LEXINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — Virginia Military Institute will host North Carolina Central in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday at Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va. The Keydets enter 1-2, while the Eagles are 0-2.

North Carolina Central is coming off an 80-75 overtime loss at Longwood in its most recent game. Darius Kane, a guard, led the Eagles with 22 points, four rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes. Tyler Mason added 20 points and five rebounds in 25 minutes, and Duor Duor had four points, eight rebounds and five blocks in 32 minutes. Kane is the player to watch for North Carolina Central. In the Eagles’ other game this season, he had six points, one rebound and seven assists at Georgia in 22 minutes. North Carolina Central also dropped a 78-62 decision at Georgia.

VMI is coming off a 70-68 loss at Texas-San Antonio in its most recent game. Rickey Bradley, a guard, is the player to watch for the Keydets. He had 16 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes against UTSA. TJ Johnson scored 17 points and added four rebounds in 32 minutes, while Alexander Daushvili had seven points and 14 rebounds in 30 minutes. Bradley also had 13 points and five rebounds at SMU in 27 minutes and 10 points, one rebound and seven assists against Virginia-Lynchburg in 15 minutes. VMI’s other results this season include a 95-70 loss at SMU and a 115-83 home win over Virginia-Lynchburg. VMI’s win over Virginia-Lynchburg was its highest-scoring game this season.

North Carolina Central’s upcoming schedule includes games at Liberty, George Mason, Gardner-Webb, VCU, Drake and Iowa State, along with home games against Virginia-Lynchburg, CarolinaU, Toccoa Falls and South Carolina Upstate. VMI’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Mary Baldwin, Gardner-Webb, Southern Indiana, UNC Greensboro, East Tennessee State, Christendom and Bluefield, along with road games at Longwood, Richmond and Virginia Tech.

North Carolina Central has played two road games. VMI has played two road games and one home game. The game is part of the early-season schedule for both programs. North Carolina Central has received scoring from Kane and Mason. VMI has received production from Bradley, Johnson and Daushvili.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Virginia Military Institute 73, North Carolina Central 72. Interstat’s ELO system projects VMI with a 51.2 percent probability to win.