VCU beats UMass 85-70 to reach A-10 Semifinals
Melvin Johnson scored 19 points and VCU pulled away in the second half and beat Massachusetts 85-70 in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals Friday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Massachusetts Minutemen
70
VCU Rams
85
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASS | 30 | 40 | 70 |
| VCU | 39 | 46 | 85 |
Barclays Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs UMass Lowell River Hawks | W 72-62 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ Boston College Eagles | L 55-71 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Troy Trojans | W 71-60 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 70-85
Jabarie Hinds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 69-85
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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LayUpShot 0:55 69-85
Jabarie Hinds made Layup. Assisted by Trey Davis.
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LayUpShot 1:52 67-85
Jordan Burgess made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:21 67-83
Trey Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Anderson.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 64-83
Foul on Mo Alie-Cox.
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LayUpShot 2:50 64-83
Mo Alie-Cox made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 64-81
Jabarie Hinds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 63-81
Jabarie Hinds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 62-81
Foul on Melvin Johnson.
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JumpShot 4:01 62-81
JeQuan Lewis made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:30 62-79
Trey Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jabarie Hinds.
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JumpShot 4:55 59-79
Trey Davis made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:00 57-79
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:00 57-78
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:00 57-77
Foul on Jabarie Hinds.
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LayUpShot 5:09 57-77
Rashaan Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Trey Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:28 55-77
Melvin Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:28 55-76
Melvin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:28 55-75
Foul on Donte Clark.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:50 55-75
Jabarie Hinds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:50 54-75
Foul on Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:59 54-75
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:59 54-74
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:59 54-73
Foul on Donte Clark.
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JumpShot 6:13 54-73
Trey Davis made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:21 52-73
Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:21 52-72
Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:21 52-71
Foul on Rashaan Holloway.
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DunkShot 6:54 52-71
Rashaan Holloway made Dunk. Assisted by Antwan Space.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:13 50-71
Korey Billbury made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:13 50-70
Korey Billbury made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:13 50-69
Foul on Antwan Space.
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LayUpShot 8:13 50-69
Trey Davis made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:48 48-69
C.J. Anderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:48 47-69
C.J. Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:48 46-69
Foul on Melvin Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 9:04 46-69
Foul on Antwan Space.
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DunkShot 9:22 46-69
Seth Berger made Dunk. Assisted by Rashaan Holloway.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:37 44-69
Korey Billbury made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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DunkShot 9:57 44-66
Rashaan Holloway made Dunk. Assisted by C.J. Anderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:01 42-66
Korey Billbury made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:01 42-65
Korey Billbury made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:01 42-64
Foul on Rashaan Holloway.
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JumpShot 10:14 42-64
Rashaan Holloway made Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Anderson.
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DunkShot 10:33 40-64
Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 11:00 40-62
Rashaan Holloway made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:34 38-62
Trey Davis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:34 37-62
Trey Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:34 36-62
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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PersonalFoul 11:55 36-62
Foul on Jonathan Williams.
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LayUpShot 12:19 36-62
Korey Billbury made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:25 36-60
Foul on JeQuan Lewis.
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TipShot 13:15 36-60
Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 13:34 36-58
Rashaan Holloway made Layup. Assisted by Antwan Space.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:51 34-58
Jordan Burgess made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:51 34-57
Foul on Antwan Space.
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LayUpShot 13:51 34-57
Jordan Burgess made Layup. Assisted by Justin Tillman.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:07 34-55
Melvin Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:07 34-54
Foul on Donte Clark.
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End Game 0:00 70-85
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 70-85
Justin Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 70-85
Seth Berger missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:29 70-85
Zach Turcotte Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 70-85
Melvin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 70-85
Jabarie Hinds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 69-85
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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LayUpShot 0:55 69-85
Jabarie Hinds made Layup. Assisted by Trey Davis.
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Defensive Rebound 1:03 67-85
Rashaan Holloway Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:03 67-85
JeQuan Lewis missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:28 67-85
Korey Billbury Offensive Rebound.
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TipShot 1:28 67-85
Mo Alie-Cox missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:28 67-85
Mo Alie-Cox Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:28 67-85
Korey Billbury missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:35 67-85
Korey Billbury Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:35 67-85
Trey Davis missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:52 67-85
Jordan Burgess made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:21 67-83
Trey Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Anderson.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:21 64-83
Massachusetts Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 64-83
Rashaan Holloway missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:21 64-83
Massachusetts Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 64-83
Rashaan Holloway missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 64-83
Foul on Mo Alie-Cox.
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LayUpShot 2:50 64-83
Mo Alie-Cox made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 64-81
Jabarie Hinds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:14 63-81
Jabarie Hinds made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:14 62-81
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:14 62-81
Foul on Melvin Johnson.
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Defensive Rebound 3:23 62-81
Jabarie Hinds Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:23 62-81
Melvin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:29 62-81
Jordan Burgess Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:29 62-81
Mo Alie-Cox Block.
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LayUpShot 3:29 62-81
Jabarie Hinds missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:36 62-81
Rashaan Holloway Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:36 62-81
Antwan Space Block.
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LayUpShot 3:36 62-81
JeQuan Lewis missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:46 62-81
JeQuan Lewis Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:46 62-81
Rashaan Holloway missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:01 62-81
JeQuan Lewis made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:30 62-79
Trey Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jabarie Hinds.
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Team Stats
MASS
VCU
25-57
FG
29-72
44
Field Goal %
40
3-14
3PT
1-16
21
Three Point %
6
17-21
FT
26-32
81
Free Throw %
81
31
Rebounds
49
4
Offensive Rebounds
20
27
Defensive Rebounds
29
13
Assists
9
6
Steals
7
7
Blocks
7
12
Turnovers
7
1
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
34
Points in Paint
0
22
Fouls
20
2
Largest Lead
26
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