VCU finishes off George Washington, 89-to-75

Final score: VCU 89, George Washington 75. 

Location: Siegel Center. 

Updated records: VCU 21-6, 12-2 in A-10. GW 15-12, 6-8 in A-10. 

In a nutshell: It seemed the George Washington Revolutionaries came to Richmond having convinced themselves that they could run with the talented VCU Rams. For three-fourths of the game it looked like the team from DC might have been right. 

At the 12:27 mark of the second half GW held a nine-point advantage. Then VCU shifted gears and seized the momentum. The sellout (7,637) Siegel Center crowd urged the running Rams on, as they methodically took control of the game, outscoring the visitors -- 33-to-10 -- over the rest of the way. 

Such was the stuff that went into putting together the Rams’ tenth straight victory. 

Some noteworthy VCU game stats: Coming off the bench Tyrell Ward's 15 points led the Rams scoring, plus he made two steals. Lazar Djokovic, Brandon Jennings, and Nyk Lewis all scored 14 points. Jennings also blocked three shots. Terrence Hill scored 13 points and dished for seven assists. Barry Evans scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds and made five assists.  

Conference standings-wise VCU is now in second place in the Atlantic 10. With a 12-2 record VCU is one-half game behind Saint Louis, 12-1.  

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

●      The Revolutionaries trailed by two at the half, but stormed to a 65-56 advantage following a steal and layup by Tre Dinkins with 12:27 remaining. From there, the Rams took command, assembling a 25-4 blitz over the next 9:30. Djokovic buried a 3-pointer during VCU’s first salvo to tie the score at 65-65. A short time later, junior forward Michael Belle canned a triple from the left wing to put VCU in front 68-67 with 9:16 left. The Rams would not trail again

●      The Black and Gold held GW to 32-percent (9-of-28) shooting in the second half, including 4-of-15 from beyond the arc.

●      For George Washington, Luke Hunger, the reigning Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week, posted 24 points and 10 rebounds.

●      VCU forced 11 George Washington turnovers in the game and outscored the Revs 15-7 in turnover opportunities

●      The Rams shot 52 percent (26-of-61) from the field on the night and connected on 26-of-35 free throws. 

●      VCU’s 10-game win streak is its longest since the Rams won 12 straight to close out the 2018-19 regular season. 

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NEXT UP: On Friday, February 20, VCU will face (AP No. 18) Saint Louis. Tipoff at 7 p.m. (EST). TV: EPN2. 

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