National Basketball Association
VCU 74, Georgetown 56
When: 9:50 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2011
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # Mike Greenstein, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
17369
By SportsDirect Inc.
CHICAGO - Brandon Rozzell scored a season-high 26 points and No. 11 seed Virginia Commonwealth continued to show it belongs in the NCAA tournament with a 74-56 upset over No. 6 seed Georgetown in the second round Friday.
Rozzell hit six of VCU's season-high 12 3-pointers to help the Rams advance to the Round of 32, where they will face No. 3 seed Purdue on Sunday.
Joey Rodriguez had 17 points and seven assists, and Bradford Burgess added 12 points and eight rebounds for VCU (25-11), which handled the struggling Hoyas with surprising ease.
The Rams, who beat Southern Cal in a “First Four” matchup in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday, took control with a 36-9 run that bridged the first and second halves. They led by as many as 25 in the second half.
Hollis Thompson had 26 points for Georgetown (21-11), which shot 5 of 25 from beyond the arc and ended the season with five straight losses.
The Hoyas suffered a third straight early-round exit despite the return of star senior guard Chris Wright from a broken non-shooting hand. Wright and Georgetown's leading scorer, Austin Freeman, combined to shoot 6 of 27 from the field, though.
Top Game Performances
| VCU |
|
Georgetown |
|
Brandon Rozzell 26 |
Scoring |
Hollis Thompson 26 |
|
Joey Rodriguez 7 |
Assists |
Chris Wright 3 |
|
Bradford Burgess 8 |
Rebounds |
Julian Vaughn 8 |
|
Joey Rodriguez 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Hollis Thompson 6 |
|
Joey Rodriguez 2 |
Steals |
Hollis Thompson 2 |
|
Bradford Burgess 4 |
Blocks |
Henry Sims 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| VCU
|
74 |
40.9 |
12-25 |
26-39 |
14 |
23 |
4 |
7 |
|
| Georgetown
|
56 |
38.5 |
5-26 |
11-13 |
12 |
33 |
1 |
3 |
|
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