LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Stan Okoye
scored 22 points to lead Virginia Military Institute over William & Mary
73-65 on Saturday.
Michael Sparks added 15 points and Keith Gabriel 12 for the Keydets, who
gave coach Duggar Baucom his 100th win at VMI. Only Bart Bellairs (1995-2005)
has more wins than the Keydets coach with 116.
After shooting 44.8 percent in the first half (13 of 29), the Keydets
(13-14) led 39-30 at halftime.
The Tribe (5-24) pulled within one, 50-49, with 11:20 remaining but
missed their next seven shots from the field as VMI went on a 7-2 run.
Jordan Weethee's 3-pointer put the Keydets up 57-51 with 6:11 to go, and
they would lead the rest of the Bracket Busters contest.
Quinn McDowell
scored 15 points and Tim Rusthoven and Marcus Thornton added 14 apiece for the
Tribe.
