Brooks fuels VCU rally as Rams roll UMass, 81-64
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Doug Brooks scored 14 points and fueled a 13-6 run to end the first half, leading VCU to an 81-64 victory against Massachusetts on Saturday.
Brooks scored his first 10 points during the half-ended burst, which gave the Rams (13-3, 3-0 Atlantic 10) a 33-29 lead. Justin Tillman added 12 points and 10 rebounds and JeQuan Lewis scored all 17 of his points in the second half for VCU, which won its seventh in a row.
Rashaan Holloway scored 22 points and had 11 rebounds - both career highs - despite being saddled with foul trouble for the Minutemen (10-7, 0-3). C.J. Anderson added 12 points, but starters Donte Clark, Luwane Pipkins and DeJon Jarreau were a combined 3 for 22 from the field as the Minutemen shot 39.6 percent (21-53).
Holloway, who had his first-career double-double in Wednesday's loss to George Mason, scored the first eight points for UMass in the second half, pulling them within 38-37, but five Rams scored in a 12-2 run to make it 50-39.
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| Team Stats | ||
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Massachusetts 10-6 | 71.8 PPG | 38.5 RPG | 16.0 APG |
| VCU 13-3 | 74.7 PPG | 39.6 RPG | 15.0 APG |
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. Holloway C | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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. Lewis G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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| R. Holloway C | 22 PTS | 11 REB | 0 AST | ||
| J. Lewis G | 17 PTS | 7 REB | 6 AST | ||
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