Saint Louis Billikens vs. VCU Rams

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SLU	30	41	71
VCU	22	40	62

Game Recap

Kellen Thames scores 18 off the bench, Saint Louis knocks off VCU 71-62. Kellen Thames' 18 points off the bench led Saint Louis to a 71-62 victory over VCU on Wednesday.

Player Stats

SAINT LOUIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Robbie Avila	25	2-6	0-2	4-4	2	2	2	0	3	1	8
4Amari McCottry	19	2-6	2-3	0-2	7	3	1	0	2	3	6
1Quentin Jones	31	4-10	1-2	0-0	3	3	1	1	3	4	9
13Dion Brown	23	4-7	1-2	1-2	5	1	1	1	2	4	10
3Trey Green	21	3-9	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8
9Ishan Sharma	20	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0
25Paul Otieno	20	4-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	2	1	4	8
11Brady Dunlap	19	1-5	0-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	1	4
0Kellen Thames	22	7-10	0-0	4-6	10	3	1	0	0	3	18
TOTAL	-	27-6342.9%	6-2030.0%	11-1668.8%	38	14	9	4	12	21	71

VCU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
17Lazar Djokovic	32	3-9	0-0	5-6	12	0	2	2	0	3	11
5Barry Evans	34	3-10	0-3	0-0	6	0	1	1	1	2	6
1Nyk Lewis	19	0-5	0-3	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	2
0Brandon Jennings	28	1-8	0-2	3-4	4	0	1	3	2	3	5
2Jadrian Tracey	25	3-6	2-4	0-0	2	2	4	0	4	2	8
8Michael Belle	23	2-9	1-3	3-5	7	0	0	2	0	1	8
6Terrence Hill Jr.	22	4-12	2-6	7-7	4	2	1	0	2	3	17
4Ahmad Nowell	17	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	2	5

TOTAL	-	18-6328.6%	6-2425.0%	20-2483.3%	40	7	10	8	11	16	62

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSLUVCU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by VCU.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Saint Louis.
(19:41) Jadrian Tracey bad pass turnover.
(19:41) Amari McCottry Steal.
+3 (19:36) Dion Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amari McCottry assists).
30
+2 (19:14) Barry Evans makes driving layup.
32
(18:54) Amari McCottry bad pass turnover.
(18:54) Jadrian Tracey Steal.
(18:48) Nyk Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:38) Quentin Jones makes driving layup.
52
(18:29) Barry Evans misses layup.
(18:26) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Amari McCottry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Lazar Djokovic misses 5-foot hook shot.
(17:58) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Quentin Jones bad pass turnover.
(17:57) Jadrian Tracey Steal.
+2 (17:49) Barry Evans makes layup.
54
(17:31) Trey Green misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:28) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
(17:14) Lazar Djokovic misses layup.
(17:12) Dion Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:06) Dion Brown makes driving layup.
74
(16:45) Nyk Lewis misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:42) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) Foul on Brandon Jennings.
(16:28) Trey Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:24) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(16:16) Foul on Dion Brown.
(15:59) Barry Evans bad pass turnover.
(15:59) Robbie Avila Steal.
(15:41) Robbie Avila bad pass turnover.
(15:41) Jadrian Tracey Steal.
(15:40) Foul on Amari McCottry.
(15:18) Michael Belle misses driving layup.
(15:16) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:56) Amari McCottry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quentin Jones assists).
104
(14:45) Michael Belle misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:43) Saint Louis Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Quentin Jones misses driving layup.
(14:22) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(14:17) Jadrian Tracey bad pass turnover.
(14:17) Quentin Jones Steal.
(14:13) Trey Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:11) Terrence Hill Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:11) Foul on Amari McCottry.
(13:52) Terrence Hill Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:52) Paul Otieno Steal.
(13:43) Brady Dunlap misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:38) Jadrian Tracey Defensive Rebound.
(13:30) Michael Belle misses layup.
(13:30) Paul Otieno Block.
(13:28) Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
(13:28) Foul on Kellen Thames.
(13:28) Michael Belle misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:28) VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:28) Michael Belle makes free throw 2 of 2.
105
(13:19) Quentin Jones misses layup.
(13:19) Lazar Djokovic Block.
(13:16) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Terrence Hill Jr. misses driving layup.
(12:43) Paul Otieno Defensive Rebound.
(12:38) Quentin Jones bad pass turnover.
(12:38) Nyk Lewis Steal.
(12:28) Lazar Djokovic misses driving layup.
(12:26) Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
(12:15) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:10) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
(12:01) Paul Otieno misses layup.
(11:57) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(11:54) Nyk Lewis misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(11:52) Brady Dunlap Defensive Rebound.
(11:48) Foul on Terrence Hill Jr..
(11:44) Ishan Sharma misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:41) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:16) Terrence Hill Jr. makes driving layup.
107
(10:51) Kellen Thames misses layup.
(10:49) Terrence Hill Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:40) Terrence Hill Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer.
1010
+3 (10:10) Trey Green makes 28-foot three pointer.
1310
(10:01) Lazar Djokovic misses layup.
(9:57) Barry Evans Offensive Rebound.
(9:57) Barry Evans misses tip in layup.
(9:56) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Trey Green misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(9:43) Barry Evans Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Ahmad Nowell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:34) Ishan Sharma Defensive Rebound.
(9:11) Ishan Sharma misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:07) Paul Otieno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:04) Kellen Thames makes layup.
1510
+2 (8:50) Michael Belle makes layup (Jadrian Tracey assists).
1512
(8:33) Foul on Ahmad Nowell.
(8:27) Brady Dunlap misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:24) Ahmad Nowell Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Ahmad Nowell bad pass turnover.
(8:17) Robbie Avila Steal.
+2 (8:08) Dion Brown makes layup (Amari McCottry assists).
1712
(7:35) Michael Belle misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:35) Dion Brown Block.
(7:35) VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:35) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (7:17) Quentin Jones makes 8-foot pullup jump shot.
1912
(6:50) Foul on Quentin Jones.
+1 (6:50) Nyk Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1913
+1 (6:50) Nyk Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1914
(6:42) Dion Brown bad pass turnover.
(6:42) Barry Evans Steal.
(6:38) Brandon Jennings misses driving layup.
(6:38) Quentin Jones Block.
(6:38) VCU Offensive Rebound.
(6:29) Nyk Lewis misses layup.
(6:28) Saint Louis Defensive Rebound.
(6:19) Robbie Avila misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:16) Dion Brown Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Quentin Jones misses layup.
(6:04) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) Brandon Jennings makes driving layup.
1916
(5:48) Dion Brown misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:45) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Brandon Jennings misses driving layup.
(5:32) Robbie Avila Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Dion Brown misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:16) Saint Louis Offensive Rebound.
(5:05) Dion Brown bad pass turnover.
(5:05) Brandon Jennings Steal.
(5:00) Michael Belle misses driving layup.
(5:00) Paul Otieno Block.
(4:57) Robbie Avila Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Trey Green misses driving layup.
(4:52) Michael Belle Block.
(4:47) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Brandon Jennings misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:44) Paul Otieno Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Paul Otieno misses layup.
(4:34) Barry Evans Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Foul on Paul Otieno.
(4:18) Michael Belle misses layup.
(4:16) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Robbie Avila bad pass turnover.
(3:49) Foul on Kellen Thames.
+1 (3:49) Terrence Hill Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
1917
+1 (3:49) Terrence Hill Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
1918
+1 (3:49) Terrence Hill Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
1919
+2 (3:34) Dion Brown makes layup (Kellen Thames assists).
2119
(3:14) Barry Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:11) Dion Brown Defensive Rebound.
(3:05) Foul on Michael Belle.
(3:05) Dion Brown misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:05) Saint Louis Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:05) Dion Brown makes free throw 2 of 2.
2219
(2:48) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:44) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:40) Kellen Thames makes driving layup.
2419
(2:40) Foul on Terrence Hill Jr..
(2:40) Kellen Thames misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:39) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(2:19) Barry Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:15) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:11) Brady Dunlap makes layup (Kellen Thames assists).
2619
(2:00) Brandon Jennings bad pass turnover.
(2:00) Kellen Thames Steal.
+2 (1:56) Kellen Thames makes driving layup.
2819
(1:33) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(1:33) Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
(1:33) Foul on Brady Dunlap.
(1:33) Lazar Djokovic misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:31) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Kellen Thames makes driving layup.
3019
+3 (1:07) Ahmad Nowell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nyk Lewis assists).
3022
(0:48) Foul on Brandon Jennings.
(0:48) Amari McCottry misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:48) Saint Louis Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:48) Amari McCottry misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:46) Barry Evans Defensive Rebound.
(0:27) Barry Evans misses driving layup.
(0:25) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Amari McCottry misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:03) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SLU

VCU

71Points62

27-63(42.9%)Field Goal(%)18-63(28.6%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)6-24(25.0%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)20-24(83.3%)

42(6)Rebounds(Offensive)42(9)

14Assists7

9Steals10

4Blocks8

12Turnovers12

21(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

14Largest Lead1

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Stuart C. Siegel Center · Richmond, VA

attendance: 7,637 (100%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: VCU -1.5

over/under: 171.5