Johnson's 20 points lead VCU past Richmond, 87-74
Melvin Johnson scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half when VCU took charge with 19-6 run and the Rams turned back every rally Richmond could muster in an 87-74 victory Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Richmond Spiders
74
VCU Rams
87
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICH | 38 | 36 | 74 |
| VCU | 42 | 45 | 87 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ Temple Owls | W 79-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Southern Virginia Knights | W 107-46 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs | W 100-77 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 74-87
Terry Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 73-87
Foul on Mo Alie-Cox.
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DunkShot 0:54 73-87
Melvin Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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JumpShot 1:10 73-85
Mo Alie-Cox made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:42 73-83
Trey Davis made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 71-83
Foul on ShawnDre' Jones.
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JumpShot 3:03 71-83
Terry Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Khwan Fore.
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LayUpShot 4:02 69-83
ShawnDre' Jones made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:12 67-83
Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed made Dunk. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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PersonalFoul 4:22 67-81
Foul on Deion Taylor.
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DunkShot 4:43 67-81
Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 67-79
Foul on Mo Alie-Cox.
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JumpShot 5:24 67-79
Mo Alie-Cox made Jumper. Assisted by Melvin Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:48 67-77
Marshall Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by T.J. Cline.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:29 64-77
Marshall Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by T.J. Cline.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:47 61-77
T.J. Cline made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by ShawnDre' Jones.
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DunkShot 7:06 58-77
Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
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TipShot 7:28 58-75
Melvin Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 8:27 58-73
Terry Allen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 56-73
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 56-72
Foul on Trey Davis.
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LayUpShot 8:41 56-72
JeQuan Lewis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:30 56-70
Jordan Burgess made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Melvin Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:09 56-67
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
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JumpShot 10:22 56-64
Khwan Fore made Jumper. Assisted by Deion Taylor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:41 54-64
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mo Alie-Cox.
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JumpShot 11:05 54-61
T.J. Cline made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:23 52-61
Khwan Fore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:23 51-61
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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JumpShot 11:59 51-61
T.J. Cline made Jumper. Assisted by ShawnDre' Jones.
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LayUpShot 13:02 49-61
Khwan Fore made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:26 47-61
T.J. Cline made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by ShawnDre' Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:42 44-61
Doug Brooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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LayUpShot 14:05 44-58
Korey Billbury made Layup.
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JumpShot 14:24 44-56
ShawnDre' Jones made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:41 42-56
JeQuan Lewis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:29 42-54
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:42 42-51
Foul on Terry Allen.
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LayUpShot 17:07 42-51
Terry Allen made Layup. Assisted by ShawnDre' Jones.
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TipShot 17:18 40-51
JeQuan Lewis made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 17:51 40-49
Melvin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
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JumpShot 18:26 40-47
ShawnDre' Jones made Jumper. Assisted by Trey Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:53 38-47
Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:53 38-46
Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:53 38-45
Foul on ShawnDre' Jones.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:26 38-45
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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PersonalFoul 19:51 38-42
Foul on T.J. Cline.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 38-42
T.J. Cline made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:34 35-42
Terry Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Trey Davis.
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DunkShot 0:52 33-42
Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk. Assisted by Korey Billbury.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 33-40
Foul on JeQuan Lewis.
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LayUpShot 1:10 33-40
T.J. Cline made Layup. Assisted by Trey Davis.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 31-40
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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JumpShot 1:48 31-40
Justin Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:39 31-38
Marshall Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 28-38
Justin Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:50 28-37
Foul on Marshall Wood.
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LayUpShot 2:50 28-37
Justin Tillman made Layup. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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DunkShot 4:57 28-35
Deion Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by ShawnDre' Jones.
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PersonalFoul 4:57 26-35
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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End Game 0:00 74-87
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 74-87
Michael Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
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TipShot 0:05 74-87
Trey Davis missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:05 74-87
Trey Davis Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:05 74-87
Terry Allen missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:05 74-87
Terry Allen Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:05 74-87
Terry Allen missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:11 74-87
Terry Allen Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:11 74-87
ShawnDre' Jones missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:17 74-87
Richmond Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 74-87
Melvin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 74-87
Korey Billbury Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 74-87
Terry Allen missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 74-87
Terry Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 73-87
Foul on Mo Alie-Cox.
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Offensive Rebound 0:44 73-87
Terry Allen Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:44 73-87
Trey Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:54 73-87
Melvin Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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Steal 1:02 73-85
Jordan Burgess Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:02 73-85
Trey Davis Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:10 73-85
Mo Alie-Cox made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:16 73-83
Mo Alie-Cox Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:16 73-83
JeQuan Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:42 73-83
Trey Davis made Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:49 71-83
Melvin Johnson Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 71-83
Foul on ShawnDre' Jones.
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Defensive Rebound 2:30 71-83
Korey Billbury Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:30 71-83
ShawnDre' Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:44 71-83
Terry Allen Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:44 71-83
JeQuan Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:03 71-83
Terry Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Khwan Fore.
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Defensive Rebound 3:19 69-83
Terry Allen Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:19 69-83
Melvin Johnson missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:39 69-83
Official TV Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 3:42 69-83
VCU Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:42 69-83
Melvin Johnson missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:02 69-83
ShawnDre' Jones made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:12 67-83
Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed made Dunk. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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PersonalFoul 4:22 67-81
Foul on Deion Taylor.
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Defensive Rebound 4:26 67-81
JeQuan Lewis Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
RICH
VCU
32-61
FG
35-66
52
Field Goal %
53
7-14
3PT
11-22
50
Three Point %
50
3-7
FT
6-6
43
Free Throw %
100
21
Rebounds
41
5
Offensive Rebounds
15
16
Defensive Rebounds
26
20
Assists
24
8
Steals
4
2
Blocks
2
8
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
9
Fouls
10
0
Largest Lead
19
Highlights
00:11
M. Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D. Brooks.
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00:38
J. Tillman slam jam. J. Lewis pump-fakes to lose his defender, passes to J. Tillman who goes up for the dunk.
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00:27
J. Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by J. Lewis.
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00:28
J. Lewis made Three Point Jumper.
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