VCU Rams at Richmond Spiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
56 - 50
Graham's 18 lead VCU past Richmond, 56-50
Graham was one of four Rams to hit 3-pointers in an 18-3 run that rallied them from a 37-26 deficit to a 44-40 lead, and he added two key free throws with 6 seconds left for VCA (23-7, 11-4 Atlantic 10).
Just before Graham's final free throws, Kendall Anthony's tying layup attempt missed and Alonzo Nelson-Ododa missed a wide open tip-in in front of the basket for the Spiders (18-12, 8-7 Atlantic 10).
Anthony led the Spiders with 20 points, but missed 12 of 18 from the field.
The victory pulled VCU into a tie for second in the A-10 with Saint Joseph's with one game remaining, and was the third loss in a row for Richmond, which has been playing with just seven players.
VCU trailed throughout until JeQuan Lewis' layup near the end of the 18-3 run gave them their first lead at 42-40 with 8:57 to play. Juvonte Reddic's basket made it 44-40 to go but the big damage came from outside as Graham, Melvin Johnson, Jordan Burgess and Rob Brandenberg all hit 3-pointers in the spree.
Four free throws by Anthony pulled the Spiders even again at 44, but Moe Alie-Cox scored inside, Johnson hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key and Graham scored three points as VCU finished the game scoring 12 of the last 18 points to avenge a difficult loss at the Robins Center a season ago.
In that game, the Rams blew a 7-point lead in the final 42 seconds of regulation and lost in overtime.
Richmond scored just two points in a span of 7:11 in the first half, and still led 12-8 when Alonzo Nelson-Ododa broke the drought with a dunk because VCU scored just four points and turned the ball over five times during the Spiders' dry spell. Ododa's dunk sparked an 11-3 run for Richmond, giving them a 21-11 lead with 5:17 to play. The Rams got six points in an 11-4 burst to close the half trailing 26-22.
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Statistics
 VCU |
 RICH |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-52 | FG | 18-57 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 8-12 | FT | 9-9 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: 7,201 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |