Winthrop Eagles at VCU Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
55 - 69
Tillman reaches 1,000, leads VCU past Winthrop 69-55
Mike'l Simms added 16 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and De'Riante Jenkins scored 13 with three 3s for the Rams (7-5). Tillman also had 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season and 18th of his career.
Simms had 10 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers, as VCU closed the first half with a 16-3 run that put the Rams up 34-19. Tillman had 14 points, while the Eagles missed all 11 of their 3s and shot just 21 percent before intermission.
Winthrop (6-5) made 6 of 8 shots to start the second half to get the deficit back to single digits and eventually closed within six on a dunk by Josh Ferguson before the midway point, but Simms hit a 3-pointer that pushed it to 12 with 9:12 to go and the difference remained in double figures.
Xavier Cooks had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Winthrop, which finished 3 of 25 behind the arc and shot 34 percent (20 of 59) overall.
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Statistics
 WIN |
 VCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-59 | FG | 23-58 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 3-25 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 12 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 12-23 | FT | 13-18 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: 7,637 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
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 |