VCU Rams vs. BYU Cougars

Mar 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VCU	28	43	71
BYU	39	41	80

Game Recap

BYU enjoys March Madness success with 80-71 win over VCU a year after NCAA Tournament flop. Egor Demin and Richie Saunders led BYU to an 80-71 victory over VCU in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, giving <a...

Player Stats

VCU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Luke Bamgboye	26	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	4	6
4Jack Clark	35	4-8	2-3	2-2	10	5	1	0	2	4	12
11Max Shulga	34	4-10	4-10	0-1	3	3	0	0	4	3	12
1Phillip Russell	16	0-4	0-3	2-2	0	2	0	0	2	2	2
22Joe Bamisile	29	4-15	4-10	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	12
7Obinnaya Okafor	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Christian Fermin	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	4	0
8Michael Belle	10	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
0Brandon Jennings	13	1-3	0-1	0-1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2
5Alphonzo Billups III	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Terrence Hill Jr.	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2Zeb Jackson	28	9-14	5-10	0-0	0	4	2	0	0	1	23
TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	15-3839.5%	4-666.7%	28	15	6	2	11	23	71

BYU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Keba Keita	20	3-4	0-0	3-8	9	0	1	4	1	4	9
0Mawot Mag	31	2-5	0-0	2-4	5	1	2	0	1	1	6
15Richie Saunders	30	6-12	1-6	3-3	4	2	2	0	2	2	16
3Egor Demin	31	6-11	3-7	0-0	4	2	0	0	4	2	15
21Trevin Knell	17	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	8
6Kanon Catchings	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
45Fousseyni Traore	19	4-7	0-0	5-6	9	2	0	0	1	1	13
30Dallin Hall	23	2-5	0-0	2-3	0	4	0	0	0	1	6
1Trey Stewart	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
25Dawson Baker	13	1-2	1-1	4-4	2	1	0	0	0	2	7


TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	7-2035.0%	19-2867.9%	37	12	6	4	11	16	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVCUBYU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by BYU.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by VCU.
(19:44) Egor Demin Turnover.
+2 (19:30) Luke Bamgboye made Dunk. Assisted by Max Shulga.
20
(19:14) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:10) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:47) Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
50
+2 (18:32) Richie Saunders made Jumper.
52
(18:20) Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
(18:20) Keba Keita Block.
(18:16) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:13) Trevin Knell made Layup.
54
(17:52) Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:49) Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.
(17:48) Joe Bamisile Turnover.
(17:30) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:28) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Jack Clark missed Jumper.
(17:08) Keba Keita Block.
(17:06) Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Foul on Christian Fermin.
+2 (16:42) Egor Demin made Layup.
56
+3 (16:20) Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
86
(15:59) Mawot Mag missed Layup.
(15:59) Christian Fermin Block.
(15:55) Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.
(15:49) Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:48) VCU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:29) Jack Clark made Jumper.
106
(15:20) Foul on Christian Fermin.
+1 (15:20) Keba Keita made Free Throw.
107
+1 (15:20) Keba Keita made Free Throw.
108
(15:08) Brandon Jennings missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:07) Jack Clark Offensive Rebound.
(15:07) Jack Clark Turnover.
+3 (14:52) Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper.
1011
(14:40) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:36) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:23) Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fousseyni Traore.
1014
+2 (13:59) Jack Clark made Jumper.
1214
(13:38) Egor Demin missed Layup.
(13:34) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Foul on Mawot Mag.
+3 (13:17) Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
1514
(13:07) Richie Saunders Turnover.
(12:50) Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:47) Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) Trey Stewart Turnover.
+2 (12:17) Luke Bamgboye made Jumper.
1714
(12:00) Foul on Phillip Russell.
(12:00) Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
(12:00) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:00) Keba Keita made Free Throw.
1715
(11:32) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:28) Dawson Baker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:15) Fousseyni Traore made Layup. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
1717
+2 (11:05) Luke Bamgboye made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Russell.
1917
(10:57) Foul on Michael Belle.
(10:45) Trey Stewart missed Layup.
(10:40) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Luke Bamgboye missed Jumper.
(10:26) Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.
(10:23) Foul on Dallin Hall.
(10:08) Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
(10:05) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(10:01) Dawson Baker missed Layup.
(9:58) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Foul on Kanon Catchings.
(9:40) Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:37) Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:26) Dawson Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
1920
(9:03) Foul on Fousseyni Traore.
(8:58) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:56) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Foul on Brandon Jennings.
+2 (8:35) Richie Saunders made Jumper.
1922
+3 (8:12) Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
2222
(8:04) Foul on Brandon Jennings.
(7:46) Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:43) BYU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:37) Richie Saunders made Jumper.
2224
(7:20) Max Shulga Turnover.
(7:20) Trevin Knell Steal.
(7:12) Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:09) Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Foul on Richie Saunders.
+2 (6:44) Zeb Jackson made Jumper.
2424
(6:13) Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:13) Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.
(6:12) Foul on Trevin Knell.
(5:45) Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:43) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Richie Saunders missed Layup.
(5:35) Foul on Luke Bamgboye.
(5:35) Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
(5:34) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
(5:34) Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Phillip Russell missed Jumper.
(5:21) Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.
(4:59) Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:56) Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:47) Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
2427
(4:31) Foul on Richie Saunders.
+1 (4:31) Phillip Russell made Free Throw.
2527
+1 (4:31) Phillip Russell made Free Throw.
2627
+2 (4:09) Mawot Mag made Layup. Assisted by Fousseyni Traore.
2629
(3:50) Max Shulga Turnover.
(3:21) Mawot Mag missed Jumper.
(3:15) Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Phillip Russell Turnover.
+2 (2:54) Fousseyni Traore made Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Baker.
2631
(2:45) Christian Fermin Turnover.
(2:24) Dallin Hall missed Layup.
(2:21) Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
(2:21) Foul on Max Shulga.
+1 (2:21) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
2632
+1 (2:21) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
2633
(1:52) Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
(1:49) Trey Stewart Defensive Rebound.
(1:41) Fousseyni Traore missed Layup.
(1:38) Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.
(1:38) Foul on Luke Bamgboye.
+1 (1:38) Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
2634
(1:38) Fousseyni Traore missed Free Throw.
(1:36) Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
(1:24) Foul on Dawson Baker.
(1:24) Max Shulga missed Free Throw.
(1:22) Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Fousseyni Traore Turnover.
(1:07) Joe Bamisile Steal.
+2 (0:59) Zeb Jackson made Layup.
2834
+3 (0:48) Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
2837
(0:45) BYU Timeout.
(0:41) Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:37) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
(0:12) Dallin Hall missed Layup.
(0:12) Luke Bamgboye Block.
(0:07) Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:07) Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
2839
(0:04) Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:02) BYU Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

VCU

BYU

71Points80

26-63(41.3%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)

15-38(39.5%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

4-6(66.7%)Free Throw(%)19-28(67.9%)

31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)40(14)

15Assists12

6Steals6

2Blocks4

11Turnovers12

23(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Thursday, March 20, 2025 · 4:05 PM

Marriott Center · Provo, UT

attendance: 19,291 (101.6%)

tv: TNT