Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs at VCU Rams
· NCAA Men's Basketball
57 - 69
Vann, VCU beat Gardner-Webb 69-57
VCU closed the first half on an 18-4 run, including two 3-pointers by Malik Crowfield and another by Simms, to make it 38-22. Gardner-Webb went 2 of 9 from the field with five turnovers, including a 10-second violation, during that span.
Vann converted a 3-point play that pushed the lead to 20 points three minutes into the second half. The Runnin' Bulldogs scored the next seven points and Jose Perez hit two free throws to pull them within eight with nine minutes to go, but Marcus Santos-Silva responded with a layup and, after a Gardner-Webb turnover, Evans hit jumper to spark a 10-3 spurt that made it 65-50 with 6:55 to play.
Jose Perez, a freshman, led the Runnin' Bulldogs with 16 points. David Efianayi added 14 and DJ Laster 12.
VCU have won 13 consecutive season openers.
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Statistics
 GWEB |
 VCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-52 | FG | 25-59 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 12-20 | FT | 12-18 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 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 |