Virginia Tech leads Wofford 21-0 at the half.

Corey Tripp scored 20 points and Wofford cruised to an 85-65 victory over VMI in a Southern Conference Tournament semifinal. The sixth-seeded Terriers (18-15) will square off with No. 5 seed Furman in the championship game on Monday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs.

Keydets held to just 25 percent shooting in the Wednesday night home loss.

The Keydets improved to 10-12 with the victory.

The Hokies were 33 of 58 from the field (56.9%), including 10 of 20 from behind the 3-point arc.

"You create and build depth throughout the week but also by game experience."

The Keydets overcame a second half deficit to take a slim lead late.

The Terriers and Keydets combined for 394 yards rushing.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Neftali Alvarez scored 23 points, making a trio of 3-pointers, and seventh-seeded Mercer defeated Southern Conference tournament upstart VMI 73-59 in the semifinal round. After upsetting second-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals, Mercer (18-10) will meet top-seeded UNC Greensboro in Monday’s championship game. The Bears have reached the semifinals once before in 2015, but never the title game. Myles Lewis led the Keydets with 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting and also pulled down 14 rebounds. Mercer’s bench also proved to be a factor, tallying 20 points to VMI’s three points from the reserves.