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BAMISILE, SHULGA SET PACE AS RAMS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT 66-47

VCU outrebounds Quakers 45-29
Mon, Dec 9, 2024

Score: VCU 66, Penn 47
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 8-2, Penn 3-7
 
The short story: The Rams rode Joe Bamisile's season-high 23 points to a dominant victory over visiting Penn on Monday night at the Siegel Center.
 
OPENING TIP

  • Bamisile collected 11 rebounds to go along with his 23 points to notch the third double-double of his career. Bamisile's has topped the 20-point mark twice this season, including 22-point efforts against Loyola (Md.) and Miami (Fla.)
  • Senior guard Max Shulga also supplied 14 points and seven rebounds for the Black and Gold. He connected on 6-of-11 attempts from the field, including 2-of-4 from beyond the 3-point arc
  • Graduate forward Jack Clark contributed a six-point, 10-rebound effort to the VCU cause. It was the 12th double-digit rebound night of Clark's career
  • Graduate guard Phillip Russell dished a season-high seven assists to go along with his nine points
  • Penn was led by Ethan Roberts who tallied 23 points

THE DIFFERENCE

  • The Rams held Penn to 36 percent (18-of-50) shooting from the floor and 19 percent (5-of-27) shooting from beyond the arc. It's the fourth time this season the Rams have held an opponent to under 20 percent shooting from 3-point range
  • VCU outrebounded the Quakers 45-29, good for their second-highest rebounding margin of the season. The Rams corralled 18 offensive boards and outscored the Quakers 20-3 on second-chance points
  • The Black and Gold started the game with a 14-2 run that lasted 5:40 and was capped by a Bamisile step-back 3-pointer that forced the Quakers into an early timeout
  • Back-to-back possessions that ended in dunks from freshman forward Luke Bamgboye and Bamisile grew the Rams' lead to 17 with 10:52 remaining in the game
  • Penn rallied to tie game at 23-23 with 5:28 left in the first, but VCU closed the period on a 13-2 run, punctuated by five straight Russell points, to take a 36-25 lead into the locker room at the break

NOTABLE

  • VCU has won a season-high four straight games
  • The Rams led for 38:10 Monday night

NEXT UP
The Rams travel out west to face Colorado State in Las Vegas, Nev. at the Lee's Family Forum on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on BallerTV.