Recap: VCU falls at home to Rhode Island, 65-56
VCU (12-4, 2-1) was just never able to get it going this afternoon as they dropped their first conference loss of the season to Rhode Island, 65-56. Marcus Santos-Silva scored 7 of VCU’s first 12 points en route to his 6th double-double of the season. He capped the night off with 11 points, 14 rebounds, …
VCU falls in Quarter Finals to URI, 75-70
VCU entered the A10 Tournament Quarter Finals riding a 12 game win streak—which earned them a top seed—and were the expected favorite to win the whole thing come Sunday afternoon. But, then Marcus Evans went down, and everything changed. At the 6:42 mark in the first half, and with a 26-18 VCU lead, Evans took …
Recap: VCU dominates Rhode Island en route to 76-42 win
With tonights 76-42 win over Rhode Island—and a helpful Davidson loss to Dayton earlier in the evening—the Rams of VCU claimed sole possession of first place in the A10 standings. The game started innocent enough as Rhode Island jumped out to a 4-0 lead. But VCU remained poised and fought back to eventually take the …
VCU falls to top-seeded Rhode Island in A10 quarterfinals, 76-67
VCU senior, Justin Tillman, secured his 18th double-double of the season with a game-high 23 and 15 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to overcome #1 seeded Rhode Island as VCU fell, 76-67. That is the most double-doubles in one season since Bernard Hopkins tallied 18 during the 1995-96 campaign. Rhode Island used 11-22 three point …
VCU unable to mount comeback; lose to Rhode Island, 81-68
The folks over at ESPN2 knew what they were doing when they circled tonights matchup on their calendar for primetime viewing. It was a breakneck pace throughout the contest as VCU (14-9; 6-4 A10) was unable to overcome the talents of #22 Rhode Island, 81-68. URI came into tonights game—and will remain— undefeated and leading …
Game Preview: VCU v No.22 Rhode Island [INSIDER]
VCU will welcome nationally ranked Rhode Island to the Siegel Center tonight for a key Atlantic 10 conference game on ESPN2. It will be the sixth game the Rams have played on the ESPN family of networks this season. VCU has gone 1-4 in those previous contests meaning there is no better time for a …
VCU battles back, but falls short in A10 Final to URI, 70-63
Rhode Island used a barrage three pointers, 5 of their first 8 field goals, to start the game. It allowed them to build a lead they would never relinquish in their route of #2 seed VCU, 70-63. Most Outstanding Player winner, E.C. Matthews proved to be just too much today. The guard from URI was able to …