Final Score: VCU 69, Morgan State 54
Location: Siegel Center in Richmond, Va.
Current Records: VCU 2-0, Morgan State 1-2
In a Nutshell: After a sloppy first half for the Rams, VCU senior forward Brandon Johns Jr. led a better effort for the home team in the second stanza. Late in the game, as VCU pulled away from a hardnosed Morgan State team, Johns shook off a sore ankle and scored a game-high 15 points. .
NOTES
- Johns connected on 6-of-10 from the floor and grabbed four rebounds for the Rams. Senior forward David Shriver and redshirt sophomore Jamir Watkins also scored double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Watkins was one rebound away from a double-double as he snagged nine boards.
- Junior guard Ace Baldwin Jr. had a team-high five assists along with nine points. He also tied a career-high with seven steals.
- Junior guard Zeb Jackson set a new career-high in points scored with nine.
- VCU turned over Morgan State 21 times and scored 26 points off those miscues.
- The Rams held a 28-27 halftime lead, but used a 10-0 run, punctuated by a Baldwin 3-pointer, to take a 53-41 lead with 7:42 remaining. The Bears closed within seven, at 57-50, but VCU scored seven straight, including a back-breaking three by Shriver from the left wing to push the Black and Gold ahead 64-50 with 3:19 left.
- VCU shot .500 (24-of-48) from the field, compared to Morgan State’s .333 (21-of-63). That advantage carried over to beyond the arc, where the Rams outshot the Bears .368 (7-of-19) to .278 (5-of-18) from 3-point range.
- The Rams’ bench players outscored the Bears’ bench 24-16.
- The Black and Gold led for 34:08 out of the 40 minutes, while Morgan State only led for 4:02.
UP NEXT
The Rams hit the road for the Legends Classic tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. They open up tournament play on Wednesday., Nov. 16 at 8:30 p.m. against Pac-12 foe Arizona State. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. and it will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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