LEXINGTON, VA. – The Wofford men's basketball team (15-13, 9-6) took down the VMI Keydets (13-15, 7-8) 82-43 at Cameron Hall on Wednesday evening. The Terriers held VMI to 17 points on four field goals in the first half as Wofford jumped out to a 44-17 lead at the break.
 
The Terriers have now won four road conference games in a row, matching the four-straight conference road victories in 2021. Wofford defeated VMI by 39 points tonight which tied the largest margin of victory in matchup history. The 43 points scored by the Keydets are the fewest scored by the team since scoring 41 during the 2007-08 season.
 
Wofford shot 56.1 percent (32-57) from the field while knocking down 10 threes at a 38.5 percent clip. The Terriers held VMI to 25.9 percent (14-54) shooting and 7-of-31 from three. The bench played a huge role in the win, totaling 33 points on the night while VMI finished with 17.
 
Three Terriers were in double-digits on the night with Kyler Filewich scoring 18 points to pace the team. The big man finished 9-of-10 from the floor and grabbed 11 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. Corey Tripp scored 12 points along with 11 points from Kahmare Holmes to tie his career high.
 
Wofford dominated the glass, outrebounding the Keydets 46-28 with 10 offensive rebounds. Kyler Filewich paced the team with 11 rebounds while Jackson Sivills pulled down seven. Jeremy Lorenz grabbed six along with five apiece from Corey Tripp and Luke Flynn. The Terriers scored 40 points in the paint compared to 14 from VMI.
 
The Terriers forced 17 Keydet turnovers that resulted in 12 steals for Wofford. Kahmare Holmes tallied a career-high four steals to lead the team. Anthony Arrington, Jr. followed behind with three while Corey Tripp swiped two. Kyler Filewich, Jeremy Lorenz, and Justin Bailey recorded one each as well. Filewich and Lorenz both swatted two shots away along with one from Jackson Sivills.
 
Corey Tripp started the scoring for both squads after a nice layup that came from a Justin Bailey steal. The layup was the beginning of a 9-0 run to start the game. Jackson Sivills knocked in a pair of free throws along with a hook shot from Kyler Filewich. Kahmare Holmes ended the run by sinking a three-pointer.
 
Wofford kept its foot on the gas, going up 15-2 with 13:01 remaining in the first half. The stout Terrier defense kept VMI without a field goal for the first 7:21 of game time. VMI would cut the deficit to eight points after back-to-back buckets, but the Terriers got the lead back out to double-digits after a deep ball from Anthony Arrington, Jr. Wofford would close out the half on a 21-3 run and take a 44-17 lead heading into the break.
 
Kyler Filewich opened the second stanza with a bucket which kickstarted a 7-2 run at the beginning of the latter half. Jackson Sivills would hit a three the next possession down along with another bucket from Filewich to cap the run. The team jumped out to a 32-point lead after the VMI skid.
 
Wofford did not let up as VMI never got the lead under 28 points for the remainder of the contest. The Terriers captured their largest lead of the game, 40 points, after going up 80-40 with 1:32 left in the game. The team would go on to earn its fourth-straight road win, 82-43.
 
The Terriers will be back at home on Saturday, February 22, to take on ETSU at 2:00 p.m. inside Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. The game will serve as the first stint of a doubleheader with the women's basketball team taking on Mercer at 6:00 p.m.