Richmond 69, at VCU 77

RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — In a game defined by runs and resilience, the VCU Rams used a dominant first-half stretch and clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch to hold off a persistent Richmond Spiders team 77-69 in an Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at a sold-out Siegel Center. A crowd of 7,637 saw the Rams improve to 15-6 overall, while the Spiders fell to 13-9. The victory was VCU’s eighth in its last nine games, while Richmond dropped its third straight contest. The most critical phase of the game unfolded in the first half, turning a tight… Read more...