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Virginia Commonwealth University
- Location: Richmond VA
Series
- UMass trails 4-11 (.267)
- Last meeting: 2/19/2025, VCU 80 - UMass 51
- 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
VCU's Siegel Center has been their home venue since it opened in 1999. All games marked as Away were played there, unless otherwise noted.
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| Date | Game Results | Site | UM Coach | Game Notes | Conference | Head Coach | Nickname |
| 2/14/2013 | L 86-68 | Away | Derek Kellogg | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 2/19/2025 | L 80-51 | Away | Frank Martin | Curry and Watson both out with injuries, and UM still looks like a team dealing with illness. 51 points a low since 2023, 0-10 from 3, first game without a 3 since 2022, 5 assists a low since 2019. Rivera 15 pts, DHS 10 boards, Diggins 3-15 FG. | Atlantic 10 | Ryan Odom | Rams |
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