This morning at 11 a.m. the Atlantic 10 Conference held a press conference featuring the two head coaches and selected star players from the two teams set to compete in the league's championship game on Sun., Mar. 14.
In the deciding tilt the tournament's No. 1 seed, St. Bonaventure (15-4, No. 27 NET), will face No. 2 seed, VCU (19-6, No. 35 NET). The A-10's final game of 2020/21 will be played at UD Arena in Dayton. Tip-off will be at 1 p.m. (TV: CBS).
As one might expect in this situation, the questions were rather generic, designed to elicit easy quotes. Asked what wining the league's championship game would mean to him, VCU's sophomore guard Bones Hyland laughed and said he has played in championship games (before coming to VCU), but hasn't won one of them. "I've never cut down any nets."
Since VCU and St Bonaventure have played twice during the regular season and split those games, junior small forward Vince Williams (No. 10 pictured left) was asked what would be the likely difference this time. Williams said, "The key will be our second half performance."
Bones agreed. "We should never feel comfortable with a lead on a team like St. Bonaventure."
Head Coach Mike Rhoades was asked what he would say to fire up his team before Sunday's game.
Rhoades said there would be no dramatic locker room speeches right before the game. "They've already heard it all. They will be ready to play."
Then he added, "We've got to rebound."
Today the bettors' spread has the Bonnies a 2-point favorite over the Rams.
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