Location: Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx.
Current Records: VCU 15-8, 7-3 in A-10. Fordham 10-13, 4-6 in A-10.
In a Nutshell: Sandwiched between home games with Richmond and Dayton, this tilt in the Bronx could easily have been a trap game for VCU.
However, after a lackluster, sloppy first half, VCU opened the second stanza with a crushing 20-to-4 run. From then on the visitors looked like a different team.
Shulga poured in 10 second-half points. He finished the night with a double-double -- 13 points, 10 boards and seven assists. Bamisile added 13 points, two rebounds and two assists. After missing two games with a rib injury, Bairstow contributed 12 points, eight boards, two assists. VCU's bench outscored Fordham's bench 42-to-17.
NOTES (Information provided by Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.)
- Senior guard Shulga connected on 3-of-5 attempts from beyond the 3-point arc in the contest. Bamisile also made 3-of-5 from three-point distance.
- By the time freshman swingman Michael Belle canned a 3-pointer from the right corner at the 9:31 mark, VCU’s one-point halftime lead had ballooned to 52-35. Shulga supplied a bucket and assisted on two others in VCU’s game-changing run. Shulga later scored five straight points, including a pull-up 3-pointer with 6:52 remaining. It expanded VCU's lead to 20 points, 62-42.
- VCU shot 51 percent (26-of-51) from the field, including 43 percent (9-of-21) from the 3-point distance.
- VCU limited Fordham to 38 percent (23-of-60) shooting in the contest. Medor led the home team scoring with 17 points.
- VCU also owned a 33-31 rebounding advantage and forced 15 Fordham turnovers.
- VCU outscored Fordham 29-16 off turnovers. VCU outscored Fordham 34-22 in the paint. It also connected on 14-of-16 free throws.
- The VCU Rams improved to 13-1 all-time against the Fordham Rams.
NEXT UP
VCU will host (No. 18 AP Poll) Dayton at the Siegel Center on Fri., Feb. 9. Tipoff at 7 p.m. It will be televised by ESPN2.
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