Location: The Pit in Albuquerque.
Updated Records: VCU 9-3, New Mexico 9-3.
It has been over 20 years since an opposing player scored 40 or more points on the Rams. The Lobos' superstar guard made good on 14-of-26 shots, while shooting from an array of locations with a variety of shots. Dent was simply unstoppable.
VCU's shambling semblance of a defense watched it happen. More than enough said.
NOTES: (Information provided by Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.)
· Max Shulga was held scoreless in the first half. Then, after the break, he connected on 6-of-9 attempts from the floor, including 3-of-6 from the 3-point line, on the way to a team-high 20 points. He added two steals.
· Graduate guards Phillip Russell (13 points), Joe Bamisile (12) and Zeb Jackson (10) all reached double figures for the Black and Gold.
· Sophomore forward Michael Belle also kicked in six points and five rebounds for the Rams.
· New Mexico pieced together an extended 20-6 run, punctuated by eight straight points from Dent, to take its largest lead of the game at 51-36 with 15:43 remaining.
· Back-to-back threes by Jackson kicked off a 16-5 VCU run over the next four minutes to cut the Lobo lead to 56-52 with 11:54 on the clock. But Dent came to New Mexico’s rescue again, scoring seven points during a 9-3 burst that extended the margin to 73-61 with 4:49 left.
· The Lobos outrebounded VCU 47-33, including 16-7 on the offensive glass. New Mexico owned a 16-8 advantage in second-chance points.
· New Mexico outscored the Rams 44-26 in the paint.
· VCU converted just 13-of-24 free throws and shot 5-of-20 from 3-point range in the second half.
NEXT UP: VCU will face William & Mary on Sun., Dec. 22 at home. Tipoff at 2 p. m. TV on MASN and ESPN+. A pregame ceremony to retire the No. 2 jersey of Rams star Briante Weber will take place.
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