VCU rallies to beat St. John's 75-69 in Battle 4 Atlantis
Jonathan Williams scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead, driving layup with 3:59 left to help VCU hold off St. John's 75-69 on Thursday night in Battle 4 Atlantis consolation bracket.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
VCU Rams
75
St. John's Red Storm
69
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU | 39 | 36 | 75 |
| SJU | 41 | 28 | 69 |
Imperial Arena · 1,362 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ Memphis Tigers | L 88-89 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Little Rock Trojans | W 82-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 75-69
Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 74-69
Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 73-69
Foul on Yankuba Sima.
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JumpShot 0:07 73-69
Yankuba Sima made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 73-67
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 72-67
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 71-67
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 71-67
Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 71-67
Foul on Samir Doughty.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 71-67
Jonathan Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 70-67
Jonathan Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 69-67
Foul on Marcus LoVett.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 69-67
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 69-66
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:27 69-65
Foul on Mo Alie-Cox.
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LayUpShot 3:22 69-65
JeQuan Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Mo Alie-Cox.
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LayUpShot 3:59 67-65
Jonathan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:22 65-65
Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:22 65-64
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 65-64
Jonathan Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:34 64-64
Foul on Shamorie Ponds.
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LayUpShot 5:31 64-64
Bashir Ahmed made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:44 64-62
Jonathan Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Mo Alie-Cox.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:49 62-62
Malik Ellison made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:49 62-61
Malik Ellison made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:49 62-60
Foul on Justin Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 62-60
Foul on Justin Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 7:40 62-60
Foul on Marcus LoVett.
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LayUpShot 7:49 62-60
Kassoum Yakwe made Layup. Assisted by Malik Ellison.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:22 62-58
Bashir Ahmed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:22 62-57
Foul on Justin Tillman.
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LayUpShot 9:03 62-57
Marcus LoVett made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:19 62-55
Justin Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
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PersonalFoul 10:37 60-55
Foul on Yankuba Sima.
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PersonalFoul 10:43 60-55
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:54 60-55
Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:54 60-54
Marcus LoVett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:54 60-53
Foul on Jonathan Williams.
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PersonalFoul 11:19 60-53
Foul on Samir Doughty.
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LayUpShot 11:29 60-53
Jonathan Williams made Layup. Assisted by Samir Doughty.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:51 58-53
Yankuba Sima made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:51 58-52
Yankuba Sima made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:51 58-51
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:01 58-51
Justin Tillman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:01 57-51
Justin Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:02 56-51
Foul on Tariq Owens.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:12 56-51
Federico Mussini made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.
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PersonalFoul 12:15 56-48
Foul on De'Riante Jenkins.
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PersonalFoul 12:19 56-48
Foul on Jonathan Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:41 56-48
Federico Mussini made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Owens.
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PersonalFoul 12:42 56-45
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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PersonalFoul 13:42 56-45
Foul on Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed.
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LayUpShot 13:56 56-45
Samir Doughty made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:58 54-45
De'Riante Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:33 51-45
Jonathan Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:33 50-45
Foul on Yankuba Sima.
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LayUpShot 15:33 50-45
Jonathan Williams made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:42 48-45
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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PersonalFoul 15:59 48-45
Foul on Yankuba Sima.
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PersonalFoul 16:14 48-45
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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End Game 0:00 73-69
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 75-69
Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:02 74-69
Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 73-69
Foul on Yankuba Sima.
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JumpShot 0:07 73-69
Yankuba Sima made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus LoVett.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 73-67
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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RegularTimeOut 0:13 72-67
St. John's Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 72-67
JeQuan Lewis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 71-67
Foul on Malik Ellison.
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 71-67
JeQuan Lewis Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 71-67
Marcus LoVett missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 71-67
Malik Ellison Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:28 71-67
Jonathan Williams missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:43 71-67
VCU Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 71-67
Mo Alie-Cox Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:00 71-67
Mo Alie-Cox Block.
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LayUpShot 1:00 71-67
Marcus LoVett missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:08 71-67
Yankuba Sima Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 71-67
Justin Tillman missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 71-67
Foul on Kassoum Yakwe.
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Defensive Rebound 1:09 71-67
Justin Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:09 71-67
Malik Ellison missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:19 71-67
Malik Ellison Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:19 71-67
Jonathan Williams missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:47 71-67
Justin Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 71-67
Kassoum Yakwe missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:47 71-67
St. John's Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:47 71-67
Kassoum Yakwe missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:47 71-67
Foul on Samir Doughty.
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Offensive Rebound 1:49 71-67
Kassoum Yakwe Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:49 71-67
Shamorie Ponds missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 71-67
Jonathan Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 70-67
Jonathan Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 69-67
Foul on Marcus LoVett.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 69-67
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:27 69-66
Shamorie Ponds made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:27 69-65
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 2:27 69-65
Foul on Mo Alie-Cox.
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Offensive Rebound 2:36 69-65
Shamorie Ponds Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:36 69-65
Malik Ellison missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 349 events.
Team Stats
VCU
SJU
25-60
FG
23-56
42
Field Goal %
41
7-15
3PT
7-21
47
Three Point %
33
18-25
FT
16-24
72
Free Throw %
67
36
Rebounds
40
8
Offensive Rebounds
8
28
Defensive Rebounds
32
18
Assists
12
5
Steals
2
3
Blocks
8
9
Turnovers
14
2
Team Turnovers
1
9
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
7
7
Fast Break Points
2
32
Points in Paint
22
25
Fouls
20
11
Largest Lead
13
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