isaiah Campbell-Finch bad pass turnover.
(6:29) Tan Yildizoglu misses layup.
(6:25) Kaden Stuckey Offensive Rebound.
(6:24) Kaden Stuckey misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:22) Will Shaver Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) Keaton Norris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:09) Kaden Stuckey Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) TJ Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:51) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Isaiah Campbell-Finch makes layup (Cade Norris assists).
2829
(5:19) Walker Andrews misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:16) Cal Liston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:13) Walker Andrews makes layup.
3029
+3 (4:51) Cade Norris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Wilburn assists).
3032
(4:24) TJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:20) Cade Norris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:08) Zion Wilburn makes layup.
3034
(3:42) Foul on Jadin Booth.
+1 (3:42) Walker Andrews makes free throw 1 of 2.
3134
+1 (3:42) Walker Andrews makes free throw 2 of 2.
3234
(3:25) Cade Norris misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:21) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:05) Linus Holmstrom makes 8-foot jumper (Walker Andrews assists).
3434
(2:54) Jadin Booth misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Cade Norris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:43) Dylan Faulkner makes layup.
3436
(2:21) Kaden Stuckey misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:17) Jaxon Pollard Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Zion Wilburn misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Mario Tatum Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) Foul on Cade Norris.
(1:33) Tan Yildizoglu misses 22-foot jumper.
(1:30) TJ Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(1:23) Linus Holmstrom misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:21) Keaton Norris Defensive Rebound.
(1:08) Cade Norris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:54) TJ Johnson makes layup.
3636
(0:40) Isaiah Campbell-Finch misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Tan Yildizoglu Defensive Rebound.
(0:18) Tan Yildizoglu misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:15) Jaxon Pollard Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Cade Norris misses 10-foot jumper.
(0:00) Mario Tatum Jr. Block.
(0:00) Linus Holmstrom Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VMI

SAM

61Points80

22-59(37.3%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)

7-31(22.6%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

10Assists19

6Steals3

1Blocks0

10Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

6Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Pete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL

attendance: 1,213 (24.3%)

spread: SAM -17.5

over/under: 155.5