VMI Keydets (11-9, 4-4 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (14-7, 6-2 SoCon)
Greenville, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Furman -9; over/under is 153.5
BOTTOM LINE: VMI visits the Furman Paladins after Honor Huff scored 23 points in VMI's 78-74 loss to the Chattanooga Mocs.
The Paladins have gone 9-1 in home games. Furman is 1-2 in one-possession games.
The Keydets are 4-4 in conference games. VMI leads the SoCon scoring 79.9 points per game while shooting 46.4%.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Keydets won 76-67 in the last matchup on Jan. 1. Jake Stephens led the Keydets with 23 points, and Jalen Slawson led the Paladins with 20 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Bothwell is averaging 15.9 points for the Paladins. Slawson is averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games for Furman.
Stephens is averaging 18.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 blocks for the Keydets. Kamdyn Curfman is averaging 14.4 points over the last 10 games for VMI.
LAST 10 GAMES: Paladins: 7-3, averaging 73.8 points, 30.3 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points per game.
Keydets: 5-5, averaging 77.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.0 points.
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