BOX SCORE (PDF)

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Samford men's basketball dropped an 85-56 decision at VMI Saturday afternoon at Cameron Hall.
 
With the loss, Samford falls to 6-11 overall and 2-8 in Southern Conference play. VMI improves to 11-10 overall and 6-6 in league contests.
 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Jaron Rillie led Samford with 11 points and seven rebounds.
• Preston Parks, Jalen Dupree and A.J. Staton-McCray added eight points each for Samford.
• VMI was led by Sean Conway with 22 points.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• VMI jumped out to an early 9-2 lead with 16:54 left in the first half after a three-point by Jake Stephens.
• With Samford trailing, 14-5, the Bulldogs went on a 9-0 run to tie the score at 14-14 with 11:30 left in the first half after a layup by Logan Dye.
• Samford took a 23-20 lead at the 5:02 mark in the first half after a jumper by Rillie.
• VMI responded with a 10-0 run to take a 30-23 lead with 2:57 to go in the first half after a pair of free throws by Trey Bonham.
• VMI took a 39-31 lead into the locker room at halftime.
• The Keydets stretched their lead to 46-31 with 18:37 left in the second half after a layup by Conway.
• After Samford cut the lead to 12 points at 46-34, VMI went on an 18-5 run to push its lead to 25 points at 64-39 with 12:11 left in the second half after a three-pointer by Conway.
• The Keydets led by as many as 36 points in the second half and VMI came away with the 85-56 win.

 
UP NEXT

• Samford will play at Furman Wednesday, Feb. 17. The game is set for a 6 p.m. (CT) start from Grenville, S.C.