NCAAB

VCU Rams at Massachusetts Minutemen

· Atlantic 10 Championship - Quarterfinal
21-12, 5-4 Away
Final
73 - 59
20-11, 13-3 Home

Bamisile scores 18 off the bench, VCU defeats UMass 73-59 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament

VCU (21-12) advances to play No. 9 seed Saint Joseph's on Friday in the semifinals.

Bamisile shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Rams. Zeb Jackson scored 17 points while shooting 3 for 9 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line and added five assists and four steals. Sean Bairstow shot 2 for 5 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points.

Rahsool Diggins finished with 21 points for the Minutemen (20-11). Josh Cohen added 14 points, six rebounds and two steals for UMass. Jayden Ndjigue finished with eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

VCU took the lead with 10:19 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 42-25 at halftime, with Jackson racking up 11 points. Bamisile scored a team-high nine points after the break.

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Matchup Prediction

Massachusetts: 51.0%
VCU: 49.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 59
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 73 - 59
2nd 0:09 Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound. 73 - 59
2nd 0:11 Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 59
2nd 0:14 VCU Turnover. 73 - 59

Statistics

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22-44 FG 19-54
50.0 Field Goal % 35.2
6-17 3PT 7-24
35.3 Three Point % 29.2
23-30 FT 14-19
76.7 Free Throw % 73.7
37 Rebounds 26
11 Offensive Rebounds 11
26 Defensive Rebounds 15
16 Assists 12
8 Steals 3
3 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 7
10 Fast Break Points 4
32 Points in Paint 18
19 Fouls 23
17 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Dayton 0-0 - 3-0
George Washington 0-0 - 3-0
La Salle 0-0 - 3-0
Loyola Chicago 0-0 - 3-0
Rhode Island 0-0 - 3-0
St. Bonaventure 0-0 - 3-0
VCU 0-0 - 3-0
Davidson 0-0 - 2-0
Fordham 0-0 - 2-1
Saint Joseph's 0-0 - 2-1
George Mason 0-0 - 2-2
Saint Louis 0-0 - 1-1
Massachusetts 0-0 - 1-2
Richmond 0-0 - 1-2
Duquesne 0-0 - 0-2
Full Standings