VCU crushes Georgia Southern, 89-to-54

Final Score: VCU 89, Georgia Southern 54.
Location: Siegel Center.
Updated Records: VCU 7-2, Georgia Southern 5-4.

In the nutshell: For the initial few minutes of the game, VCU trailed and it looked like Georgia Southern might make a game of it. Well, it didn't last long. Once the homestanding Rams snapped out of it, their offense was pretty much unstoppable in what became a 35-point romp. For the second straight tilt VCU Head Coach Ryan Odom gave his bench plenty of time on the floor.  

Rams stats: Max Shulga aggressively erupted for 29 points to lead all scorers. He made good on 7-of-10 attempts from the field. Fiery Phillip Russell contributed 17 points, which included a flawless 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. Coming off the bench Fats Billups scored a crowd-pleasing 14 points and grabbed 6 boards.

NOTES: (Information provided by Chris Kowalczyk, VCU Assistant A.D.)

 

·      Shulga sank 6-of-8 from beyond the 3-point arc on the way to the 12^th 20-point game of his collegiate career.

·      Redshirt sophomore guard Fats Billups III knocked down 4-of-5 attempts from long range.

·      Freshman forward Luke Bamgboye had his most productive outing as a Ram, totaling a season-high five blocks, as well as four points and four rebounds. Bamgboye is averaging 7.6 blocks per 40 minutes this season.

·      Georgia Southern was led by Eugene Brown III, who totaled 13 points for the visiting Eagles.

·      The Rams outscored the Eagles 50-23 in the second half behind a defensive effort that saw VCU hold the Eagles to 20 percent (6-of-30) shooting in the period.

·      VCU held Georgia Southern to just 30 percent (18-of-60) shooting from the field overall Wednesday, including 6-of-21 from the 3-point line.

·       In the opening 8:22 of the game, Shulga knocked down 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, scoring nine of the Rams’ first 11 points.    

 

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NEXT UP: VCU will host Penn on Monday, Dec. 7. Tipoff at 7 p.m. The game will air on MASN and ESPN+.