National Basketball Association
VCU 89, UCLA 85
When: 2:30 PM ET, Friday, November 26, 2010
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Brian O'Connell, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
7228
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James Skeen led the way with 23 points and nine
rebounds as Virginia Commonwealth took down UCLA, 89-85, on Friday in
the consolation game of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off at
Madison Square Garden.
Bradford Burgess added 15 points for the Rams, who can use all the
wins against big-conference teams they can get in an effort to pad an
NCAA Tournament resume that will take some hits in a soft Colonial
Athletic Association schedule.
VCU led, 40-37, at the half and had it stretched out to 69-56 after
Rob Brandenburg’s layup with 7:09 left in the game. But the Bruins
battled back, pulling to within 80-79 when Malcolm Lee drained a
3-pointer with 1:45 left to play.
The Rams did not fold, scoring on their next two possessions to
regain control and hitting all six of their free throws over the final
31.6 secondds to seal it.
UCLA (3-2) comes off a disappointing showing in New York and now has to go back on the road to face No. 6 Kansas next week.
Top Game Performances
| UCLA |
|
VCU |
|
Malcolm Lee 23 |
Scoring |
Jamie Skeen 23 |
|
Lazeric Jones 7 |
Assists |
Joey Rodriguez 5 |
|
Tyler Honeycutt 13 |
Rebounds |
Jamie Skeen 9 |
|
Malcolm Lee 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jamie Skeen 7 |
|
Jerime Anderson 2 |
Steals |
D.J. Haley 2 |
|
Tyler Honeycutt 2 |
Blocks |
Jamie Skeen 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UCLA
|
85 |
49.3 |
7-16 |
10-12 |
17 |
41 |
7 |
7 |
|
| VCU
|
89 |
48.4 |
10-22 |
17-26 |
17 |
26 |
5 |
9 |
|
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