VCU Rams at Saint Joseph's Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 87
Funk leads Saint Joseph's to 87-81 OT win over VCU
Funk hit three straight free throws and the Hawks led 84-78 on his 3-pointer with 2:09 left in OT. The Rams missed six 3s and a jumper over the next three minutes while James Demery and Pierfrancesco Oliva combined for four more Saint Joseph's points.
VCU's Jonathan Williams' layup tied it at 76 with 10 seconds left in regulation.
The Rams shot 45.5 percent from the floor to the Hawks' 37.7 percent, but Saint Joseph's made 29 free throws to the Rams' five.
Oliva scored 15 points, Nick Robinson and Demery scored 13 each with eight rebounds apiece, and Shavar Newkirk added 12 points for the Hawks (6-7, 1-1 Atlantic 10 Conference).
Justin Tillman scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for VCU (9-6, 1-1), which saw its four-game win streak end. De'Riante Jenkins scored 16 points with five assists and Issac Vann scored 13.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:02 | De'Riante Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Pierfrancesco Oliva made Free Throw. | 78 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Saint Joseph's Deadball Team Rebound. | 78 - 86 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Pierfrancesco Oliva missed Free Throw. | 78 - 86 |
Statistics
 VCU |
 JOES |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-77 | FG | 26-69 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-29 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 5-7 | FT | 29-38 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 3,518 | 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 |