VCU Rams vs. Saint Louis Billikens

FINAL

Feb 20, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
VCU	42	33	75
SLU	33	55	88

Game Recap

Thames leads second-half rally, No. 18 Saint Louis beats VCU 88-75 as benches empty. Kellen Thames scored 16 points and No. 18 Saint Louis rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half for an 88-75 win over VCU on Friday night in a game in which both benches emptied in the...

Player Stats

VCU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
17Lazar Djokovic	32	6-13	2-6	5-7	7	1	2	2	5	3	19
5Barry Evans	31	1-4	1-2	3-4	8	1	0	0	3	3	6
1Nyk Lewis	25	2-10	1-2	4-7	8	0	3	0	3	1	9
0Brandon Jennings	35	5-11	2-6	6-7	7	3	4	1	1	2	18
2Jadrian Tracey	13	2-5	1-2	2-2	2	2	1	0	0	4	7
8Michael Belle	24	3-7	1-3	0-0	6	0	1	0	2	2	7
6Terrence Hill Jr.	25	1-11	0-7	4-5	1	3	0	0	1	1	6
15Tyrell Ward	15	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3

TOTAL	-	21-6432.8%	9-2931.0%	24-3275.0%	39	10	11	3	16	16	75

SAINT LOUIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Robbie Avila	28	5-8	2-4	1-1	4	2	1	1	2	1	13
4Amari McCottry	25	6-13	0-3	1-6	5	2	1	1	2	4	13
1Quentin Jones	28	5-8	1-1	0-0	4	3	0	0	2	4	11
13Dion Brown	23	3-9	0-1	0-0	7	2	0	0	2	3	6
3Trey Green	21	3-6	3-6	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	2	9
9Ishan Sharma	25	4-7	4-6	1-2	4	3	0	0	2	0	13
25Paul Otieno	17	1-2	0-0	5-6	8	1	1	0	0	5	7
11Brady Dunlap	16	0-5	0-4	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	1	0
0Kellen Thames	17	7-8	0-0	2-4	4	0	5	1	3	1	16
TOTAL	-	34-6651.5%	10-2540.0%	10-1952.6%	40	16	9	4	15	21	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVCUSLU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by VCU.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Saint Louis.
+3 (19:31) Nyk Lewis makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jadrian Tracey assists).
30
(19:14) Dion Brown misses layup.
(19:11) Dion Brown Offensive Rebound.
(19:09) Amari McCottry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:06) Robbie Avila Offensive Rebound.
(19:03) Amari McCottry bad pass turnover.
(18:50) Brandon Jennings misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:47) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Robbie Avila bad pass turnover.
(18:34) Lazar Djokovic Steal.
(18:28) Jadrian Tracey misses layup.
(18:24) Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
(18:24) Lazar Djokovic misses tip in layup.
(18:23) Brandon Jennings Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:22) Jadrian Tracey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Barry Evans assists).
60
(17:53) Amari McCottry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:50) Nyk Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:42) Barry Evans makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jadrian Tracey assists).
90
(17:25) Dion Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Barry Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:08) Lazar Djokovic makes layup.
110
+2 (16:57) Dion Brown makes layup (Robbie Avila assists).
112
(16:48) Foul on Dion Brown.
(16:37) Terrence Hill Jr. misses layup.
(16:34) Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:34) Lazar Djokovic makes 0-foot tip in layup.
132
(16:27) Dion Brown misses layup.
(16:27) Lazar Djokovic Block.
(16:23) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(16:21) Barry Evans traveling turnover.
+2 (16:03) Quentin Jones makes driving layup.
134
(15:48) Barry Evans out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(15:48) Dion Brown bad pass turnover.
(15:29) Lazar Djokovic misses layup.
(15:24) Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
(15:24) Michael Belle misses tip in layup.
(15:22) Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:22) Michael Belle makes 0-foot tip in layup.
154
+2 (14:58) Dion Brown makes driving layup.
156
(14:39) Tyrell Ward misses layup.
(14:37) Amari McCottry Defensive Rebound.
(14:23) Amari McCottry misses layup.
(14:20) Dion Brown Offensive Rebound.
(14:18) Trey Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) Terrence Hill Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(14:08) Amari McCottry Block.
(14:05) Nyk Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(14:05) Nyk Lewis out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (13:38) Kellen Thames makes driving layup.
158
(13:26) Lazar Djokovic traveling turnover.
(13:11) Ishan Sharma traveling turnover.
+3 (12:48) Tyrell Ward makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrence Hill Jr. assists).
188
(12:30) Brady Dunlap misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:24) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Foul on Quentin Jones.
+1 (12:22) Terrence Hill Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
198
+1 (12:22) Terrence Hill Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
208
(12:22) Terrence Hill Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3.
(12:21) Paul Otieno Defensive Rebound.
(12:02) Brady Dunlap misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) VCU Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Lazar Djokovic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:29) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Foul on Brady Dunlap.
(11:27) Kellen Thames bad pass turnover.
(11:27) Brandon Jennings Steal.
(11:16) Terrence Hill Jr. bad pass turnover.
(11:16) Trey Green Steal.
(11:09) Trey Green misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:05) Jadrian Tracey Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Jadrian Tracey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:00) Brady Dunlap Block.
(10:58) VCU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:45) Brandon Jennings makes layup.
228
(10:26) Foul on Jadrian Tracey.
+1 (10:26) Paul Otieno makes free throw 1 of 2.
229
+1 (10:26) Paul Otieno makes free throw 2 of 2.
2210
(10:12) Michael Belle bad pass turnover.
(10:12) Kellen Thames Steal.
(10:04) Kellen Thames bad pass turnover.
(10:04) Nyk Lewis Steal.
+2 (9:58) Nyk Lewis makes driving layup.
2410
(9:38) Kellen Thames misses 3-foot jumper.
(9:37) Paul Otieno Offensive Rebound.
(9:37) Foul on Jadrian Tracey.
+1 (9:37) Paul Otieno makes free throw 1 of 2.
2411
+1 (9:37) Paul Otieno makes free throw 2 of 2.
2412
(9:23) Nyk Lewis misses layup.
(9:20) Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
(9:19) Lazar Djokovic bad pass turnover.
(9:19) Kellen Thames Steal.
(9:15) Kellen Thames bad pass turnover.
(9:15) Brandon Jennings Steal.
(9:10) Nyk Lewis misses layup.
(9:10) Kellen Thames Block.
(9:07) Ishan Sharma Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:06) Trey Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brady Dunlap assists).
2415
(8:37) Foul on Paul Otieno.
+1 (8:37) Lazar Djokovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
2515
+1 (8:37) Lazar Djokovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
2615
+2 (8:19) Amari McCottry makes 2-foot jumper.
2617
(8:19) Foul on Michael Belle.
(8:19) Amari McCottry misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:18) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Foul on Barry Evans.
(8:03) Barry Evans turnover.
(7:53) Trey Green misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:50) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:40) Brandon Jennings makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lazar Djokovic assists).
2917
+2 (7:28) Robbie Avila makes driving layup.
2919
+2 (7:00) Michael Belle makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Jennings assists).
3119
+3 (6:39) Trey Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dion Brown assists).
3122
+3 (6:19) Michael Belle makes 24-foot three point jumper (Terrence Hill Jr. assists).
3422
+2 (6:00) Dion Brown makes layup.
3424
(5:45) Brandon Jennings misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) Dion Brown Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Dion Brown misses driving layup.
(5:35) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(5:25) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(5:22) Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Quentin Jones misses layup.
(5:14) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:08) Lazar Djokovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Jennings assists).
3724
(4:38) Dion Brown misses 7-foot jumper.
(4:35) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Foul on Trey Green.
(4:20) Terrence Hill Jr. misses layup.
(4:18) Robbie Avila Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:10) Amari McCottry makes driving layup.
3726
(3:52) Tyrell Ward bad pass turnover.
(3:52) Robbie Avila Steal.
(3:39) Quentin Jones bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Lazar Djokovic Steal.
(3:24) Brandon Jennings bad pass turnover.
(3:06) Amari McCottry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:02) Quentin Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:00) Kellen Thames makes layup (Quentin Jones assists).
3728
(2:38) Tyrell Ward misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:38) Robbie Avila Block.
(2:37) Saint Louis Defensive Rebound.
(2:36) Saint Louis Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Saint Louis retains its timeout.
(2:23) Brady Dunlap bad pass turnover.
(2:09) Lazar Djokovic misses layup.
(2:07) Dion Brown Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:01) Ishan Sharma makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brady Dunlap assists).
3731
(1:41) Nyk Lewis bad pass turnover.
(1:41) Kellen Thames Steal.
(1:26) Brady Dunlap misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:22) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:16) Lazar Djokovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Jennings assists).
4031
(1:02) Ishan Sharma bad pass turnover.
(1:02) Brandon Jennings Steal.
(0:42) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:38) Kellen Thames Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:33) Kellen Thames makes driving layup.
4033
(0:05) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Brandon Jennings Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Paul Otieno.
+1 (0:00) Brandon Jennings makes free throw 1 of 2.
4133
+1 (0:00) Brandon Jennings makes free throw 2 of 2.
4233

2nd half

Team Stats

VCU

SLU

75Points88

21-64(32.8%)Field Goal(%)34-66(51.5%)

9-29(31.0%)3-Point(%)10-25(40.0%)

24-32(75.0%)Free Throw(%)10-19(52.6%)

42(18)Rebounds(Offensive)42(13)

10Assists16

11Steals9

3Blocks4

16Turnovers15

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

14Largest Lead19

Game Details

Friday, February 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Chaifetz Arena · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 10,223 (96.4%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: SLU -7.5

over/under: 164.5