Location: TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
Updated Records: VCU 4-1, Seton Hall 3-2
More Rams Stats: Max Shulga poured in 20 points. He added five boards and two steals. Coming off the bench, Zeb Jackson, who missed this season's first four games with a broken shooting hand (the left), scored 15 points, with three steals. Joe Bamisile contributed 13 points, five rebounds and three assists for VCU.
- Seton Hall's Chaunce Jenkins led all scorers with 22 points. He hit a go-ahead jumper with 2:21 remaining in overtime to give the Pirates a 65-63 lead. A free throw pulled VCU within 65-64. A short time later, Seton Hall’s David Tubek buried a 3-pointer from the left wing late in the shot clock to push the Pirates edge to 68-64 with 35 seconds remaining.
- Shulga pulled VCU within 68-66 with a jumper with 13 seconds left, but the Rams could get no closer. A 3-point attempt on VCU’s final possession was wide. Then Shulga sent the game to overtime when he drove to the rim for a bucket to tie the score at 61-61 with two seconds showing in regulation.
- The Rams led by as many as eight points in the second half and held a 57-53 lead with 3:55 remaining after Bamisile scored on a tip-in and hit a 3-pointer on consecutive VCU possessions. But Tubek drilled a three with 2:54 left. Shulga pushed VCU ahead 59-57 at the 1:03 mark, but Jenkins hit two free throws with 42 seconds showing, then scored on a layup on Seton Hall’s ensuing possession to give the Pirates a 61-59 lead
- The game featured nine ties and 14 lead changes.
VCU will face Nevada on Fri., Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at TD Arena. The game will stream live on ESPN+.