Niagara 58, at VCU 84

RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — VCU used a dominant second-half performance and a barrage of three-pointers to pull away from Niagara for an 84-58 victory in nonconference men’s basketball Monday night at a sold-out Siegel Center. The Rams, improving to 7-4, connected on 16 of 33 attempts from beyond the arc, a 48.5% clip that proved far too much for the visiting Purple Eagles to overcome. Niagara, which fell to 2-9, struggled offensively all night, shooting just 35.4% from the field and 25% from three-point range. The game was competitive for much of the first half. After VCU’s Barry Evans opened… Read more...