By PAUL GOTHAM Melvin Johnson's family and friends might travel from the Bronx to fill in seats behind VCU's bench when the Rams take on Saint Joseph's Hawks in an Atlantic 10 matchup, Tuesday night. Johnson will also have an admirer in an unlikely place: the opposing bench. Hawks' coach Phil Martelli doesn't need an introduction to the Rams senior guard. "He can’t … [Read more...] about VCU’s Johnson comfortable in leading role
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Dayton’s win over Vanderbilt and other A-10 Splinters
Thoughts on Dayton's 72-67 victory over No. 21/16 Vanderbilt. By PAUL GOTHAM How it happened Trailing by 16 late in the first half, Dayton outscored Vanderbilt 32-10 over a stretch of 11:28. UD created four turnovers in the final 1:10 of the first half and converted those chances into points. Kendall Pollard netted eight of his game-high 21 points during the run. … [Read more...] about Dayton’s win over Vanderbilt and other A-10 Splinters
Rebounds & Putbacks: Duke 79 VCU 71
First reactions to Duke's 79-71 victory over Virginia Commonwealth University. By PAUL GOTHAM How it happened Grayson Allen turned in a career performance, and Matt Jones connected with a pair of pivotal 3-pointers as the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils erased a late deficit to knock off the VCU Rams. Trailing by six with less than 14 minutes remaining, the Blue Devils scored … [Read more...] about Rebounds & Putbacks: Duke 79 VCU 71
VCU rallies late to edge Richmond
By PAUL GOTHAM BROOKLYN -- The distance between the two campuses is 12 miles. The play on the court this season has been a fraction of that. Doug Brooks capped a furious rally as the No. 5-seed Virginia Commonwealth Rams defeated the No. 4-seed Richmond Spiders, 70-67 in the Atlantic 10 quarter-finals at the Barclays Center, Friday. Brooks took a feed from Melvin … [Read more...] about VCU rallies late to edge Richmond
VCU-UC and the A-10’s weekend marquee matchups
By Paul Gotham Surveying the Atlantic 10 men's basketball schedule for the weekend. VCU (7-3) at Cincinnati (7-2) Noon ESPNU VCU looks to make it three in a row against the Bearcats who on Wednesday defeated No. 19 San Diego State in overtime. Cincinnati is 10th in the nation allowing just 53.8 points a game, including a double overtime loss at Nebraska where they … [Read more...] about VCU-UC and the A-10’s weekend marquee matchups