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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Max Shulga scored 29 points and VCU beat Georgia Southern 89-54 on Wednesday night.
Shulga shot 7 for 10 (6 for 8 from 3-point range) and 9 of 12 from the free-throw line for the Rams (7-2). Phillip Russell scored 17 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and 8 for 8 from the line. Alphonzo Billups III had 14 points and went 5 of 8 from the field (4 for 5 from 3-point range).
Eren Banks finished with 13 points and two steals for the Eagles (5-4).
VCU took the lead with 4:23 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 39-31 at halftime, with Shulga racking up 19 points. VCU pulled away with a 14-3 run in the second half to extend a 17-point lead to 28 points. They outscored Georgia Southern by 27 points in the final half, as Billups led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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