Simms hits late 3s, No. 25 VCU holds off North Texas 59-56
Mike'L Simms hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 2:07 for his only baskets of the game and No. 25 VCU held off North Texas 59-56 on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Texas Mean Green
56
VCU Rams
59
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNT | 21 | 35 | 56 |
| VCU | 31 | 28 | 59 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Southwestern Christian U Eagles | W 122-50 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 56-59
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 56-58
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 56-57
Foul on DJ Draper.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 56-57
Foul on Umoja Gibson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 56-57
Umoja Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javion Hamlet.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:11 53-57
Mike'L Simms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Riante Jenkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 53-54
DJ Draper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Umoja Gibson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 50-54
Mike'L Simms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Crowfield.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 50-51
Umoja Gibson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 49-51
Umoja Gibson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:09 48-51
Foul on KeShawn Curry.
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LayUpShot 3:23 48-51
Corey Douglas made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 48-49
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 48-48
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 48-47
Foul on James Reese.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:26 48-47
DJ Draper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Umoja Gibson.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 45-47
Foul on Marcus Evans.
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DunkShot 6:15 45-47
Zachary Simmons made Dunk. Assisted by Thomas Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:40 43-47
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:40 43-46
Marcus Evans made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:40 43-45
Foul on Deng Geu.
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PersonalFoul 6:50 43-45
Foul on Zachary Simmons.
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DunkShot 7:34 43-45
Deng Geu made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:10 41-45
Marcus Evans made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:45 41-42
James Reese made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zachary Simmons.
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PersonalFoul 8:50 38-42
Foul on Marcus Santos-Silva.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:21 38-42
DJ Draper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Umoja Gibson.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:59 35-42
Mike'L Simms made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:59 35-41
Mike'L Simms made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:59 35-40
Foul on Thomas Bell.
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PersonalFoul 10:06 35-40
Foul on James Reese.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:13 35-40
Umoja Gibson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:13 34-40
Umoja Gibson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:13 33-40
Foul on Marcus Evans.
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PersonalFoul 10:40 33-40
Foul on Mike'L Simms.
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PersonalFoul 12:01 33-40
Foul on James Reese.
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PersonalFoul 12:12 33-40
Foul on Thomas Bell.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:40 33-40
Zachary Simmons made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:40 32-40
Zachary Simmons made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:40 31-40
Foul on KeShawn Curry.
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PersonalFoul 12:45 31-40
Foul on Vince Williams.
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LayUpShot 12:45 31-40
Thomas Bell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:18 29-40
Nah'Shon Hyland made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:18 29-39
Nah'Shon Hyland made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:18 29-38
Foul on Javion Hamlet.
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LayUpShot 13:33 29-38
Zachary Simmons made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:42 27-38
Foul on Corey Douglas.
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PersonalFoul 14:13 27-38
Foul on Marcus Evans.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:42 27-38
Malik Crowfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeShawn Curry.
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JumpShot 15:08 27-35
Javion Hamlet made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:46 25-35
Foul on Javion Hamlet.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:39 25-35
Issac Vann made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:39 25-34
Issac Vann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:39 25-33
Foul on Deng Geu.
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LayUpShot 16:51 25-33
Zachary Simmons made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:06 23-33
Foul on De'Riante Jenkins.
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JumpShot 17:22 23-33
Issac Vann made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Santos-Silva.
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LayUpShot 17:45 23-31
Deng Geu made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 21-31
Foul on Marcus Santos-Silva.
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LayUpShot 0:56 21-31
Deng Geu made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 56-59
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 56-59
End of 2nd half
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 56-59
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 56-58
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 56-57
Foul on DJ Draper.
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Steal 0:13 56-57
Marcus Evans Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:13 56-57
Umoja Gibson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:37 56-57
Thomas Bell Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 56-57
Marcus Evans missed Free Throw.
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Offensive Rebound 0:37 56-57
VCU Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 56-57
Marcus Evans missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 56-57
Foul on Umoja Gibson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 56-57
Umoja Gibson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javion Hamlet.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:11 53-57
Mike'L Simms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by De'Riante Jenkins.
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RegularTimeOut 1:39 53-54
North Texas Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 53-54
DJ Draper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Umoja Gibson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 50-54
Mike'L Simms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Crowfield.
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Defensive Rebound 2:26 50-51
De'Riante Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 50-51
James Reese missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:30 50-51
Thomas Bell Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:34 50-51
Thomas Bell missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:42 50-51
Zachary Simmons Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:45 50-51
Mike'L Simms missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 50-51
Umoja Gibson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 49-51
Umoja Gibson made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:09 48-51
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:09 48-51
Foul on KeShawn Curry.
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LayUpShot 3:23 48-51
Corey Douglas made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:24 48-49
Corey Douglas Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 48-49
Mike'L Simms missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:46 48-49
Mike'L Simms Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:50 48-49
Zachary Simmons missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:10 48-49
Thomas Bell Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:14 48-49
KeShawn Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:37 48-49
Malik Crowfield Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:41 48-49
James Reese missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 48-49
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 48-48
De'Riante Jenkins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 48-47
Foul on James Reese.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:26 48-47
DJ Draper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Umoja Gibson.
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Team Stats
UNT
VCU
21-52
FG
17-46
40
Field Goal %
37
8-25
3PT
10-26
32
Three Point %
38
6-8
FT
15-20
75
Free Throw %
75
31
Rebounds
31
12
Offensive Rebounds
12
19
Defensive Rebounds
19
11
Assists
10
5
Steals
10
2
Blocks
5
18
Turnovers
18
4
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
18
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
20
5
Fast Break Points
1
26
Points in Paint
10
20
Fouls
15
8
Largest Lead
12
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