Fordham Rams at VCU Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
63 - 76
Tillman's 23 & 14 lead VCU past Fordham 76-63
VCU (9-5) made 7 of 12 3-pointers and shot 67 percent overall (18 of 27) to take a 48-28 lead at the half. A 24-7 run to close the first half broke the game open.
De'Riante Jenkins and Mike'l Simms had back-to-back 3-pointers in a 10-0 spurt and after five points by Forham, VCU scored 14 straight. Malik Crowfield had two 3-pointers and Jenkins a 3 quickly followed his steal and dunk. VCU made 10 of 13 shots, five of them 3-pointers, in the last 10 minutes.
It was a different story in the second half as Fordham (5-8) used an 11-0 run to get within nine and kept hitting shots to keep the pressure on. Fordham shot 50 percent in the second half and VCU only 34.5.
Will Tavares had 18 of his 20 points after the break for Fordham, which only got three points from reserves.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Justin Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Perris Hicks missed Jumper. | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Issac Vann made Free Throw. | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Issac Vann made Free Throw. | 63 - 75 |
Statistics
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 VCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 28-56 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 6-12 | FT | 11-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
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 |