Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 88
Tillman powers VCU to 88-84 OT win over Dayton
The Flyers had no answer for Tillman. The senior forward connected on 17 of 25 shots and added eight rebounds and two blocked shots for VCU (15-10, 7-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Tillman scored 13 straight points for the Rams, turning a five-point deficit into a 58-54 lead with 12:23 left to play. VCU led 78-63 on a Marcus Santos-Silva layup with 3:29 remaining, but Jalen Crutcher had 3-pointers to begin and end a 14-0 run and get the Flyers within 78-77 with 11 seconds left. After Jonathan Williams made 1 of 2 free throws, Josh Cunningham had a layup at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.
It was all Tillman from there. He hit two straight jumpers to give the Rams an 83-79 lead. Jordan Davis' 3-point play pulled the Flyers within a point. Tillman made 1 of 2 free throws, but Trey Landers knotted the score at 84 on a layup with 43 seconds left. Williams fed Tillman for the go-ahead basket and added two free throws with three seconds to go to seal it.
Crutcher finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for Dayton (11-13, 5-7), while Landers added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:00 | VCU Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Jalen Crutcher missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Jonathan Williams made Free Throw. | 84 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Jonathan Williams made Free Throw. | 84 - 87 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 VCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-70 | FG | 36-67 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 14-35 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 8-10 | FT | 8-17 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: 7,637 | 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 |