Scores

Final

Virginia Military 69

(11-15, 6-8 Big South)

CSU 92

(16-9, 11-3 Big South)

7:50 PM ET, February 21, 2013

CSU Fieldhouse, Charleston, SC

1 2 T
VMI 40 2969
CHSO 50 4292

Top Performers

Virginia Military: D. Covington 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Charleston Southern: A. Harper 21 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

Charleston Southern 92, VMI 69

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Mathiang Muo scored a season-high 23 points and Arlon Harper had 21, and Charleston Southern shot 59.3 percent from the field to rout Virginia Military Institute 92-69 Thursday night.

Jeremy Sexton had 19 points and Sheldon Strickland 11 for the Buccaneers (16-9, 11-3 Big South), who made 35 of 59 from the field and 14 of 24 on 3-pointers with Muo hitting 7 of 8. The Bucs won their third straight.

D.J. Covington had 16 points, Brian Brown 15 and Stan Okoye 14 for the Keydets (11-15, 6-8), who have lost five straight for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

Leading 7-5 early, the Buccaneers went on a 12-2 run for a 19-7 advantage with 13:11 left in the first half. The Keydets closed to five, 26-21, but the Buccaneers led 50-40 at halftime.

Charleston Southern scored the first eight points of the second half and pulled away.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
VMI
CHSO
Points 69 92
FG Made-Attempted 26-66 (.394) 35-59 (.593)
3P Made-Attempted 11-35 (.314) 14-25 (.560)
FT Made-Attempted 6-8 (.750) 8-15 (.533)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 12 (0/0) 11 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 27

Game Leaders

 
VMI
CHSO
PointsD. Covington 16M. Muo 23
ReboundsS. Okoye 6A. Harper 6
AssistsS. Okoye 3J. Sexton 7
StealsJ. Carr 3A. Harper 1
BlocksD. Covington 3C. Bowen 2
Team Stats: Virginia Military | Charleston Southern

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 21, 2013 @CHSO 92, VMI 69Recap
Mar 9, 2013 @CHSO 71, VMI 65Recap

Next 5 Games

VMI
CHSO
02/23 @MRST 7:00pm
02/26 @LIB 7:00pm
03/02 LONG 1:00pm
03/07 LONG 2:25pm
03/09 @CHSO 12:00pm
 02/23 @RID 5:00pm
02/27 @WEBB 7:00pm
03/02 CCAR 4:30pm
03/07 WIN 12:00pm
03/09 VMI 12:00pm
Complete Schedule: Virginia Military | Charleston Southern

Big South Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Gardner-Webb11-521-12
Charleston Southern12-419-12
High Point12-417-13
UNC-Asheville10-616-16
Coastal Carolina9-714-15
Virginia Military8-814-17
Winthrop6-1014-17
Liberty6-1015-20
Radford7-913-19
Campbell7-913-20
Presbyterian4-128-24
Longwood4-128-25
View expanded standings »