Dayton Flyers at VCU Rams
· ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd ROUND
72 - 77
Williams makes tough go-ahead shot, VCU tops Dayton 77-72
No. 9 seed VCU (18-14) meets 25th-ranked and top-seeded Rhode Island, the defending A-10 Tournament champion, in the quarterfinal round Friday.
Dayton had grabbed a 70-65 lead with three minutes left before VCU rallied. De'Riante Jenkins hit his third 3-pointer of the game, and Issac Vann knotted the physical contest at 70-70.
After Dayton turned the ball over on a shot-clock violation, Williams backed his way inside through a crowd, made a spin move in the paint and his scoop shot put the Rams ahead for good.
VCU harried Dayton into two shot-clock violations, made a steal and grabbed a big defensive board in the last two minutes.
Justin Tillman led the Rams with 15 points and 10 rebounds, his 17th double-double, Jenkins and Sean Mobley scored 11 apiece and Vann 10.
Trey Landers led Dayton (14-17) with 19 points, Josh Cunningham 17, Darrell Davis 14. The Flyers trio of Cunningham, Davis and Jalen Crutcher, were all playing with four fouls.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Mike'l Simms made Free Throw. | 72 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Mike'l Simms made Free Throw. | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Jordan Davis. | 72 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Trey Landers made Layup. | 72 - 75 |
Statistics
 DAY |
 VCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-63 | FG | 28-57 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 13-16 | FT | 13-21 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
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 |