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FINAL
Jan 4, 2025

Game Recap

Russell's 25 lead VCU past Loyola Chicago 84-65. Phillip Russell had 25 points in VCU's 84-65 victory over Loyola Chicago on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
VCU374784
LUC402565
Vcu Rams logoVCUMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
9Luke Bamgboye151-20-00-01211012
4Jack Clark336-90-30-0112201312
11Max Shulga312-100-25-76530119
1Phillip Russell317-115-86-863203425
22Joe Bamisile192-51-32-33201317
7Obinnaya Okafor10-00-00-00000000
21Christian Fermin236-80-02-240000214
0Brandon Jennings161-30-00-02000032
8Michael Belle81-20-00-00001012
5Alphonzo Billups III40-20-20-00000000
6Terrence Hill Jr.10-10-00-00000000
2Zeb Jackson184-83-60-021012311
TOTAL30-6149.2%9-2437.5%15-2075.0%351584101984
Loyola Chicago Ramblers logoLOYOLA CHICAGOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Jalen DeLoach253-50-02-38110218
24Miles Rubin252-20-00-24202234
2Jalen Quinn271-70-12-22700334
1Jayden Dawson272-101-65-711000410
0Des Watson368-154-90-033004320
31Zachary Royster10-10-00-02000000
35Francis Nwaokorie221-31-21-23000034
10Jack Turner21-11-10-00000003
9Seifeldin Hendawy20-00-00-00000010
5Daniil Glazkov121-20-03-51000005
14Caleb Reese20-10-00-00100000
13Sheldon Edwards Jr.192-81-52-20220147
TOTAL21-5538.2%8-2433.3%15-2365.2%241732122265

Play-by-Play

1st halfvculuc
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (19:38) Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (19:34) Jalen Quinn Offensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (19:20) Jalen Quinn missed Layup.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (19:19) VCU Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (19:09) Foul on Des Watson.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (18:56) Jack Clark made Dunk. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
    20
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +3 (18:32) Jayden Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Des Watson.
    23
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +3 (18:22) Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper.
    53
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (17:46) Jalen Quinn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (17:42) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (17:30) Joe Bamisile made Layup. Assisted by Luke Bamgboye.
    73
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (17:21) Jalen Quinn Turnover.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (17:21) Max Shulga Steal.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (17:17) Jack Clark made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
    93
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (17:17) Loyola Chicago Timeout
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (17:06) Des Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Sheldon Edwards Jr..
    95
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (16:45) Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (16:42) Jayden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (16:32) Francis Nwaokorie missed Layup.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (16:32) Joe Bamisile Block.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (16:25) Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (16:22) Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (16:21) Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (16:21) Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (16:21) VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (16:21) Foul on Francis Nwaokorie.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (15:58) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (15:55) Miles Rubin Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (15:43) Sheldon Edwards Jr. Turnover.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (15:43) Jack Clark Steal.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (15:38) Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
    115
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (15:04) Des Watson made Layup. Assisted by Miles Rubin.
    117
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (14:50) Max Shulga missed Layup.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (14:45) Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (14:36) Zeb Jackson made Layup.
    137
  • (14:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (14:24) Foul on Zeb Jackson.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +3 (13:54) Des Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Rubin.
    1310
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (13:46) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (13:43) Miles Rubin Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (13:34) Jalen Quinn made Layup.
    1312
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (13:28) Zeb Jackson Turnover.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (13:10) Des Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Quinn.
    1314
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (12:41) Michael Belle made Jumper.
    1514
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (12:13) Jalen Quinn missed Layup.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (12:13) Loyola Chicago Offensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (12:09) Loyola Chicago Turnover.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (11:57) Joe Bamisile Turnover.
  • (11:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (11:54) Jayden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Des Watson.
    1516
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (11:35) Alphonzo Billups III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (11:31) Des Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (11:10) Jalen DeLoach made Layup. Assisted by Des Watson.
    1518
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (11:10) Foul on Jack Clark.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +1 (11:10) Jalen DeLoach made Free Throw.
    1519
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +3 (10:46) Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
    1819
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (10:20) Jalen DeLoach Turnover.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (10:20) Luke Bamgboye Steal.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (9:58) Foul on Sheldon Edwards Jr..
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (9:42) Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (9:39) VCU Offensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (9:25) Max Shulga made Layup. Assisted by Jack Clark.
    2019
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (9:05) Sheldon Edwards Jr. made Layup.
    2021
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (8:57) Foul on Sheldon Edwards Jr..
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (8:45) Christian Fermin missed Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (8:41) Miles Rubin Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (8:24) Des Watson missed Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (8:23) Loyola Chicago Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (8:23) Foul on Zeb Jackson.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (8:17) Foul on Miles Rubin.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (8:17) Miles Rubin Turnover.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (8:00) Max Shulga missed Layup.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (7:58) Phillip Russell Offensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (7:40) Brandon Jennings missed Layup.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (7:40) Jalen Quinn Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (7:40) Miles Rubin Block.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (7:33) Des Watson made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Quinn.
    2023
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (7:12) Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Russell.
    2223
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (7:00) Jalen Quinn missed Layup.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (6:57) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +3 (6:52) Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
    2523
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +3 (6:14) Francis Nwaokorie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Quinn.
    2526
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (5:49) Brandon Jennings missed Layup.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:49) Des Watson Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:49) Des Watson Turnover.
  • (5:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (5:45) Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:40) Jalen DeLoach Defensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (5:28) Foul on Christian Fermin.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:23) Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:21) Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (5:17) Foul on Brandon Jennings.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:17) Jayden Dawson missed Free Throw.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:17) Loyola Chicago Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +1 (5:17) Jayden Dawson made Free Throw.
    2527
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (5:00) Foul on Francis Nwaokorie.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (4:47) Phillip Russell missed Jumper.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (4:43) Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (4:43) Christian Fermin made Two Point Tip Shot.
    2727
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (4:13) Foul on Joe Bamisile.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +1 (4:13) Jayden Dawson made Free Throw.
    2728
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +1 (4:13) Jayden Dawson made Free Throw.
    2729
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +1 (4:13) Jayden Dawson made Free Throw.
    2730
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (4:02) Foul on Jalen Quinn.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +1 (4:02) Phillip Russell made Free Throw.
    2830
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (4:01) Phillip Russell missed Free Throw.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (4:00) Daniil Glazkov Defensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (3:43) Daniil Glazkov made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Quinn.
    2832
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (3:35) Phillip Russell Turnover.
  • (3:35) Official TV Timeout
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +3 (3:06) Des Watson made Three Point Jumper.
    2835
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (2:40) Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Russell.
    3035
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +3 (2:20) Des Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Quinn.
    3038
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (2:07) Foul on Jayden Dawson.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +1 (2:07) Phillip Russell made Free Throw.
    3138
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +1 (2:07) Phillip Russell made Free Throw.
    3238
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (1:41) Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (1:39) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (1:32) Michael Belle missed Layup.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (1:29) Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +2 (1:29) Christian Fermin made Two Point Tip Shot.
    3438
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (1:19) Jayden Dawson missed Jumper.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (1:15) Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    +2 (1:15) Miles Rubin made Two Point Tip Shot.
    3440
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (1:15) Jalen DeLoach missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (1:15) Miles Rubin Offensive Rebound.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (0:58) Foul on Jayden Dawson.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (0:58) Joe Bamisile missed Free Throw.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (0:58) Loyola Chicago Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (0:58) Foul on Michael Belle.
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (0:58) Miles Rubin missed Free Throw.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (0:55) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (0:47) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (0:46) VCU Offensive Rebound.
  • Vcu Rams logo
    +3 (0:40) Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
    3740
  • Vcu Rams logo
    (0:39) VCU Timeout
  • Loyola Chicago Ramblers logo
    (0:29) Jalen Quinn Turnover.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

84Points65
30-61(49.2%)Field Goal(%)21-55(38.2%)
9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)8-24(33.3%)
15-20(75%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)
40(18)Rebounds(Offensive)28(13)
15Assists17
8Steals3
4Blocks2
11Turnovers14
20(3)Fouls(Technical)23(3)
22Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, January 4, 2025 · 2:00 PM
Joseph J. Gentile Arena · Chicago, IL
attendance: 4,129 (83.2%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: VCU -5.5
over/under: 139.5