NCAAB

Boston College Eagles at VCU Rams

· Veterans Classic
Final
55 - 80
2-0, 1-0 Home

Phillip Russell scores 20 and VCU downs Boston College 80-55 at Veterans Classic

Christian Ferman's stiff rejection lead to VCU trey

Russell shot 5 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 8 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Rams (2-0). Joe Bamisile added 18 points while shooting 6 for 14 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line while he also had nine rebounds. Christian Fermin had 12 points and shot 5 of 7 from the field.

The Eagles (1-1) were led by Donald Hand Jr., who posted 17 points and eight rebounds. Roger McFarlane added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Boston College. Dion Brown also had eight points.

VCU took the lead with 15:25 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Bamisile led his team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 33-20 at the break. VCU outscored Boston College by 12 points over the final half, while Russell led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.

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Matchup Prediction

VCU: 70.0%
Boston College: 30.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 55 - 80
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 55 - 80
2nd 0:09 Obinnaya Okafor Defensive Rebound. 55 - 80
2nd 0:10 Chad Venning missed Free Throw. 55 - 80
2nd 0:11 Chad Venning made Free Throw. 55 - 80

Statistics

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17-58 FG 26-60
29.3 Field Goal % 43.3
2-11 3PT 8-27
18.2 Three Point % 29.6
19-29 FT 20-29
65.5 Free Throw % 69.0
41 Rebounds 46
17 Offensive Rebounds 14
24 Defensive Rebounds 32
4 Assists 14
6 Steals 7
6 Blocks 5
17 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 24
3 Fast Break Points 14
20 Points in Paint 28
22 Fouls 21
0 Largest Lead 30

Game Information

Venue: Alumni Hall (Navy)

Location: Annapolis, MD
Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 2-0 - 10-2
SMU 2-0 - 10-2
Clemson 2-0 - 10-3
Pittsburgh 1-0 0.5 10-2
Stanford 1-0 0.5 9-3
NC State 1-0 0.5 8-4
North Carolina 1-0 0.5 7-5
Notre Dame 1-0 0.5 7-5
Wake Forest 1-1 1 9-4
Louisville 1-1 1 7-5
California 0-1 1.5 7-5
Virginia 0-1 1.5 7-5
Syracuse 0-1 1.5 5-6
Virginia Tech 0-1 1.5 5-7
Miami 0-1 1.5 4-8
Florida State 0-2 2 9-4
Boston College 0-2 2 7-5
Georgia Tech 0-2 2 5-7

2024-25 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. Bonaventure 0-0 - 12-1
Rhode Island 0-0 - 11-1
George Washington 0-0 - 11-2
Dayton 0-0 - 10-3
VCU 0-0 - 10-3
Davidson 0-0 - 9-3
Loyola Chicago 0-0 - 9-3
Saint Joseph's 0-0 - 8-4
George Mason 0-0 - 8-4
Fordham 0-0 - 8-5
La Salle 0-0 - 8-5
Saint Louis 0-0 - 6-6
Richmond 0-0 - 5-7
Massachusetts 0-0 - 5-8
Duquesne 0-0 - 4-8
Full Standings