NCAAB Game Recap - Richmond at VCU
Sat Mar 11, 2017 3:48 PM EST

Albany
53
Vermt
56
F
TxSt
83
UTARL
62
F
Bama
74
KY
79
F
Norf
59
NCC
67
F
Princ
72
Penn
64
F(OT)
UCF
59
SMU
70
F
Crei
60
Vill
74
F
ColSt
71
Nev
79
F
Alc
50
TXSo
53
F
Kent
70
Akr
65
F
Web
89
UND
93
F(OT)
Marsh
72
MTSU
83
F
TXAMC
65
NOrl
68
F(OT)
NMSt
70
CSBak
60
F
Ariz
83
Oreg
80
F
UCDav
50
UCIrv
47
F
Troy
74
GASt
63
F
NW
48
Wisc
76
F
Rich
77
VCU
87
F(OT)
Yale
73
Harv
71
F
Cin
81
UConn
71
F
IaSt
80
WVU
74
F
Vand
62
Ark
76
F
Duke
75
ND
69
F
Mich
84
Minn
77
F
David
60
URI
84
F

VCU 87, Richmond 77

Mar 11, 2017, 3:48 PM EST

Final (OT)

1

2

OT

T

(3) Richmond

31

40

6

77

(2) VCU

36

35

16

87

VCU slips past Richmond for 87-77 OT win in A-10 semifinals
Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:30 PM

PITTSBURGH (AP) JeQuan Lewis scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and VCU got an 87-77 win over Richmond in Saturday's Atlantic 10 Conference tournament to advance to the championship game.

The No. 2 seed Rams will play fourth-seeded Rhode Island on Sunday.

In the overtime period, VCU (21-7) quickly took control, scoring the first six points during an 11-2 run for an 82-73 lead with 1:25 left. Mo Alie-Cox had five points in the breakaway run and Samir Doughty had four.

Richmond, the third seed, cut the gap to seven before Lewis sealed it from the free throw line.

Doughty finished with 17 points, Alie-Cox had 15 and Justin Tillman got 11 points to go with 14 rebounds for the Rams, who are playing for a conference title for the seventh-straight year.

Richmond (20-12) got a career-high 26 points from De'Monte Buckingham, who led five Spiders in double figures.

Leaders

Richmond PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Buckingham 26 0 3 3 1 0
N. Sherod 15 0 3 6 0 0
VCU PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Lewis 18 0 5 3 0 0
S. Doughty 17 0 3 3 3 0

Team Comparison

Rich VCU
Points For 77 87
Field Goals 26/61-43% 33/67-49%
Three Pointers 10/22-45% 5/14-36%
Free Throws 15/18-83% 16/22-73%
Offensive Rebounds 4 13
Defensive Rebounds 25 32
Rebounds 35 48
Blocks 2 3
Steals 6 6
Turnovers 11 13
Personal Fouls 15 15
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - VCU Leads Series 3-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Feb 1 Rich 74 @ VCU 81 S. Jones 30 J. Tillman 18
Fri Feb 17 VCU 84 @ Rich 73 J. Lewis 16 S. Jones 20
Sat Mar 11 Rich 77 @ VCU 87 D. Buckingham 26 J. Lewis 18

Game Information

Stadium: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 6,886
Game Time: