VCU Rams at La Salle Explorers
· NCAA Men's Basketball80 - 74
VCU rallies then holds off La Salle 80-74
VCU (10-6, 2-1 Atlantic 10) trailed 40-32 at halftime, but Malik Crowfield sparked an 11-4 run to start the second half with three 3s to get VCU back in it.
Tillman's dunk with 16:28 left gave VCU the lead, 45-44, the rest of the way. Crowfield followed with another 3 and Jonathan Williams added a layup and the Rams went up six.
Isaac Vann's layup at 9:29 made it 65-55 before Pookie Powell went on his own 8-3 run with a 3, 3-point play and pair of free throws. Amar Stukes made two free throws and La Salle (7-9, 1-2) was within two but couldn't get any closer.
Williams made all four of his free throws in the final 15 seconds to preserve the win. Crowfield scored 17 points with five 3-pointers.
Powell led the Explorers with 24 points, Isiah Deas scored 17 and B.J. Johnson 10.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jonathan Williams made Free Throw. | 80 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jonathan Williams made Free Throw. | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Amar Stukes. | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Justin Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 74 |
Statistics
VCU |
LAS |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-59 | FG | 25-61 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 19-22 | FT | 15-23 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 2,312 | 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 |


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