Nelson leads Navy against VMI after 20-point outing

Navy Midshipmen (5-2) at VMI Keydets (2-6)

Lexington, Virginia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: VMI -11; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: Navy visits the VMI Keydets after Tyler Nelson scored 20 points in Navy's 82-77 loss to the Lipscomb Bisons.

The Keydets have gone 2-0 in home games. VMI is third in the SoCon with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Sean Conway averaging 2.3.

The Midshipmen are 1-2 on the road. Navy ranks second in the Patriot with 16.3 assists per game led by Daniel Deaver averaging 4.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Conway averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Keydets, scoring 12.8 points while shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc. Asher Woods is shooting 39.2% and averaging 14.5 points for VMI.

Nelson is averaging 15.4 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Midshipmen. Deaver is averaging 11.4 points for Navy.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.