SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Virginia Military Institute will visit Texas-San Antonio in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Convocation Center (UTSA) in San Antonio, Texas. The Keydets enter at 1-1, while the Roadrunners are 0-1.

VMI most recently lost 95-70 at SMU. TJ Johnson led the Keydets with 19 points and five rebounds in 26 minutes. Rickey Bradley added 13 points, five rebounds and one block in 27 minutes, and AJ Clark scored 11 points in 14 minutes. VMI’s other result this season was a 115-83 home win over Virginia-Lynchburg. Johnson had 17 points, two rebounds, one assist and one block in 15 minutes in that game. He also had 19 points and five rebounds in 26 minutes at SMU. Johnson is the player to watch for VMI.

Texas-San Antonio most recently lost 95-74 at San Jose State. Shey Eberwein paced the Roadrunners with 15 points, two rebounds and four assists in 19 minutes. KJ Tenner added 11 points, one rebound and six assists in 31 minutes, and Isaiah Coleman scored 12 points with one rebound and one assist in 13 minutes. Eberwein is the player to watch for UTSA. He had 15 points, two rebounds and four assists in 19 minutes at San Jose State.

VMI has scored 115 points in one victory and 70 in one loss. Texas-San Antonio opened with a road loss and will play its first home game at Convocation Center. The Roadrunners will try to use home court against a VMI team that has already shown balance from Johnson, Bradley and Clark. VMI will aim to carry momentum from its high-scoring win over Virginia-Lynchburg while managing the road environment. The Roadrunners’ most recent loss included double-figure scoring from Eberwein, Tenner and Coleman. VMI’s most recent loss included double-figure scoring from Johnson, Bradley and Clark.

VMI’s upcoming schedule includes home games against North Carolina Central and Mary Baldwin before a trip to Longwood. Texas-San Antonio’s next stretch includes a trip to Seattle and home games against Texas State, Florida A&M and Air Force. Both teams are in the early portion of their nonconference schedules.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Virginia Military Institute 68, Texas-San Antonio 66. Interstat’s ELO system gives Texas-San Antonio an 83.5 percent probability to win. Texas-San Antonio has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -4.5, and the over/under for the game is 163.5.