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Yildizoglu scores 17 as VMI downs Citadel 73-62 in Southern Conference Tournament opener

AP
Mar 08, 2025

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Tan Yildizoglu had 17 points in VMI's 73-62 win over Citadel on Friday in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament.

VMI advances to face No. 2-seeded UNC-Greensboro in Saturday's quarterfinals.

Yildizoglu had nine rebounds and six assists for the Keydets (14-18). TJ Johnson scored 16 points and added nine rebounds. Rickey Bradley, Jr. had 13 points and shot 4 of 5 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line.

Brody Fox led the way for the Bulldogs (5-25) with 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Christian Moore added 12 points and six rebounds for Citadel. Eze Wali finished with 12 points and five assists. The loss is the 21st in a row for the Bulldogs.

VMI took the lead with 6:14 left in the first half and did not give it up. Yildizoglu led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them ahead 36-27 at the break. VMI turned a 10-point second-half lead into a 20-point advantage with a 10-0 run to make it a 66-46 lead with 7:11 left in the half. Johnson scored 16 second-half points in the victory.

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1st Half
CIT
Bulldogs
27
VMI
Keydets
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		John Adams vs. Augustinas Kiudulas (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:46		Christian Moore misses three point jump shot
19:44		AJ Clark defensive rebound
19:21		Tan Yildizoglu misses two point jump shot
19:19		John Adams defensive rebound
19:08		Brody Fox misses two point jump shot
19:06		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
18:49		Tan Yildizoglu misses three point jump shot
18:47		Christian Moore defensive rebound
18:36		Cameron Glover misses three point jump shot
18:34		Christian Moore offensive rebound
18:34		Rickey Bradley Jr. personal foul
18:27	+2	Christian Moore makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:06		Rickey Bradley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brody Fox steals)
18:01		TJ Johnson shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
18:01	+1	Brody Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-0
18:01	+1	Brody Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-0
17:40	+2	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes two point layup	4-2
17:31		Christian Moore misses three point jump shot
17:29		Brody Fox offensive rebound
17:24		Brody Fox misses three point jump shot
17:22		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
17:16		AJ Clark misses three point jump shot
17:14		Paxton Davidson defensive rebound
17:10		Paxton Davidson turnover (bad pass) (Rickey Bradley Jr. steals)
17:05	+2	AJ Clark makes two point layup (Rickey Bradley Jr. assists)	4-4
16:47		Christian Moore misses two point layup
16:45		Rickey Bradley Jr. defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Tan Yildizoglu makes two point layup	4-6
16:11		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
16:09		AJ Clark defensive rebound
15:53		Colby McAllister shooting foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53		Rickey Bradley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:53	+1	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-7
15:42		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
15:40		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
15:22		Augustinas Kiudulas misses two point layup
15:20		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
15:03		Brody Fox misses three point jump shot
15:01		Linus Holmstrom defensive rebound
14:48		Linus Holmstrom misses three point jump shot
14:46		Brody Fox defensive rebound
14:35		Brody Fox misses two point layup
14:33		Brody Fox offensive rebound
14:31		Brody Fox misses two point layup
14:29		Christian Moore offensive rebound
14:28		Linus Holmstrom personal foul (Christian Moore draws the foul)
14:22	+2	Cameron Glover makes two point layup	6-7
13:55		TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:53		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
13:42		Christian Moore misses two point layup
13:40		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Tan Yildizoglu makes two point layup	6-9
13:04		Brody Fox misses two point layup
13:02		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
12:49		Tan Yildizoglu misses three point jump shot
12:47		Paxton Davidson defensive rebound
12:42		Brody Fox turnover (lost ball) (TJ Johnson steals)
12:25		Kaden Stuckey turnover (bad pass) (Brody Fox steals)
12:21		Kaden Stuckey shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
12:21		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:21		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:21		Rickey Bradley Jr. defensive rebound
11:56		Augustinas Kiudulas turnover (lost ball) (Brody Fox steals)
11:50	+2	Brody Fox makes two point layup	8-9
11:33		Augustinas Kiudulas misses three point jump shot
11:31		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
11:21	+2	Brody Fox makes two point layup	10-9
11:21		Kaden Stuckey shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:21		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:21		Augustinas Kiudulas defensive rebound
10:57		Colby McAllister personal foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul)
10:45	+2	Augustinas Kiudulas makes two point layup	10-11
10:30		Paxton Davidson misses three point jump shot
10:28		John Adams offensive rebound
10:10		Cameron Glover misses three point jump shot
10:08		Christian Moore offensive rebound
10:03		Paxton Davidson misses three point jump shot
10:01		Dante Kearse offensive rebound
9:58	+2	Dante Kearse makes two point layup	12-11
9:33		Paxton Davidson personal foul (Augustinas Kiudulas draws the foul)
9:27		Cameron Glover personal foul (Jaylen Pazon draws the foul)
9:22		TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:20		Brody Fox defensive rebound
9:12		Augustinas Kiudulas personal foul (John Adams draws the foul)
9:10		Paxton Davidson turnover (bad pass) (Rickey Bradley Jr. steals)
9:05	+2	Tan Yildizoglu makes two point layup	12-13
8:53	+2	Brody Fox makes two point layup	14-13
8:34	+2	Jaylen Pazon makes two point layup	14-15
8:18		Dante Kearse misses three point jump shot
8:16		John Adams offensive rebound
7:58		Augustinas Kiudulas shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Brody Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-15
7:58		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:58		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes two point layup	15-17
7:21		John Adams misses two point layup
7:19		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
6:56		Tan Yildizoglu turnover (lost ball) (Brody Fox steals)
6:50	+2	Christian Moore makes two point layup (Eze Wali assists)	17-17
6:28		TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:26		AJ Clark offensive rebound
6:25		John Adams personal foul (AJ Clark draws the foul)
6:14	+3	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes three point jump shot	17-20
6:00		Kaden Stuckey shooting foul (Eze Wali draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Eze Wali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-20
6:00	+1	Eze Wali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-20
5:39	+2	AJ Clark makes two point layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists)	19-22
5:17		Brody Fox misses two point jump shot
5:15		AJ Clark defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Tan Yildizoglu makes two point jump shot	19-24
4:40		Christian Moore misses two point layup
4:38		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
4:30		Rickey Bradley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Paxton Davidson steals)
4:25		TJ Johnson shooting foul (Christian Moore draws the foul)
4:25	+1	Christian Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-24
4:25	+1	Christian Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
4:08		Dante Kearse shooting foul (Tan Yildizoglu draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Tan Yildizoglu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-25
4:08	+1	Tan Yildizoglu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-26
3:52		Colby McAllister turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Pazon steals)
3:43		Dante Kearse shooting foul (Jaylen Pazon draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:43		Jaylen Pazon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:43		Jaylen Pazon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:43		Brody Fox defensive rebound
3:15		Kaden Stuckey shooting foul (Dante Kearse draws the foul)
3:15		Dante Kearse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:15	+1	Dante Kearse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-26
2:51	+3	Jaylen Pazon makes three point jump shot (Tan Yildizoglu assists)	22-29
2:28		Cyprian Hyde blocks Brody Fox's two point layup
2:26		Cyprian Hyde defensive rebound
2:12		AJ Clark misses two point layup
2:10		AJ Clark offensive rebound
2:07	+2	AJ Clark makes two point layup	22-31
2:06		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:51		Dante Kearse turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Pazon steals)
1:51		Jaylen Pazon turnover (out of bounds)
1:41		Cameron Glover misses three point jump shot
1:39		AJ Clark defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Jaylen Pazon makes two point layup	22-33
1:03	+2	John Adams makes two point jump shot	24-33
0:39		Rickey Bradley Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Glover steals)
0:37		Tan Yildizoglu shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
0:37		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:37		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37		Christian Moore offensive rebound
0:30		John Adams misses two point layup
0:30		John Adams offensive rebound
0:23	+3	Eze Wali makes three point jump shot (John Adams assists)	27-33
0:13		Keydets 30 second timeout
0:03	+3	Tan Yildizoglu makes three point jump shot (Rickey Bradley Jr. assists)	27-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CIT
Bulldogs
35
VMI
Keydets
37

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+2	TJ Johnson makes two point layup (Augustinas Kiudulas assists)	27-38
19:09		Eze Wali misses three point jump shot
19:07		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
18:48	+2	Augustinas Kiudulas makes two point layup	27-40
18:28		Christian Moore turnover (bad pass) (Rickey Bradley Jr. steals)
18:15		TJ Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:13		Eze Wali defensive rebound
18:02	+3	Cameron Glover makes three point jump shot (Brody Fox assists)	30-40
17:38	+2	Augustinas Kiudulas makes two point layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists)	30-42
17:28		Christian Moore turnover (bad pass) (Augustinas Kiudulas steals)
17:20		Augustinas Kiudulas misses three point jump shot
17:18		Brody Fox defensive rebound
17:07	+3	Eze Wali makes three point jump shot (Brody Fox assists)	33-42
16:54		Tan Yildizoglu turnover (bad pass) (John Adams steals)
16:37		AJ Clark shooting foul (Cameron Glover draws the foul)
16:37	+1	Cameron Glover makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-42
16:37	+1	Cameron Glover makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-42
16:19	+3	TJ Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tan Yildizoglu assists)	35-45
15:46		Rickey Bradley Jr. shooting foul (Paxton Davidson draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46		Paxton Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:46		Paxton Davidson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:46		Augustinas Kiudulas defensive rebound
15:38		John Adams personal foul
15:36	+2	TJ Johnson makes two point layup (Tan Yildizoglu assists)	35-47
15:08		Paxton Davidson turnover (bad pass) (AJ Clark steals)
15:02	+2	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes two point layup (AJ Clark assists)	35-49
14:58		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:37		John Adams misses two point layup
14:35		John Adams offensive rebound
14:35		Rickey Bradley Jr. shooting foul (John Adams draws the foul)
14:35		John Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:35		John Adams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:35		Colby McAllister offensive rebound
14:35		Jump ball. Colby McAllister vs. Rickey Bradley Jr. (Colby McAllister gains possession)
14:17	+2	Colby McAllister makes two point jump shot (Paxton Davidson assists)	37-49
14:03		TJ Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Glover steals)
13:46		Linus Holmstrom blocks Colby McAllister's two point layup
13:44		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:41		Jaylen Pazon personal foul (John Adams draws the foul)
13:35	+3	Christian Moore makes three point jump shot (Eze Wali assists)	40-49
13:15		Tan Yildizoglu misses two point jump shot
13:13		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
13:07		Augustinas Kiudulas personal foul
13:02	+2	Brody Fox makes two point layup (John Adams assists)	42-49
12:55		Keydets 30 second timeout
12:44		Augustinas Kiudulas misses three point jump shot
12:42		Brody Fox defensive rebound
12:19		Brody Fox misses two point layup
12:17		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
12:12	+2	Tan Yildizoglu makes two point layup	42-51
11:37		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
11:37		TV timeout
11:16		Rickey Bradley Jr. misses two point layup
11:14		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:12		Colby McAllister turnover (bad pass) (Tan Yildizoglu steals)
11:02	+3	TJ Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tan Yildizoglu assists)	42-54
10:47		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
10:45		Christian Moore offensive rebound
10:42	+2	Brody Fox makes two point layup (Christian Moore assists)	44-54
10:42		AJ Clark shooting foul (Brody Fox draws the foul)
10:42		Brody Fox misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:42		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
10:26		TJ Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:24		Augustinas Kiudulas offensive rebound
10:17	+2	Augustinas Kiudulas makes two point layup	44-56
10:10	+2	John Adams makes two point layup (Eze Wali assists)	46-56
10:10		Augustinas Kiudulas shooting foul (John Adams draws the foul)
10:10		John Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:10		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
9:52		Eze Wali personal foul
9:42	+3	TJ Johnson makes three point jump shot (Rickey Bradley Jr. assists)	46-59
9:12		Christian Moore turnover (bad pass) (Rickey Bradley Jr. steals)
9:04		Brody Fox shooting foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul)
9:04	+1	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-60
9:04	+1	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-61
8:45		Cameron Glover misses three point jump shot
8:43		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
8:18		Kaden Stuckey turnover (lost ball) (Paxton Davidson steals)
8:09		Paxton Davidson turnover (bad pass) (AJ Clark steals)
8:03	+2	AJ Clark makes two point layup	46-63
7:53		Brody Fox misses two point jump shot
7:51		AJ Clark defensive rebound
7:26		Tan Yildizoglu misses two point jump shot
7:24		Cameron Glover defensive rebound
7:18		Paxton Davidson turnover (bad pass) (AJ Clark steals)
7:11	+3	TJ Johnson makes three point jump shot (AJ Clark assists)	46-66
7:10		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:10		TV timeout
6:49		TJ Johnson blocks Brody Fox's two point layup
6:47		Bulldogs offensive rebound
6:43	+2	Cameron Glover makes two point layup	48-66
6:13	+2	Tan Yildizoglu makes two point layup	48-68
6:04		AJ Clark blocks Dante Kearse's two point layup
6:02		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
5:36	+2	Kaden Stuckey makes two point layup (Rickey Bradley Jr. assists)	48-70
5:13	+2	Brody Fox makes two point layup (Christian Moore assists)	50-70
4:40		Keydets turnover (shot clock violation)
4:16		Christian Moore misses three point jump shot
4:14		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
3:59		Cameron Glover personal foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:45		Kaden Stuckey offensive foul
3:45		Kaden Stuckey turnover (offensive foul)
3:29		Linus Holmstrom blocks Christian Moore's two point layup
3:27		Rickey Bradley Jr. defensive rebound
3:06		Augustinas Kiudulas offensive foul
3:06		Augustinas Kiudulas turnover (offensive foul)
2:42		Brody Fox misses two point layup
2:40		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
2:26		John Adams personal foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul)
2:11		Linus Holmstrom misses three point jump shot
2:09		Cameron Glover defensive rebound
2:01		Jaylen Pazon shooting foul (John Adams draws the foul)
2:01		John Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:01	+1	John Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-70
1:32		Cyprian Hyde misses two point layup
1:30		Colby McAllister defensive rebound
1:24	+2	Eze Wali makes two point jump shot	53-70
1:16		Linus Holmstrom turnover (lost ball) (Dante Kearse steals)
1:16	+2	Dante Kearse makes two point layup	55-70
1:16		Tan Yildizoglu shooting foul (Dante Kearse draws the foul)
1:16		Dante Kearse misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:16		Colby McAllister offensive rebound
1:12		Christian Moore misses three point jump shot
1:10		Tan Yildizoglu defensive rebound
1:02		Dante Kearse personal foul (Tan Yildizoglu draws the foul)
1:02		Keydets 30 second timeout
1:00		Dante Kearse personal foul (AJ Clark draws the foul)
1:00		AJ Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:00		John Adams defensive rebound
0:41	+2	John Adams makes two point layup (Eze Wali assists)	57-70
0:39		John Adams personal foul (AJ Clark draws the foul)
0:39		AJ Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:39		John Adams defensive rebound
0:33		Cyprian Hyde shooting foul (Eze Wali draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Eze Wali makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-70
0:33	+1	Eze Wali makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-70
0:32		AJ Clark turnover (bad pass)
0:21		Eze Wali turnover (out of bounds)
0:21		Keydets 60 second timeout
0:19		Eze Wali personal foul (Rickey Bradley Jr. draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Rickey Bradley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-71
0:19		Rickey Bradley Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		John Adams defensive rebound
0:12	+3	Christian Moore makes three point jump shot (Eze Wali assists)	62-71
0:11		Eze Wali personal foul
0:11	+1	AJ Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-72
0:11	+1	AJ Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-73
0:03		Colby McAllister misses three point jump shot
0:01		TJ Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

TJ Johnson defensive rebound