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VCU Rams vs UMass Minutemen 73–59

2024-03-14 · Atlantic 10 Championship · NCAA · Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY · neutral site · USA Net

VCU Rams 2023-24 · UMass Minutemen 2023-24 · 2023-24 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
VCU	42	31	73
MASS	25	34	59

Team stats

	VCU	UMass
Field goals	22-44 .500	19-54 .352
Three-pointers	6-17 .353	7-24 .292
Free throws	23-30 .767	14-19 .737
At the rim	14-19 .737	9-20 .450
Offensive rebounds	11	11
Defensive rebounds	26	15
Total rebounds	37	26
Assists	16	12
Steals	8	3
Blocks	3	2
Turnovers	13	9
Personal fouls	19	23
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	32	18
Fast-break points	10	4
Points off turnovers	15	7
Largest lead	17	5
Possessions	61	61

VCU Rams

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Max Shulga G	33	4	0-2	0-2	4-5	0	2	2	7	1	0	2	2
Sean Bairstow G	32	9	2-5	1-3	4-4	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	2
Zeb Jackson G	28	17	3-9	1-4	10-11	0	4	4	5	4	0	4	2
Christian Fermin F	17	7	3-3	0-0	1-3	2	1	3	0	1	1	1	4
Kuany Kuany F	12	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1
Michael Belle G	21	7	3-4	0-0	1-2	4	2	6	0	1	0	2	0
Joe Bamisile G	20	18	6-9	4-6	2-2	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Toibu Lawal F	17	7	3-4	0-0	1-3	2	4	6	0	0	1	0	3
Jason Nelson G	14	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Roosevelt Wheeler F	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	4
Total	39	73	22-44	6-17	23-30	11	26	37	16	8	3	13	19

FG .500 · 3P .353 · FT .767

Did not play: Alphonzo Billups III, Obinnaya Okafor, Connor Odom

UMass Minutemen

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Matt Cross F	37	7	2-9	1-5	2-2	2	6	8	5	0	0	2	2
Rahsool Diggins G	35	21	7-16	4-10	3-6	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2
Josh Cohen F	34	14	3-5	0-0	8-9	3	3	6	1	2	0	1	4
Keon Thompson G	30	5	2-11	1-5	0-0	0	4	4	3	0	0	0	4
Jayden Ndjigue G	28	8	3-6	1-2	1-2	5	2	7	1	0	2	2	3
Jaylen Curry G	15	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
Daniel Hankins-Sanford F	10	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Robert Davis Jr. G	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Marqui Worthy G	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	59	19-54	7-24	14-19	11	15	26	12	3	2	9	23

FG .352 · 3P .292 · FT .737

Did not play: Tyler Mason, Tarique Foster, Mathok Majok, Rollie Castineyra, Jackson Cronin, Ryan Marcus

Officials: Sean Hull, Evon Burroughs, Ed Corliss

Play-by-play

Show every play (482)

First half

19:58 MASS Josh Cohen, jumpball won
19:58 VCU Christian Fermin, jumpball lost
19:30 MASS Keon Thompson, 3pt jumpshot missed
19:25 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, rebound offensive
19:25 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 0–2
18:52 VCU Sean Bairstow, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
18:50 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, rebound defensive
18:42 MASS Rahsool Diggins, 3pt pullupjumpshot missed
18:40 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, rebound offensive
18:28 MASS Keon Thompson, 2pt floatingjumpshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
18:28 VCU Christian Fermin, block
18:25 VCU Sean Bairstow, rebound defensive
18:21 VCU Kuany Kuany, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; missed
18:18 MASS Keon Thompson, rebound defensive
18:03 MASS Josh Cohen, 2pt hookshot made 0–4
18:03 MASS Josh Cohen, foulon
18:03 VCU Christian Fermin, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
18:02 MASS Josh Cohen, freethrow 1of1 made 0–5
17:43 VCU Max Shulga, foulon
17:43 MASS Rahsool Diggins, foul personal shooting;3freethrow;
17:24 VCU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
17:24 VCU Max Shulga, freethrow 1of3 missed
17:24 VCU Max Shulga, freethrow 2of3 made 1–5
17:24 VCU Max Shulga, freethrow 3of3 made 2–5
17:02 MASS Rahsool Diggins, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:59 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, rebound offensive
16:54 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, 2pt drivinglayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
16:52 MASS Josh Cohen, rebound offensive
16:52 MASS Josh Cohen, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
16:52 VCU Team, rebound defensive team;
16:52 VCU Toibu Lawal, substitution in
16:52 VCU Christian Fermin, substitution out
16:35 VCU Zeb Jackson, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:31 VCU Toibu Lawal, foul personal
16:31 MASS Keon Thompson, rebound defensive
16:31 MASS Keon Thompson, foulon
16:15 MASS Keon Thompson, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
16:15 VCU Toibu Lawal, block
16:12 VCU Zeb Jackson, rebound defensive
16:06 VCU Zeb Jackson, 3pt jumpshot made - Max Shulga, assist 5–5
15:49 MASS Josh Cohen, turnover lostball
15:49 VCU Max Shulga, steal
15:43 VCU Kuany Kuany, 2pt dunk fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Zeb Jackson, assist 7–5
15:29 MASS Matt Cross, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
15:27 VCU Toibu Lawal, foulon
15:27 VCU Toibu Lawal, rebound defensive
15:27 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, foul personal
15:27 VCU Jason Nelson, substitution in
15:27 VCU Zeb Jackson, substitution out
15:02 VCU Kuany Kuany, turnover travel
14:38 MASS Josh Cohen, foulon
14:38 VCU Sean Bairstow, foul personal
14:32 MASS Josh Cohen, foulon
14:32 VCU Toibu Lawal, foul personal
14:32 MASS Josh Cohen, substitution out
14:32 MASS Daniel Hankins-Sanford, substitution in
14:32 VCU Toibu Lawal, substitution out
14:32 VCU Christian Fermin, substitution in
14:23 MASS Matt Cross, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; made - Keon Thompson, assist 7–8
14:01 MASS Daniel Hankins-Sanford, foul personal
14:01 VCU Christian Fermin, foulon
14:01 MASS Keon Thompson, substitution out
14:01 MASS Jaylen Curry, substitution in
13:54 VCU Max Shulga, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:50 MASS Matt Cross, rebound defensive
13:30 VCU Joe Bamisile, substitution in
13:30 VCU Max Shulga, substitution out
13:30 VCU Kuany Kuany, substitution out
13:30 VCU Zeb Jackson, substitution in
13:28 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, foulon
13:28 VCU Christian Fermin, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
13:28 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, freethrow 2of2 missed
13:28 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, freethrow 1of2 made 7–9
13:27 VCU Zeb Jackson, rebound defensive
13:08 VCU Joe Bamisile, 3pt jumpshot made - Sean Bairstow, assist 10–9
12:47 MASS Daniel Hankins-Sanford, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
12:47 VCU Team, rebound defensive team;
12:47 VCU Christian Fermin, substitution out
12:47 MASS Josh Cohen, substitution in
12:47 VCU Michael Belle, substitution in
12:47 MASS Robert Davis Jr., substitution in
12:47 MASS Matt Cross, substitution out
12:47 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, substitution out
12:16 VCU Jason Nelson, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
12:15 VCU Michael Belle, rebound offensive
12:15 VCU Michael Belle, foulon
12:15 MASS Jaylen Curry, foul personal
12:05 VCU Team, rebound offensivedeadball
12:05 VCU Michael Belle, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; missed
12:05 MASS Robert Davis Jr., foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
12:05 VCU Michael Belle, foulon
12:05 VCU Max Shulga, substitution in
12:05 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, substitution in
12:05 VCU Zeb Jackson, substitution out
12:05 VCU Sean Bairstow, substitution out
12:05 VCU Michael Belle, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 11–9
11:50 MASS Rahsool Diggins, turnover lostball
11:50 MASS Rahsool Diggins, substitution out
11:50 MASS Daniel Hankins-Sanford, substitution out
11:50 MASS Matt Cross, substitution in
11:50 MASS Keon Thompson, substitution in
11:42 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, foul offensive
11:42 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, turnover offensive
11:42 MASS Robert Davis Jr., foulon
11:29 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
11:29 MASS Matt Cross, foulon
11:29 MASS Matt Cross, freethrow 1of2 fromturnover; made 11–10
11:29 MASS Matt Cross, freethrow 2of2 fromturnover; made 11–11
11:05 VCU Jason Nelson, turnover outofbounds
11:05 VCU Michael Belle, substitution out
11:05 VCU Zeb Jackson, substitution in
11:05 VCU Jason Nelson, substitution out
11:05 VCU Sean Bairstow, substitution in
10:52 MASS Jaylen Curry, 2pt pullupjumpshot fromturnover; missed
10:51 MASS Josh Cohen, foul personal looseball;
10:51 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, foulon
10:51 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, rebound defensive
10:51 MASS Jaylen Curry, substitution out
10:51 MASS Rahsool Diggins, substitution in
10:35 VCU Max Shulga, turnover badpass
10:35 MASS Josh Cohen, steal
10:26 MASS Keon Thompson, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
10:23 VCU Max Shulga, rebound defensive
10:21 VCU Zeb Jackson, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Max Shulga, assist 13–11
10:03 MASS Robert Davis Jr., 3pt jumpshot blocked; missed
10:03 VCU Joe Bamisile, block
9:58 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, rebound defensive
9:46 VCU Sean Bairstow, 3pt jumpshot made - Zeb Jackson, assist 16–11
9:24 MASS Josh Cohen, freethrow 1of2 missed
9:24 MASS Team, rebound offensivedeadball
9:24 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
9:24 MASS Josh Cohen, foulon
9:24 MASS Robert Davis Jr., substitution out
9:24 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, substitution out
9:24 VCU Kuany Kuany, substitution in
9:24 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, substitution in
9:24 MASS Josh Cohen, freethrow 2of2 made 16–12
9:08 VCU Zeb Jackson, turnover lostball
9:08 MASS Rahsool Diggins, steal
9:06 VCU Kuany Kuany, foul personal oneandone;
9:06 MASS Rahsool Diggins, freethrow 1of1 fromturnover; missed
9:06 MASS Rahsool Diggins, foulon
9:05 VCU Kuany Kuany, rebound defensive
8:55 VCU Joe Bamisile, 3pt jumpshot blocked; missed
8:55 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, block
8:51 MASS Josh Cohen, rebound defensive
8:42 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, 3pt jumpshot missed
8:39 VCU Sean Bairstow, rebound defensive
8:35 VCU Zeb Jackson, foulon
8:35 MASS Keon Thompson, foul personal oneandone;
8:35 VCU Zeb Jackson, freethrow 1of2 made 17–12
8:35 VCU Michael Belle, substitution in
8:35 VCU Joe Bamisile, substitution out
8:35 VCU Zeb Jackson, freethrow 2of2 made 18–12
8:17 MASS Josh Cohen, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Keon Thompson, assist 18–14
8:07 MASS Matt Cross, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
8:07 VCU Max Shulga, foulon
8:07 VCU Max Shulga, freethrow 1of2 made 19–14
8:07 MASS Josh Cohen, substitution out
8:07 MASS Daniel Hankins-Sanford, substitution in
8:07 VCU Max Shulga, freethrow 2of2 made 20–14
8:07 VCU Kuany Kuany, substitution out
8:07 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, substitution in
7:49 MASS Daniel Hankins-Sanford, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
7:45 MASS Matt Cross, rebound offensive
7:45 MASS Matt Cross, 2pt dunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 20–16
7:23 VCU Zeb Jackson, foulon
7:23 MASS Rahsool Diggins, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
7:23 MASS Rahsool Diggins, substitution out
7:23 MASS Jaylen Curry, substitution in
7:23 VCU Zeb Jackson, freethrow 1of2 made 21–16
7:23 VCU Zeb Jackson, freethrow 2of2 made 22–16
7:08 MASS Keon Thompson, 3pt jumpshot missed
7:05 VCU Zeb Jackson, rebound defensive
7:01 MASS Keon Thompson, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
7:01 VCU Sean Bairstow, foulon
7:01 VCU Sean Bairstow, freethrow 1of2 made 23–16
7:01 VCU Sean Bairstow, freethrow 2of2 made 24–16
7:01 VCU Toibu Lawal, substitution in
7:01 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, substitution out
6:48 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made - Matt Cross, assist 24–18
6:26 VCU Toibu Lawal, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Max Shulga, assist 26–18
6:06 MASS Jaylen Curry, turnover badpass
6:06 VCU Zeb Jackson, steal
6:02 MASS Team, timeout short
6:02 MASS Jaylen Curry, foul personal flagrant1;2freethrow;
6:02 VCU Zeb Jackson, foulon
6:02 MASS Marqui Worthy, substitution in
6:02 MASS Josh Cohen, substitution in
6:02 MASS Keon Thompson, substitution out
6:02 MASS Jaylen Curry, substitution out
6:02 VCU Zeb Jackson, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 27–18
6:02 VCU Zeb Jackson, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 28–18
5:53 VCU Zeb Jackson, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:50 VCU Team, rebound offensive team;
5:35 VCU Michael Belle, 2pt drivinglayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Zeb Jackson, assist 30–18
5:11 MASS Josh Cohen, foulon
5:11 VCU Sean Bairstow, foul personal 2freethrow;
5:11 MASS Josh Cohen, freethrow 1of2 made 30–19
5:11 MASS Daniel Hankins-Sanford, substitution out
5:11 MASS Rahsool Diggins, substitution in
5:11 VCU Sean Bairstow, substitution out
5:11 VCU Joe Bamisile, substitution in
5:11 MASS Josh Cohen, freethrow 2of2 made 30–20
4:40 VCU Toibu Lawal, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
4:37 VCU Michael Belle, rebound offensive
4:28 VCU Michael Belle, rebound offensive
4:28 VCU Zeb Jackson, 2pt drivinglayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
4:24 VCU Joe Bamisile, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Max Shulga, assist 33–20
4:10 MASS Rahsool Diggins, foulon
4:10 MASS Rahsool Diggins, freethrow 1of2 missed
4:10 MASS Team, rebound offensivedeadball
4:10 VCU Zeb Jackson, foul personal 2freethrow;
4:10 VCU Zeb Jackson, substitution out
4:10 VCU Jason Nelson, substitution in
4:10 MASS Rahsool Diggins, freethrow 2of2 made 33–21
3:40 VCU Joe Bamisile, 3pt pullupjumpshot made - Jason Nelson, assist 36–21
3:23 MASS Matt Cross, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; missed
3:22 VCU Team, rebound defensive team;
2:57 VCU Michael Belle, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
2:54 VCU Toibu Lawal, rebound offensive
2:54 VCU Toibu Lawal, 2pt dunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 38–21
2:40 MASS Marqui Worthy, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 38–23
2:11 VCU Michael Belle, turnover lostball
2:11 MASS Keon Thompson, substitution in
2:11 MASS Marqui Worthy, substitution out
2:11 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, substitution in
2:11 VCU Toibu Lawal, substitution out
1:54 MASS Rahsool Diggins, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
1:51 MASS Team, rebound offensive team;
1:48 MASS Jayden Ndjigue, turnover badpass
1:48 VCU Michael Belle, steal
1:46 VCU Michael Belle, 2pt drivinglayup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Max Shulga, assist 40–23
1:24 MASS Matt Cross, 3pt jumpshot missed
1:22 MASS Josh Cohen, rebound offensive
1:22 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, foul personal 2freethrow;
1:22 MASS Josh Cohen, foulon
1:22 MASS Josh Cohen, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 40–24
1:22 MASS Marqui Worthy, substitution in
1:22 VCU Roosevelt Wheeler, substitution out
1:22 VCU Max Shulga, substitution out
1:22 VCU Christian Fermin, substitution in
1:22 MASS Keon Thompson, substitution out
1:22 VCU Zeb Jackson, substitution in
1:22 MASS Josh Cohen, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 40–25
0:57 VCU Jason Nelson, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; made - Joe Bamisile, assist 42–25
0:43 MASS Josh Cohen, 2pt jumpshot missed
0:40 VCU Jason Nelson, rebound defensive
0:27 VCU Team, timeout short
0:27 VCU Christian Fermin, substitution out
0:27 VCU Jason Nelson, substitution out
0:27 VCU Max Shulga, substitution in
0:27 VCU Kuany Kuany, substitution in
0:12 VCU Zeb Jackson, turnover badpass
0:12 MASS Josh Cohen, steal
0:01 MASS Rahsool Diggins, 2pt floatingjumpshot fromturnover; missed
0:00 MASS Matt Cross, 2pt alleyoop fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
0:00 VCU Michael Belle, rebound defensive
0:00 VCU Michael Belle, turnover travel
0:00 VCU Team, rebound defensivedeadball

Second half