Courtesy of Go Bonnies.com
RICHMOND, Va. – St. Bonaventure controlled much of the first half, but VCU flipped the script with a dominant second half as the Rams pulled away for an 75-61 victory Friday night at the Siegel Center.
The Bonnies led by eight at the break before VCU exploded for a 50-28 second half.
VCU started just 3-from-15 from the floor to start the game and the Bonnies established dominance inside early with 12 of their first 15 points coming in the paint, following up on 48 paint points in the first meeting last month.
The Rams got the crowd back into the game with an 8-0 run to cut within a point, but the Bonnies tallied the last six points of the half to run to the locker room with a 33-25 advantage – all coming without a point from leading scorer Melvin Council Jr.
Bona put home the first bucket of the second half for their largest lead of the game at 10 points, but the Rams responded with a 10-0 sprint to tie it up just over two minutes later.
The teams shared a 40-40 tie as well before another 8-0 break by the Rams.
St. Bonaventure (15-6, 3-5 A-10) mustered only nine shot attempts in the first 10 minutes of the second half as VCU’s pressure defense caused a multitude of problems for the Bonnies.
After halftime, the Rams shot a scorching 61 percent (16-26) overall and went 8-for-13 from distance.
Chance Moore returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday’s game due to injury and played all but one minute, finishing with 21 points and eight rebounds.
Jonah Hinton recorded 12 points while both Council and Noel Brown checked in with 10 each.
Joe Bamisile drained 18 points and Phillip Russell posted 16 for VCU (16-4, 6-1 A-10).
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