opponent_vcu
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Virginia Commonwealth University
- Location: Richmond VA
Series
- UMass trails 4-10 (.286)
- Last meeting: 3/14/2024, VCU 73 - UMass 59
- First meeting: 2/14/2013, VCU 86 - UMass 68
Notes
- VCU and fellow A-10 member Richmond are cross-town rivals.
- UMass and VCU were scheduled to play in the Second Round of 2020 A-10 Tournament, but the game was cancelled moments before tip-off, as the spread of COVID-19 shut down the rest of the season.
Game History
| Opponent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game Results | Site | UM Coach | Game Notes | Conference | Head Coach | Nickname |
| 2/14/2013 | L 86-68 | Away | Derek Kellogg | At Verizon Wireless Arena in the Siegel Center. Underdog UM built a 5-point halftime lead, but VCU started second half with full-court trapping defense, and UM folded under the pressure. VCU 21-1 run put the game away. UM 24 turnovers. | Atlantic 10 | Shaka Smart | Rams |
| 3/16/2013 | L 71-62 | Neutral | Derek Kellogg | Atlantic-10 Tournament semifinal at Barclays Center. VCU 2 Seed, UM 6 Seed. UM pulls within 4 late, but falls short. Three Minutemen in double-figure rebounding. Chaz & Cady hit 7 and 6 FGs respectively, but no other Minuteman hits more than 1. | Atlantic 10 | Shaka Smart | Rams |
| 2/21/2014 | W 80-75 | Home (MC) | Derek Kellogg | UM handles the Havoc pressure and gets a huge win in front of a sold-out crowd and an ESPN2 audience. Carter a point away from a double-double. Nice game for Trey Davis off the bench. UM steals 12 from VCU, and forces the Rams into more turnovers. VCU hurts their chances with 10-22 FT shooting. | Atlantic 10 | Shaka Smart | Rams |
| 2/21/2015 | L 78-72 | Away | Derek Kellogg | At Verizon Wireless Arena in the Siegel Center. UM gets off to slow start, committing 12 first-half turnovers, but chips away and cuts deficit to 5 at halftime. UM takes lead in second half, but allows a 17-5 run and can't recover. Dyson career highs with 12 & 10. | Atlantic 10 | Shaka Smart | Rams |
| 2/11/2016 | W 69-63 | Home (MC) | Derek Kellogg | UM lets a 15-point second-half lead turn into a tie game, but regroups to hold off the Rams. Backcourt attack returns: Clark 22, Davis & Hinds 18 each. Berger leaves game after collision, goes into concussion evaluation. | Atlantic 10 | Will Wade | Rams |
| 3/11/2016 | L 85-70 | Neutral | Derek Kellogg | A-10 Tourney Quarter-Final, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY. Seeds: UM 10, VCU 2. Rams push a 9-point halftime lead to 26 with a 23-6 run to start the second half, burying UM's chances. VCU kills UM on the glass: 20/49 to 4/31. Hinds & Holloway 16 points each, Clark held to just 8 on 2-8 FG shooting. | Atlantic 10 | Will Wade | Rams |
| 1/7/2017 | L 81-64 | Away | Derek Kellogg | At Verizon Wireless Arena in the Siegel Center. Holloway's 2nd straight double-double, but Anderson (12) is the only other UM double-figure scorer. Four double-figure scorers for VCU, and they win the glass 45-32. VCU 23-7 run the difference. UM struggles again from 3: 4-18 (22%). | Atlantic 10 | Will Wade | Rams |
| 2/21/2018 | L 82-78 | Home (MC) | Matt McCall | Pipkins carries team on his back again, shooting 8-13 from 3, but can't get quite enough from the limited supporting cast. KTM is out with concussion symptoms, and West fills in with 18 minutes / 6 boards / 2 points. CJ 15 pts, Pierre 10 | Atlantic 10 | Mike Rhoades | Rams |
| 1/19/2019 | L 68-50 | Away | Matt McCall | At Verizon Wireless Arena in the Siegel Center. UM only down 4 at the half, but falls apart in the second, only scoring 22. In H2, UM shot 8-28 (.285) overall, and 1-12 (.083) from 3. Pip struggles again, shooting 3-15. Cobb 4 baskets, then no other UM player makes more than 2. Sloppy game with 19 turnovers for each team. | Atlantic 10 | Mike Rhoades | Rams |
| 2/26/2020 | W 60-52 | Home (MC) | Matt McCall | Pierre notches his first 20+ point game in over a month to lead UM to victory over an injury-bitten Rams team. Tre does Tre things with 19 & 15 and wins the big-man battle over Santos-Silva (14 & 11). UM holds VCU to 19 points in the second half, their lowest in a half in over 5 years. | Atlantic 10 | Mike Rhoades | Rams |
| 3/12/2020 | Cancelled | Neutral | Matt McCall | A-10 Tournament Second Round, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY. Game was cancelled moments before tip-off, as the spread of COVID-19 shut down the rest of the season. | Atlantic 10 | Mike Rhoades | Rams |
| 2/26/2022 | L 77-62 | Home (MC) | Matt McCall | UM falls behind 41-23 by halftime, shooting 26% to VCU's 58%, Rams cruise from there. Season worsts for UM in threes (3-19 .158) and turnovers (22). Rich scoreless for first time in 132 career games. John Kelly sees first action. | Atlantic 10 | Mike Rhoades | Rams |
| 1/17/2023 | L 83-55 | Away | Frank Martin | At Verizon Wireless Arena in the Siegel Center. UM down just 5 early in the second, but falls apart, allowing a 27-8 run to decide it. FG%: UM .292, VCU .525. 3pt FG%: UM .160, VCU .500. Dyondre 10 pts. Leveque fouls out in just 14 minutes. Noah and RJ remain out. | Atlantic 10 | Mike Rhoades | Rams |
| 2/20/2024 | W 74-52 | Home (MC) | Frank Martin | UM never trails as VCU shoots .304, their worst in an A10 game since 2015. UM's biggest-ever win over VCU. Cross questionable earlier in the day, ends up shooting 7-9 and tallying 18 & 12. Cohen 20 & 7. | Atlantic 10 | Ryan Odom | Rams |
| 3/14/2024 | L 73-59 | Neutral | Frank Martin | A10 Tournament Quarterfinal, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY. Seeds: UM 4, VCU 5. First half hole: VCU 17-pt lead, FG% VCU 55% UM 25%, VCU +8 rebounds. Diggins scores 20 in the second, but the one man show isn't enough. VCU locks up the interior: Cohen just 5 FGAs, and UM just 18 points in the paint. Cohen 14 & 6, Cross 7-8-5, Jayden 8 & 7. | Atlantic 10 | Ryan Odom | Rams |
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