Thames leads second-half rally, No. 18 Saint Louis beats VCU 88-75 as benches empty
ST. LOUIS (AP) Kellen Thames scored 16 points and No. 18 Saint Louis Billikens rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half for an 88-75 win over VCU Rams on Friday night in a game in which both benches emptied in the final seconds.
A St. Louis player was dribbling out the final seconds near center court when, with just over three seconds remaining, VCU's Nyk Lewis stole the ball from behind and threw up a 3-point shot from halfcourt before being bumped into the broadcast table by the Billikens’ Robbie Avila. That prompted members of both teams to charge off their benches and set off a scrum on the court with 1.1 seconds left.
Staff from both teams rushed to break up the scuffle, and officials disqualified VCU’s Barry Evans and Saint Louis’ Quentin Jones, along with nearly all bench players from both teams.
The teams returned to the court and Lewis converted three free throws before time expired.
Amari McCottry, Avila and Ishan Sharma added 13 points apiece for Saint Louis (25-2, 13-1 Atlantic 10), which bounced back after suffering its first conference loss on Tuesday at Rhode Island. The Billikens have won 20 straight at Chaifetz Arena and have a two-game lead in the conference and the head-to-head tiebreaker over VCU (21-7, 12-3) with two weeks left in the regular season.
Lazar Djokovic scored 19 points and Brandon Jennings contributed 18 for the Rams, who had a 10-game winning streak halted.
The Billikens' reserves turned the game around in the second half, with Thames scoring seven points in a 24-4 surge that erased a nine-point deficit. His second steal and runout layup in that sequence put SLU ahead 66-59 and forced VCU coach Phil Martelli Jr. to spend a timeout to try to stop the momentum.
The Rams still came up empty on their next three possessions as the deficit grew to 70-59 after a Thames free throw, and the lead was never less than seven after that.
VCU: Hosts Fordham on Feb. 28
Saint Louis: At Dayton on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Lazar Djokovic vs. Robbie Avila (Barry Evans gains possession) | |||
| 19:30 | +3 | Nyk Lewis makes three point jump shot (Jadrian Tracey assists) | 3-0 | |
| 19:14 | Dion Brown misses two point layup | |||
| 19:12 | Dion Brown offensive rebound | |||
| 19:10 | Amari McCottry misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:08 | Robbie Avila offensive rebound | |||
| 19:03 | Amari McCottry turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 18:49 | Brandon Jennings misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:47 | Quentin Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 18:35 | Robbie Avila turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Djokovic steals) | |||
| 18:30 | Jadrian Tracey misses two point layup | |||
| 18:28 | Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound | |||
| 18:25 | Lazar Djokovic misses two point layup | |||
| 18:23 | Brandon Jennings offensive rebound | |||
| 18:21 | +3 | Jadrian Tracey makes three point jump shot (Barry Evans assists) | 6-0 | |
| 17:53 | Amari McCottry misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:51 | Nyk Lewis defensive rebound | |||
| 17:43 | +3 | Barry Evans makes three point jump shot (Jadrian Tracey assists) | 9-0 | |
| 17:26 | Dion Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:24 | Barry Evans defensive rebound | |||
| 17:10 | +2 | Lazar Djokovic makes two point jump shot | 11-0 | |
| 16:59 | +2 | Dion Brown makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists) | 11-2 | |
| 16:48 | Dion Brown personal foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul) | |||
| 16:38 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 16:36 | Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound | |||
| 16:35 | +2 | Lazar Djokovic makes two point layup | 13-2 | |
| 16:28 | Lazar Djokovic blocks Dion Brown's two point layup | |||
| 16:26 | Michael Belle defensive rebound | |||
| 16:21 | Barry Evans turnover (traveling) | |||
| 16:04 | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point layup | 13-4 | |
| 15:48 | Barry Evans turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 15:48 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:48 | Dion Brown turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 15:31 | Lazar Djokovic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:29 | Michael Belle offensive rebound | |||
| 15:26 | Michael Belle misses two point layup | |||
| 15:24 | Michael Belle offensive rebound | |||
| 15:21 | +2 | Michael Belle makes two point layup | 15-4 | |
| 15:00 | +2 | Dion Brown makes two point layup | 15-6 | |
| 14:40 | Tyrell Ward misses two point layup | |||
| 14:38 | Amari McCottry defensive rebound | |||
| 14:24 | Amari McCottry misses two point layup | |||
| 14:22 | Dion Brown offensive rebound | |||
| 14:18 | Trey Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:16 | Terrence Hill Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 14:09 | Amari McCottry blocks Terrence Hill Jr.'s three point jump shot | |||
| 14:07 | Nyk Lewis offensive rebound | |||
| 14:05 | Nyk Lewis turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 13:40 | +2 | Kellen Thames makes two point layup | 15-8 | |
| 13:26 | Lazar Djokovic turnover (traveling) | |||
| 13:11 | Ishan Sharma turnover (traveling) | |||
| 12:49 | +3 | Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Terrence Hill Jr. assists) | 18-8 | |
| 12:32 | Brady Dunlap misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:30 | Brandon Jennings defensive rebound | |||
| 12:22 | Quentin Jones shooting foul (Terrence Hill Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 12:22 | +1 | Terrence Hill Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 19-8 | |
| 12:22 | +1 | Terrence Hill Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 20-8 | |
| 12:22 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | |||
| 12:22 | Paul Otieno defensive rebound | |||
| 12:02 | Brady Dunlap misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:58 | Rams defensive rebound | |||
| 11:58 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:35 | Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:33 | Kellen Thames defensive rebound | |||
| 11:32 | Kellen Thames turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Jennings steals) | |||
| 11:27 | Brady Dunlap personal foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul) | |||
| 11:17 | Terrence Hill Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Trey Green steals) | |||
| 11:08 | Trey Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:06 | Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound | |||
| 11:00 | Brady Dunlap blocks Jadrian Tracey's three point jump shot | |||
| 10:58 | Rams offensive rebound | |||
| 10:45 | +2 | Brandon Jennings makes two point jump shot | 22-8 | |
| 10:26 | Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Paul Otieno draws the foul) | |||
| 10:26 | +1 | Paul Otieno makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-9 | |
| 10:26 | +1 | Paul Otieno makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-10 | |
| 10:13 | Michael Belle turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Thames steals) | |||
| 10:05 | Kellen Thames turnover (lost ball) (Nyk Lewis steals) | |||
| 10:01 | +2 | Nyk Lewis makes two point layup | 24-10 | |
| 9:40 | Kellen Thames misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:38 | Paul Otieno offensive rebound | |||
| 9:37 | Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Paul Otieno draws the foul) | |||
| 9:37 | +1 | Paul Otieno makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-11 | |
| 9:37 | +1 | Paul Otieno makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-12 | |
| 9:24 | Nyk Lewis misses two point layup | |||
| 9:22 | Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound | |||
| 9:20 | Lazar Djokovic turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Thames steals) | |||
| 9:16 | Kellen Thames turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Jennings steals) | |||
| 9:11 | Kellen Thames blocks Nyk Lewis's two point layup | |||
| 9:09 | Ishan Sharma defensive rebound | |||
| 9:04 | +3 | Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Brady Dunlap assists) | 24-15 | |
| 8:37 | Paul Otieno shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul) | |||
| 8:37 | +1 | Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-15 | |
| 8:37 | +1 | Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-15 | |
| 8:19 | +2 | Amari McCottry makes two point layup | 26-17 | |
| 8:19 | Michael Belle shooting foul (Amari McCottry draws the foul) | |||
| 8:19 | Amari McCottry misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 8:19 | Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound | |||
| 8:03 | Barry Evans offensive foul (Brady Dunlap draws the foul) | |||
| 8:03 | Barry Evans turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 7:54 | Trey Green misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:52 | Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound | |||
| 7:40 | +3 | Brandon Jennings makes three point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists) | 29-17 | |
| 7:30 | +2 | Robbie Avila makes two point layup | 29-19 | |
| 7:15 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:02 | +2 | Michael Belle makes two point dunk (Brandon Jennings assists) | 31-19 | |
| 6:40 | +3 | Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists) | 31-22 | |
| 6:20 | +3 | Michael Belle makes three point jump shot (Terrence Hill Jr. assists) | 34-22 | |
| 6:01 | +2 | Dion Brown makes two point layup | 34-24 | |
| 5:45 | Brandon Jennings misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:43 | Dion Brown defensive rebound | |||
| 5:39 | Dion Brown misses two point layup | |||
| 5:37 | Michael Belle defensive rebound | |||
| 5:25 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:23 | Quentin Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 5:18 | Quentin Jones misses two point layup | |||
| 5:16 | Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound | |||
| 5:08 | +3 | Lazar Djokovic makes three point jump shot (Brandon Jennings assists) | 37-24 | |
| 4:39 | Dion Brown misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:37 | Brandon Jennings defensive rebound | |||
| 4:29 | Trey Green personal foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul) | |||
| 4:22 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 4:20 | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | |||
| 4:12 | +2 | Amari McCottry makes two point layup | 37-26 | |
| 3:52 | Jump ball. Tyrell Ward vs. Dion Brown (Dion Brown gains possession) | |||
| 3:52 | Tyrell Ward turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Avila steals) | |||
| 3:52 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:40 | Quentin Jones turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Djokovic steals) | |||
| 3:24 | Brandon Jennings turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 3:07 | Amari McCottry misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:05 | Quentin Jones offensive rebound | |||
| 3:02 | +2 | Kellen Thames makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists) | 37-28 | |
| 2:38 | Robbie Avila blocks Tyrell Ward's two point jump shot | |||
| 2:37 | Billikens defensive rebound | |||
| 2:37 | Official timeout | |||
| 2:23 | Brady Dunlap turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 2:07 | Lazar Djokovic misses two point layup | |||
| 2:05 | Dion Brown defensive rebound | |||
| 2:00 | +3 | Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Brady Dunlap assists) | 37-31 | |
| 1:43 | Nyk Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Thames steals) | |||
| 1:26 | Brady Dunlap misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:24 | Brandon Jennings defensive rebound | |||
| 1:17 | +3 | Lazar Djokovic makes three point jump shot (Brandon Jennings assists) | 40-31 | |
| 1:02 | Jump ball. Ishan Sharma vs. Brandon Jennings (Brandon Jennings gains possession) | |||
| 1:02 | Ishan Sharma turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Jennings steals) | |||
| 0:43 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:41 | Kellen Thames defensive rebound | |||
| 0:35 | +2 | Kellen Thames makes two point layup | 40-33 | |
| 0:33 | Billikens 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:05 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:03 | Brandon Jennings offensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | Paul Otieno shooting foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul) | |||
| 0:01 | +1 | Brandon Jennings makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-33 | |
| 0:01 | +1 | Brandon Jennings makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-33 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:43 | Brandon Jennings personal foul (Trey Green draws the foul) | |||
| 19:41 | Jump ball. Trey Green vs. Jadrian Tracey (Jadrian Tracey gains possession) | |||
| 19:41 | Trey Green turnover (lost ball) (Jadrian Tracey steals) | |||
| 19:25 | Amari McCottry shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul) | |||
| 19:25 | Lazar Djokovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 19:25 | +1 | Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-33 | |
| 19:11 | +2 | Amari McCottry makes two point layup | 43-35 | |
| 18:52 | Quentin Jones shooting foul (Jadrian Tracey draws the foul) | |||
| 18:52 | +1 | Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-35 | |
| 18:52 | +1 | Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-35 | |
| 18:42 | Lazar Djokovic shooting foul (Amari McCottry draws the foul) | |||
| 18:42 | Amari McCottry misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 18:42 | Amari McCottry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 18:41 | Rams defensive rebound | |||
| 18:28 | Barry Evans misses two point hook shot | |||
| 18:26 | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | |||
| 18:18 | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:16 | Nyk Lewis defensive rebound | |||
| 18:10 | Jadrian Tracey misses two point layup | |||
| 18:08 | Nyk Lewis offensive rebound | |||
| 18:06 | Nyk Lewis misses two point layup | |||
| 18:04 | Amari McCottry defensive rebound | |||
| 18:00 | +3 | Quentin Jones makes three point jump shot (Trey Green assists) | 45-38 | |
| 17:42 | Barry Evans misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:40 | Trey Green defensive rebound | |||
| 17:28 | +3 | Trey Green makes three point jump shot (Amari McCottry assists) | 45-41 | |
| 17:25 | Rams 30 second timeout | |||
| 17:25 | TV timeout | |||
| 17:12 | Nyk Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Amari McCottry steals) | |||
| 17:05 | Lazar Djokovic blocks Amari McCottry's two point layup | |||
| 17:03 | Trey Green offensive rebound | |||
| 16:53 | Amari McCottry misses two point layup | |||
| 16:51 | Amari McCottry offensive rebound | |||
| 16:49 | Amari McCottry misses two point hook shot | |||
| 16:47 | Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound | |||
| 16:30 | Brandon Jennings misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:28 | Barry Evans offensive rebound | |||
| 16:10 | +2 | Lazar Djokovic makes two point jump shot | 47-41 | |
| 15:55 | Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Amari McCottry draws the foul) | |||
| 15:55 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:51 | +2 | Amari McCottry makes two point layup | 47-43 | |
| 15:35 | Michael Belle misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:33 | Barry Evans offensive rebound | |||
| 15:23 | +2 | Brandon Jennings makes two point layup | 49-43 | |
| 15:23 | Dion Brown shooting foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul) | |||
| 15:23 | Brandon Jennings misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 15:23 | Ishan Sharma defensive rebound | |||
| 15:10 | Robbie Avila misses two point layup | |||
| 15:08 | Michael Belle defensive rebound | |||
| 14:55 | +2 | Lazar Djokovic makes two point jump shot | 51-43 | |
| 14:29 | Brandon Jennings shooting foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul) | |||
| 14:29 | Ishan Sharma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 14:29 | +1 | Ishan Sharma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-44 | |
| 14:09 | Amari McCottry shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul) | |||
| 14:09 | +1 | Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-44 | |
| 14:09 | +1 | Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-44 | |
| 13:56 | +2 | Paul Otieno makes two point layup (Quentin Jones assists) | 53-46 | |
| 13:25 | Nyk Lewis misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:23 | Nyk Lewis offensive rebound | |||
| 13:19 | Trey Green shooting foul (Terrence Hill Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 13:19 | +1 | Terrence Hill Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-46 | |
| 13:19 | +1 | Terrence Hill Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-46 | |
| 13:02 | +3 | Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Paul Otieno assists) | 55-49 | |
| 12:44 | Kellen Thames personal foul (Nyk Lewis draws the foul) | |||
| 12:35 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:33 | Nyk Lewis offensive rebound | |||
| 12:30 | Nyk Lewis misses two point layup | |||
| 12:29 | Barry Evans offensive rebound | |||
| 12:29 | Paul Otieno personal foul (Barry Evans draws the foul) | |||
| 12:29 | +1 | Barry Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-49 | |
| 12:29 | +1 | Barry Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-49 | |
| 12:07 | +2 | Kellen Thames makes two point jump shot | 57-51 | |
| 11:51 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:49 | Ishan Sharma defensive rebound | |||
| 11:49 | Michael Belle personal foul (Ishan Sharma draws the foul) | |||
| 11:49 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:43 | +2 | Kellen Thames makes two point layup (Ishan Sharma assists) | 57-53 | |
| 11:22 | Lazar Djokovic turnover (lost ball) (Paul Otieno steals) | |||
| 11:17 | Nyk Lewis shooting foul (Kellen Thames draws the foul) | |||
| 11:17 | +1 | Kellen Thames makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-54 | |
| 11:17 | Kellen Thames misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:17 | Barry Evans defensive rebound | |||
| 11:00 | Lazar Djokovic turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Thames steals) | |||
| 10:56 | +2 | Kellen Thames makes two point layup | 57-56 | |
| 10:44 | Nyk Lewis misses two point layup | |||
| 10:42 | Paul Otieno defensive rebound | |||
| 10:39 | Billikens 30 second timeout | |||
| 10:24 | Lazar Djokovic personal foul (Amari McCottry draws the foul) | |||
| 10:24 | +1 | Amari McCottry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-57 | |
| 10:24 | Amari McCottry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 10:24 | Barry Evans defensive rebound | |||
| 10:05 | +2 | Brandon Jennings makes two point layup | 59-57 | |
| 9:55 | +2 | Amari McCottry makes two point jump shot | 59-59 | |
| 9:55 | Lazar Djokovic shooting foul (Amari McCottry draws the foul) | |||
| 9:55 | Amari McCottry misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 9:55 | Barry Evans defensive rebound | |||
| 9:46 | Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:44 | Brady Dunlap defensive rebound | |||
| 9:34 | +2 | Robbie Avila makes two point layup | 59-61 | |
| 9:21 | Brandon Jennings misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:19 | Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound | |||
| 9:18 | Amari McCottry personal foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul) | |||
| 9:18 | Lazar Djokovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 9:18 | Amari McCottry defensive rebound | |||
| 9:06 | Brady Dunlap misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:04 | Brandon Jennings defensive rebound | |||
| 8:51 | Michael Belle turnover (traveling) | |||
| 8:36 | +3 | Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists) | 59-64 | |
| 8:22 | Lazar Djokovic turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Thames steals) | |||
| 8:19 | +2 | Kellen Thames makes two point layup | 59-66 | |
| 8:17 | Rams 30 second timeout | |||
| 8:17 | TV timeout | |||
| 8:01 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:59 | Amari McCottry defensive rebound | |||
| 7:53 | +3 | Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Amari McCottry assists) | 59-69 | |
| 7:41 | Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:39 | Brady Dunlap defensive rebound | |||
| 7:25 | Brady Dunlap misses two point layup | |||
| 7:23 | Kellen Thames offensive rebound | |||
| 7:23 | Terrence Hill Jr. shooting foul (Kellen Thames draws the foul) | |||
| 7:23 | Kellen Thames misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 7:23 | +1 | Kellen Thames makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-70 | |
| 7:14 | Michael Belle misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:12 | Kellen Thames defensive rebound | |||
| 6:59 | Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:57 | Brandon Jennings defensive rebound | |||
| 6:57 | Amari McCottry personal foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul) | |||
| 6:57 | +1 | Brandon Jennings makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-70 | |
| 6:57 | +1 | Brandon Jennings makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-70 | |
| 6:41 | Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:39 | Michael Belle defensive rebound | |||
| 6:27 | +2 | Jadrian Tracey makes two point layup (Terrence Hill Jr. assists) | 63-70 | |
| 6:06 | +2 | Robbie Avila makes two point layup | 63-72 | |
| 6:06 | Barry Evans shooting foul (Robbie Avila draws the foul) | |||
| 6:06 | +1 | Robbie Avila makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 63-73 | |
| 5:47 | Paul Otieno personal foul (Barry Evans draws the foul) | |||
| 5:47 | Barry Evans misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:47 | +1 | Barry Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-73 | |
| 5:37 | Quentin Jones misses two point layup | |||
| 5:35 | Paul Otieno offensive rebound | |||
| 5:35 | Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Paul Otieno draws the foul) | |||
| 5:35 | Paul Otieno misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:35 | +1 | Paul Otieno makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-74 | |
| 5:20 | Brandon Jennings misses two point layup | |||
| 5:18 | Ishan Sharma defensive rebound | |||
| 5:13 | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point layup (Ishan Sharma assists) | 64-76 | |
| 5:03 | +2 | Terrence Hill Jr. makes two point layup | 66-76 | |
| 4:38 | Brandon Jennings blocks Dion Brown's two point layup | |||
| 4:36 | Dion Brown offensive rebound | |||
| 4:33 | +3 | Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Ishan Sharma assists) | 66-79 | |
| 4:07 | Barry Evans misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:05 | Paul Otieno defensive rebound | |||
| 3:39 | Ishan Sharma misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:37 | Paul Otieno offensive rebound | |||
| 3:34 | +3 | Ishan Sharma makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists) | 66-82 | |
| 3:30 | Rams 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:30 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:17 | Quentin Jones personal foul (Brandon Jennings draws the foul) | |||
| 3:17 | +1 | Brandon Jennings makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-82 | |
| 3:17 | +1 | Brandon Jennings makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-82 | |
| 2:57 | Quentin Jones misses two point layup | |||
| 2:55 | Paul Otieno offensive rebound | |||
| 2:52 | Paul Otieno misses two point layup | |||
| 2:50 | Paul Otieno offensive rebound | |||
| 2:48 | Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:46 | Barry Evans defensive rebound | |||
| 2:42 | Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:40 | Billikens defensive rebound | |||
| 2:27 | Robbie Avila turnover (bad pass) (Michael Belle steals) | |||
| 2:21 | Terrence Hill Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:19 | Nyk Lewis offensive rebound | |||
| 2:17 | Paul Otieno shooting foul (Nyk Lewis draws the foul) | |||
| 2:17 | Nyk Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:17 | Nyk Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:17 | Quentin Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 2:08 | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point layup | 68-84 | |
| 1:54 | Dion Brown shooting foul (Nyk Lewis draws the foul) | |||
| 1:54 | Nyk Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:54 | +1 | Nyk Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-84 | |
| 1:26 | Amari McCottry turnover (lost ball) (Nyk Lewis steals) | |||
| 1:19 | Nyk Lewis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:17 | Dion Brown defensive rebound | |||
| 1:10 | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point dunk (Dion Brown assists) | 69-86 | |
| 0:54 | Michael Belle misses two point layup | |||
| 0:52 | Robbie Avila defensive rebound | |||
| 0:36 | +2 | Amari McCottry makes two point layup | 69-88 | |
| 0:23 | Brandon Jennings misses two point layup | |||
| 0:21 | Nyk Lewis offensive rebound | |||
| 0:19 | Nyk Lewis misses two point layup | |||
| 0:17 | Dion Brown defensive rebound | |||
| 0:14 | Dion Brown turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Jennings steals) | |||
| 0:12 | +3 | Brandon Jennings makes three point jump shot | 72-88 | |
| 0:01 | Quentin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Nyk Lewis steals) | |||
| 0:00 | End of period | |||
| 0:01 | Robbie Avila shooting foul (Nyk Lewis draws the foul) | |||
| 0:01 | Barry Evans flagrant 2 | |||
| 0:01 | Quentin Jones flagrant 2 | |||
| 0:01 | Quentin Jones turnover | |||
| 0:01 | +1 | Nyk Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 73-88 | |
| 0:01 | +1 | Nyk Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 74-88 | |
| 0:01 | +1 | Nyk Lewis makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 75-88 | |
| 0:01 | Barry Evans flagrant 2 | |||
| 0:01 | Quentin Jones flagrant 2 | |||
| 0:01 | Quentin Jones turnover |
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| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Quentin Jones turnover | 0:01 |
| Quentin Jones flagrant 2 | 0:01 |
| Barry Evans flagrant 2 | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Nyk Lewis makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Nyk Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Nyk Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0:01 |
| Quentin Jones turnover | 0:01 |
| Quentin Jones flagrant 2 | 0:01 |
| Barry Evans flagrant 2 | 0:01 |
| Robbie Avila shooting foul (Nyk Lewis draws the foul) | 0:01 |
| Quentin Jones turnover (lost ball) (Nyk Lewis steals) | 0:01 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 75 | 88 |
| Field Goals | 21-64 (32.8%) | 34-66 (51.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 9-29 (31.0%) | 10-25 (40.0%) |
| Free Throws | 24-32 (75.0%) | 10-19 (52.6%) |
| Total Rebounds | 42 | 42 |
| Offensive | 17 | 13 |
| Defensive | 22 | 27 |
| Team | 3 | 2 |
| Assists | 10 | 16 |
| Steals | 11 | 9 |
| Blocks | 3 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 16 |
| Fouls | 17 | 22 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU 21-7 | 83.4 PPG | 40.3 RPG | 14.4 APG |
| 18 Saint Louis 25-2 | 90.1 PPG | 45.2 RPG | 19.0 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
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. Djokovic F | 13.9 PPG | 5.7 RPG | 1.0 APG | 52.8 FG% |
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. Thames G | 9.6 PPG | 4.9 RPG | 1.9 APG | 67.8 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Djokovic F | 19 PTS | 7 REB | 1 AST | ||
| K. Thames G | 16 PTS | 4 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| L. Djokovic | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6/13 | 2/6 | 5/7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| B. Jennings | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5/11 | 2/6 | 6/7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| N. Lewis | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2/10 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| J. Tracey | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Evans | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| L. Djokovic | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6/13 | 2/6 | 5/7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| B. Jennings | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5/11 | 2/6 | 6/7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| N. Lewis | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2/10 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| J. Tracey | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Evans | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Belle | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| T. Hill Jr. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1/11 | 0/7 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Mitchell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Dumont | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Tillery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Nowell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 75 | 39 | 10 | 21/64 | 9/29 | 24/32 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Avila | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| A. McCottry | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6/13 | 0/3 | 1/6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Q. Jones | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Green | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Brown | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3/9 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Avila | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| A. McCottry | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6/13 | 0/3 | 1/6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Q. Jones | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Green | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Brown | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3/9 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Thames | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7/8 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| I. Sharma | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| P. Otieno | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| B. Dunlap | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/5 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| I. Holmes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Schertz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Kerr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Laczkowski | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Diakite | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Hutson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 88 | 40 | 16 | 34/66 | 10/25 | 10/19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 27 |