VCU Rams vs. Utah Utes

Mar 27, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VCU	26	28	54
UTAH	36	38	74

Game Recap

Utah takes down VCU 74-54 in NIT quarterfinals. Gabe Madsen scored 18 points on six 3-pointers in Utah's 74-54 victory against VCU on Wednesday night in the NIT quarterfinals.

Player Stats

VCU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Christian Fermin	22	2-6	0-0	4-6	9	1	1	1	2	2	8
13Kuany Kuany	18	1-7	0-4	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	4
11Max Shulga	25	2-7	1-4	1-2	5	1	0	0	2	1	6
7Sean Bairstow	30	6-14	0-4	1-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	13
2Zeb Jackson	24	2-9	1-5	1-2	4	1	1	0	1	1	6
10Tobi Lawal	16	1-1	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1	3	3	4
8Michael Belle	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2
4Roosevelt Wheeler	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
5Alphonzo Billups III	16	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	1	6
1Jason Nelson	9	1-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	1	2
22Joe Bamisile	22	1-5	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	19-5832.8%	5-2619.2%	11-1573.3%	34	8	6	5	13	17	54

UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Lawson Lovering	25	2-2	0-0	2-4	9	2	1	0	2	2	6
35Branden Carlson	34	7-13	3-5	0-1	3	3	1	0	2	4	17
5Deivon Smith	37	6-11	2-3	1-2	11	12	4	2	3	2	15
55Gabe Madsen	32	6-13	6-12	0-1	3	2	1	0	1	1	18
2Cole Bajema	31	3-10	1-6	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	7
13Keba Keita	14	3-6	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	1	1	2	8
10Jake Wahlin	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Ben Carlson	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jayden Teat	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Hunter Erickson	17	1-6	1-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
14Brandon Haddock	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-6344.4%	13-3339.4%	5-1050.0%	35	21	8	3	10	12	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVCUUTAH

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Utah.
+3 (19:38) Branden Carlson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Madsen.
03
(19:07) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:07) Utah Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Cole Bajema missed Jumper.
(18:47) Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Sean Bairstow missed Jumper.
(18:26) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Deivon Smith made Jumper.
05
(17:42) Kuany Kuany missed Jumper.
(17:42) Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.
(17:28) Cole Bajema missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:28) Deivon Smith Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:21) Gabe Madsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
08
(17:05) Christian Fermin missed Layup.
(17:05) Deivon Smith Block.
(17:05) Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Christian Fermin missed Layup.
(16:51) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:46) Branden Carlson made Dunk. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
010
+2 (16:31) Zeb Jackson made Jumper.
210
+2 (16:08) Lawson Lovering made Jumper. Assisted by Branden Carlson.
212
(15:46) Christian Fermin missed Jumper.
(15:46) Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.
(15:36) Branden Carlson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:36) Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Foul on Deivon Smith.
(15:08) Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
(15:08) Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
(15:06) Foul on Toibu Lawal.
(15:06) Toibu Lawal Turnover.
+3 (14:53) Branden Carlson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
215
(14:33) Max Shulga missed Jumper.
(14:33) Branden Carlson Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Gabe Madsen missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:24) Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Foul on Keba Keita.
(13:56) Michael Belle Turnover.
(13:56) Deivon Smith Steal.
+3 (13:46) Gabe Madsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Bajema.
218
(13:29) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:29) Gabe Madsen Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Gabe Madsen missed Layup.
(13:25) VCU Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) Alphonzo Billups III Turnover.
(13:13) Gabe Madsen Steal.
(13:05) Branden Carlson Turnover.
(13:05) Alphonzo Billups III Steal.
+3 (12:59) Alphonzo Billups III made Three Point Jumper.
518
(12:42) Cole Bajema Turnover.
+3 (12:26) Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
818
(11:56) Gabe Madsen Turnover.
(11:56) Michael Belle Steal.
(11:55) Foul on Gabe Madsen.
+2 (11:47) Michael Belle made Layup. Assisted by Alphonzo Billups III.
1018
(11:37) Hunter Erickson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:37) Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Foul on Lawson Lovering.
+1 (11:02) Christian Fermin made Free Throw.
1118
(11:02) Christian Fermin missed Free Throw.
(11:02) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
(10:43) Foul on Christian Fermin.
(10:43) Lawson Lovering missed Free Throw.
(10:43) Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:43) Lawson Lovering made Free Throw.
1119
(10:17) Max Shulga missed Jumper.
(10:17) Deivon Smith Block.
(10:17) Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.
(10:00) Deivon Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:00) Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
(9:48) Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
(9:48) Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
(9:47) Christian Fermin Turnover.
(9:29) Hunter Erickson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:29) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:21) Kuany Kuany made Dunk. Assisted by Max Shulga.
1319
+2 (9:06) Lawson Lovering made Dunk. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
1321
(8:33) Sean Bairstow missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:33) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Lawson Lovering Turnover.
(8:24) Sean Bairstow Steal.
(8:18) Foul on Branden Carlson.
+1 (8:18) Toibu Lawal made Free Throw.
1421
+1 (8:18) Toibu Lawal made Free Throw.
1521
+2 (8:06) Cole Bajema made Jumper. Assisted by Deivon Smith.
1523
(7:47) Kuany Kuany missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:47) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Foul on Toibu Lawal.
(7:35) Cole Bajema missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:35) Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:17) Christian Fermin made Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
1723
(6:56) Keba Keita missed Jumper.
(6:56) Christian Fermin Block.
(6:56) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) Keba Keita missed Layup.
(6:48) Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Zeb Jackson Turnover.
(6:43) Deivon Smith Steal.
(6:36) Deivon Smith missed Layup.
(6:36) Jason Nelson Block.
(6:36) Deivon Smith Offensive Rebound.
(6:28) Deivon Smith missed Layup.
(6:28) Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Kuany Kuany missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:24) Deivon Smith Defensive Rebound.
(6:19) Foul on Jason Nelson.
(6:06) Keba Keita missed Layup.
(6:06) Michael Belle Block.
(6:06) Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:57) Sean Bairstow made Layup.
1923
(5:57) Technical Foul on Utah.
(5:57) Utah Turnover.
(5:57) Zeb Jackson missed Free Throw.
(5:57) VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:57) Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
2023
(5:40) Branden Carlson missed Jumper.
(5:40) Jason Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(5:26) Sean Bairstow missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:26) Gabe Madsen Defensive Rebound.
(5:12) Deivon Smith missed Jumper.
(5:12) Utah Offensive Rebound.
(5:10) Utah Turnover.
(4:50) Foul on Roosevelt Wheeler.
(4:50) Roosevelt Wheeler Turnover.
+3 (4:32) Branden Carlson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Madsen.
2026
(4:10) Foul on Roosevelt Wheeler.
(4:10) Roosevelt Wheeler Turnover.
+3 (4:01) Gabe Madsen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawson Lovering.
2029
(4:01) Foul on Max Shulga.
(4:00) Gabe Madsen missed Free Throw.
(4:00) Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
(3:33) Sean Bairstow missed Jumper.
(3:33) Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
(3:33) Christian Fermin missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:33) Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:33) Christian Fermin made Two Point Tip Shot.
2229
(3:15) Lawson Lovering Turnover.
(3:15) Christian Fermin Steal.
(3:09) Foul on Branden Carlson.
(3:09) Max Shulga missed Free Throw.
(3:09) VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:09) Max Shulga made Free Throw.
2329
(2:58) Deivon Smith missed Layup.
(2:58) Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Christian Fermin Turnover.
(2:50) Lawson Lovering Steal.
+2 (2:32) Cole Bajema made Jumper.
2331
+3 (2:08) Alphonzo Billups III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
2631
(1:35) Cole Bajema missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:35) Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:27) Ben Carlson Defensive Rebound.
(1:06) Ben Carlson missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:06) Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(0:54) Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
(0:54) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:45) Deivon Smith made Layup.
2633
(0:22) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:22) Lawson Lovering Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:02) Deivon Smith made Three Point Jumper.
2636

2nd half

Team Stats

VCU

UTAH

54Points74

19-58(32.8%)Field Goal(%)28-63(44.4%)

5-26(19.2%)3-Point(%)13-33(39.4%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)5-10(50.0%)

35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)43(10)

8Assists21

6Steals8

5Blocks3

13Turnovers13

17(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

0Largest Lead29

Game Details

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Jon M. Huntsman Center · Salt Lake City, UT

attendance: 6,008 (40.1%)

tv: ESPN2