VCU Overwhelms La Salle

Final Score: VCU 85, La Salle 66 

Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (TruMark Financial Center)

Current Records: VCU 9-4 (2-0, A-10), La Salle 5-7, (0-2 A-10)

 

VCU finally snapped out of its offensive cold spell. Coach Mike Rhoades played 10 men today and all 10 scored points. And, the Rams still played well enough on defense, most of the time, to coast to victory. It was VCU's sixth consecutive win and its second straight conference win on the road.

 

The info below was supplied by Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.

OPENING TIP

·      Tsohonis came off the bench to bury 5-of-6 from beyond the 3-point arc on the way to 17 points in just 13 minutes

·      Williams turned in another complete effort with 16 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block. He was an efficient 5-of-7 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the free throw line

·      Junior forward Hason Ward scored eight of his 13 points in the second half as VCU pulled away. He also grabbed six rebounds

·      Ace Baldwin Jr. added seven points, six assists and three steals for the Black and Gold

·      Clifton Moore led all players with 21 points for La Salle

 

THE DIFFERENCE

·      VCU shot 52 percent (32-of-62) from the floor on the way to a season-high 85 points. The Rams also connected on 9-of-21 three-point attempts

·      VCU forced 19 turnovers and turned those miscues into 30 points. That, while the Rams committed just eight, themselves

·      La Salle scored the first two points of the game, then watched as the Rams embarked on a 22-4 run, capped by back-to-back Williams and Tsohonis 3-pointers over the next seven minutes

·      The Explorers cut the VCU lead back to single digits, at 44-35, with 16:53 left, but the Rams responded with an alley-oop dunk by Ward and a Williams 3-pointer and never looked back

 

NOTABLE

·      The Rams have won a season-best six straight games and improved to 4-0 in true road games. It’s the first time VCU has won its first four road contests since the 2016-17 season

·      VCU led for 38:14 out of Saturday’s 40 minutes

 

NEXT UP

VCU will host George Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center at 7 p.m. That contest will air on MASN2 and ESPN+.