Dayton (79) vs VCU (76) · Mar 7, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 7, 2025

Game Recap

Dayton tops VCU 79-76 to prevent Rams from clinching Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title. Javon Bennett scored 22 points and Dayton prevented VCU from clinching the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title with a 79-76 victory on Friday night, ending the Rams' nine-game win streak.

Box Score

	1	2	T
DAY	28	51	79
VCU	27	49	76

DAYTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
29Amael L'Etang	20	4-5	2-3	0-0	2	2	0	1	3	10
2Nate Santos	32	5-11	0-3	1-1	6	3	0	1	2	11
0Javon Bennett	33	6-15	5-10	5-5	4	2	1	1	1	22
6Enoch Cheeks	32	5-10	1-4	1-2	3	3	1	3	4	12
11Malachi Smith	30	3-6	1-1	6-6	4	7	0	1	2	13
3Jaiun Simon	7	0-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	2	1
24Jacob Conner	17	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23Zed Key	19	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	3	6
5Posh Alexander	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	28-6046.7%	9-2339.1%	14-1687.5%	28	18	2	8	21	79

VCU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Luke Bamgboye	21	1-1	0-0	0-2	4	1	1	2	0	1	2
4Jack Clark	36	5-8	1-3	4-5	6	1	2	0	1	4	15
11Max Shulga	39	3-13	1-9	9-10	9	3	2	1	4	3	16
2Zeb Jackson	32	5-16	2-10	4-4	3	1	2	0	1	2	16
22Joe Bamisile	30	8-17	1-5	1-2	8	2	0	0	1	3	18
21Christian Fermin	17	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
0Brandon Jennings	13	1-4	0-1	4-4	2	0	0	0	0	3	6
8Michael Belle	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Terrence Hill Jr.	8	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	23-6137.7%	5-3016.7%	25-3180.6%	38	8	7	3	7	18	76

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfdayvcu

(20:00) Start game
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Dayton
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by VCU
+3 (19:44) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
30
(19:18) Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
(19:16) Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.
(19:16) Foul on Enoch Cheeks.
(19:16) Luke Bamgboye missed Free Throw.
(19:16) VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:16) Luke Bamgboye missed Free Throw.
(19:15) Enoch Cheeks Defensive Rebound.
(18:46) Amael L'Etang missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:42) Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Max Shulga Turnover.
+2 (18:24) Amael L'Etang made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Santos.
50
(18:08) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:05) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:55) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
80
+2 (17:39) Zeb Jackson made Layup.
82
+3 (17:14) Enoch Cheeks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Santos.
112
+3 (16:54) Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
115
(16:42) Malachi Smith missed Layup.
(16:39) Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:34) Jack Clark Offensive Rebound.
(16:32) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:28) Nate Santos Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:02) Amael L'Etang made Dunk. Assisted by Malachi Smith.
135
(15:45) Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:41) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Enoch Cheeks missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:23) Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
(15:10) Zeb Jackson Offensive Rebound.
(15:06) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:03) Jack Clark Offensive Rebound.
(15:02) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:59) Malachi Smith Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Official TV Timeout
(14:42) Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU
(14:42) Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU
(14:42) Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU
(14:42) Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU
(14:42) Enoch Cheeks subbing out for Dayton
(14:42) Malachi Smith subbing out for Dayton
(14:42) Amael L'Etang subbing out for Dayton
(14:42) Posh Alexander subbing in for Dayton
(14:42) Zed Key subbing in for Dayton
(14:42) Jacob Conner subbing in for Dayton
(14:31) Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:28) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
(14:18) Brandon Jennings missed Layup.
(14:15) Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
(14:12) Brandon Jennings missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:09) Dayton Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Javon Bennett missed Jumper.
(13:44) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
(13:39) Max Shulga missed Layup.
(13:38) Dayton Defensive Rebound.
(13:38) Javon Bennett subbing out for Dayton
(13:38) Nate Santos subbing out for Dayton
(13:38) Jaiun Simon subbing in for Dayton
(13:38) Enoch Cheeks subbing in for Dayton
(13:29) Posh Alexander missed Layup.
(13:26) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Jack Clark missed Layup.
(13:15) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Jaiun Simon missed Jumper.
(12:51) Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Max Shulga missed Jumper.
(12:34) Dayton Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Enoch Cheeks missed Jumper.
(12:16) Max Shulga Block.
(12:11) Posh Alexander Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:06) Posh Alexander made Jumper.
155
(11:49) Max Shulga Turnover.
(11:49) Enoch Cheeks Steal.
(11:45) Foul on Brandon Jennings.
(11:45) Official TV Timeout
(11:45) Max Shulga subbing out for VCU
(11:45) Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU
(11:45) Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU
(11:45) Terrence Hill Jr. subbing in for VCU
(11:45) Zed Key subbing out for Dayton
(11:45) Amael L'Etang subbing in for Dayton
(11:45) Jaiun Simon missed Free Throw.
(11:45) Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:45) Jaiun Simon made Free Throw.
165
+2 (11:19) Zeb Jackson made Layup.
167
(11:04) Enoch Cheeks Turnover.
(11:04) Zeb Jackson Steal.
+2 (11:00) Zeb Jackson made Dunk.
169
+2 (10:45) Posh Alexander made Layup. Assisted by Enoch Cheeks.
189
(10:16) Foul on Jaiun Simon.
+1 (10:16) Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
1810
(10:16) Jaiun Simon subbing out for Dayton
(10:16) Jacob Conner subbing out for Dayton
(10:16) Javon Bennett subbing in for Dayton
(10:16) Nate Santos subbing in for Dayton
(10:16) Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU
(10:16) Max Shulga subbing in for VCU
+1 (10:16) Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
1811
(9:50) Nate Santos missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:46) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
(9:35) Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
(9:33) Posh Alexander Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Javon Bennett missed Layup.
(9:26) Nate Santos Offensive Rebound.
(9:23) Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:21) Nate Santos Offensive Rebound.
(9:21) Foul on Terrence Hill Jr..
(9:21) Jack Clark subbing out for VCU
(9:21) Christian Fermin subbing out for VCU
(9:21) Michael Belle subbing in for VCU
(9:21) Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU
(9:21) Posh Alexander subbing out for Dayton
(9:21) Malachi Smith subbing in for Dayton
(9:12) Enoch Cheeks missed Layup.
(9:09) Amael L'Etang Offensive Rebound.
(9:07) Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:06) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(9:06) Foul on Nate Santos.
(8:43) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:40) Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.
(8:27) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:25) Foul on Amael L'Etang.
(8:25) Amael L'Etang subbing out for Dayton
(8:25) Zed Key subbing in for Dayton
(8:24) Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.
(8:19) Terrence Hill Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:16) Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.
(8:13) Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU
(8:13) Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU
(8:13) Foul on Enoch Cheeks.
+1 (8:13) Terrence Hill Jr. made Free Throw.
1812
(8:13) Enoch Cheeks subbing out for Dayton
(8:13) Jacob Conner subbing in for Dayton
+1 (8:13) Terrence Hill Jr. made Free Throw.
1813
(7:52) Zed Key missed Dunk.
(7:51) VCU Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Official TV Timeout
(7:29) Max Shulga Turnover.
(7:09) Malachi Smith missed Jumper.
(7:06) Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Joe Bamisile Turnover.
+3 (6:30) Javon Bennett made Three Point Jumper.
2113
(6:04) Terrence Hill Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:00) Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.
(5:44) Foul on Jacob Conner.
+1 (5:44) Max Shulga made Free Throw.
2114
(5:44) Terrence Hill Jr. subbing out for VCU
(5:44) Michael Belle subbing out for VCU
(5:44) Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU
(5:44) Jack Clark subbing in for VCU
(5:44) Max Shulga missed Free Throw.
(5:42) Zed Key Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Javon Bennett missed Layup.
(5:21) Zed Key Offensive Rebound.
(5:21) Foul on Joe Bamisile.
(5:06) Zed Key missed Layup.
(5:06) Luke Bamgboye Block.
(5:01) Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Foul on Malachi Smith.
+1 (4:59) Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
2115
(4:59) Zed Key subbing out for Dayton
(4:59) Amael L'Etang subbing in for Dayton
+1 (4:59) Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
2116
(4:36) Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:31) Nate Santos Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:31) Nate Santos made Layup.
2316
+2 (4:06) Jack Clark made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
2318
(3:36) Jacob Conner missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:32) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:28) Jack Clark made Layup.
2320
(3:28) Foul on Nate Santos.
(3:28) Official TV Timeout
(3:28) Jack Clark missed Free Throw.
(3:27) Javon Bennett Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Malachi Smith Turnover.
(3:15) Luke Bamgboye Steal.
+2 (3:12) Luke Bamgboye made Dunk.
2322
+2 (2:40) Malachi Smith made Layup.
2522
(2:19) Foul on Jack Clark.
(2:19) Jack Clark Turnover.
(2:19) Nate Santos subbing out for Dayton
(2:19) Amael L'Etang subbing out for Dayton
(2:19) Enoch Cheeks subbing in for Dayton
(2:19) Zed Key subbing in for Dayton
+3 (1:51) Malachi Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Enoch Cheeks.
2822
+3 (1:30) Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Bamgboye.
2825
(1:25) Zed Key subbing out for Dayton
(1:25) Jaiun Simon subbing in for Dayton
(1:25) Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU
(1:25) Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU
(1:00) Javon Bennett missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:56) Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:49) Brandon Jennings Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Javon Bennett.
+1 (0:49) Brandon Jennings made Free Throw.
2826
+1 (0:49) Brandon Jennings made Free Throw.
2827
(0:32) Enoch Cheeks Turnover.
(0:32) Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU
(0:32) Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU
(0:14) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:11) Javon Bennett Defensive Rebound.
(0:11) Foul on Joe Bamisile.
(0:11) Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU
(0:11) Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU
(0:11) Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU
(0:11) Michael Belle subbing in for VCU
(0:11) Jacob Conner subbing out for Dayton
(0:11) Nate Santos subbing in for Dayton
(0:11) Dayton Timeout
(0:11) Jaiun Simon subbing out for Dayton
(0:11) Amael L'Etang subbing in for Dayton
(0:00) Nate Santos missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

DAY

VCU

79Points76

28-60(46.7%)Field Goal(%)23-61(37.7%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)5-30(16.7%)

14-16(87.5%)Free Throw(%)25-31(80.6%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)41(19)

18Assists8

2Steals7

0Blocks3

8Turnovers7

21(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

11Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, March 7, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Stuart C. Siegel Center · Richmond, VA

attendance: 7,637 (100.0%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: VCU -9.5

over/under: 140.5