Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)
Current Records: VCU 5-4, Jacksonville State 3-5
The short story: Freshman guard Jayden Nunn poured in 15 of his game-high 20 points in the second half and VCU forced a season-high 23 turnovers in a win over Jacksonville State Wednesday.
OPENING TIP
● Nunn connected on 7-of-8 attempts from the field , including 2-of-3 from beyond 3-point range for the Black and Gold
● Sophomore Ace Baldwin was impressive in his first game back from off-season surgery on his Achilles. The 6-foot-1 point guard poured in 13 points and tied a career high with six steals. He was 6-of-6 at the free throw line
● Graduate forward Levi Stockard III contributed eight points and hauled in a team-high eight rebounds for VCU, while senior guard KeShawn Curry supplied 10 points
● Jalen Gibbs led Jacksonville State with 12 points and four rebounds for the Gamecocks
THE DIFFERENCE
● A Stockard jumper at 13:29 left in the second half broke a 38-38 tie and began an 18-3 VCU run that included 12 points from Nunn and put the Rams in control 56-41 with just over four minutes remaining
● The Rams began the game on a 16-3 run over the first six minutes of play, capped off by a Nunn steal and fast break layup
● Jacksonville State returned off a timeout with a 12-3 run of their own powered by a pair of three-pointers
● VCU forced six turnovers in the first five minutes of the second half, including a shot-clock violation, which led to a jumper from Nunn to put the Rams up five with 14:51 remaining
NOTABLE
● Ace Baldwin’s six steals on the night tied a career high and are the most by a Ram this season
● VCU has turned an opponent over 20 or more times in four games this season
NEXT UP
VCU (5-4) will travel to Norfolk, Va. to face Old Dominion (3-4) for an 8 p.m. tip on Saturday, Dec. 11. The game will air on STADIUM.
-- Info from Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.
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