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UMass Falls To VCU, 86-68
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From UMass Athletics, 2/14/2013
RICHMOND, Va. - VCU opened the second half with a 21-1 run and erased a five-point UMass halftime lead en route to a 86-68 win at the Siegel Center Thursday.
Raphiael Putney finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for his fifth-career double-double and first of the season. Chaz Williams had seven assists and nine rebounds but also committed six turnovers.
UMass (16-7, 6-4 Atlantic 10) shot 41 percent but was just 6-of-22 for 27 pct. in the second half. The Minutemen shot 51 pct in the opening 20 minutes and held a 42-37 lead at the intermission.
Treveon Graham scored 19 points for VCU (20-5, 8-2). Melvin Johnson had 18 and Rob Brandenberg added 12 points. The Rams did their damage with pressure defense in the first 6:10 of the second half, forcing UMass into seven of its 13 second-half miscues during the stretch. UMass committed a season-high 24 turnovers.
In the first half, UMass used a 16-5 run to take a 37-32 lead with 3:03 on the clock before a 42-37 halftime edge.
Freddie Riley had 12 points and Cady Lalanne finished with six points and five blocks. The Minutemen had ten blocks as a team, their most since 11 in the season-opener.
UMass will return home to play host to Temple on Saturday evening. Tip-off at the Mullins Center is set for 6 p.m.
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TOTAL | 3-PTS | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||||||||
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MASSACHUSETTS | Min | FG | FGA | Pct | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | PF | FO | A | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | |
Carter, Sampson | F | 25 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Vinson, Terrell | F | 29 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Putney, Raphiael | F | 30 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
Williams, Chaz | G | 34 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Riley, Freddie | G | 32 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Esho, Maxie | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Bergantino, Tyler | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Davis, Trey | 11 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | .600 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Lalanne, Cady | 15 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
TEAM | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTALS | 200 | 21 | 51 | .412 | 5 | 19 | .263 | 21 | 31 | .677 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 68 | |
First half | 15 | 29 | .517 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 7 | 12 | .583 | 42 | |||||||||||
Second half | 6 | 22 | .273 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 14 | 19 | .737 | 26 |
Points in the paint | 32 |
Points off turnovers | 11 |
Second chance points | 12 |
Fast break points | 11 |
TOTAL | 3-PTS | REBOUNDS | |||||||||||||||||||
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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH | Min | FG | FGA | Pct | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | PF | FO | A | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | |
Theus, Darius | * | 28 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Brandenberg, Rob | * | 27 | 3 | 16 | .188 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Reddic, Juvonte | * | 23 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Graham, Treveon | * | 30 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Daniels, Troy | * | 26 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Weber, Briante | 14 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
Okereafor, Teddy | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Guest, Jared | 13 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Tuoyo, Justin | 6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnson, Melvin | 18 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | |
Haley, DJ | 7 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Hinton, David | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TEAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTALS | 200 | 31 | 75 | .413 | 9 | 28 | .321 | 15 | 18 | .833 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 86 | |
First half | 14 | 38 | .368 | 6 | 18 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 37 | |||||||||||
Second half | 17 | 37 | .459 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 12 | 14 | .857 | 49 |
Points in the paint | 42 |
Points off turnovers | 28 |
Second chance points | 20 |
Fast break points | 17 |
Score by Periods | 1st | 2nd | OT1 | OT2 | OT3 | Final |
MASSACHUSETTS | 42 | 26 | 68 | |||
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH | 37 | 49 | 86 |
Attendance | 7693 |
Officials | Michael Roberts, Michael Stephens, Lamar Simpson |
Technical Fouls | none |