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Saturday 5:00 at the CostCo: VCU (4-2). NBCSN.

Results to date: Utah St (85-69); W Virginia (66-78); Memphis (70-59); Penn State (69-72); Mt St Mary’s (60-42); NC A&T (95-59).

Last Game: VCU Dominated from start to finish, leading 47-26 @HT, then cruising though out the second half. VCU shot 63% FG (11-24 3s), scored 18 pts off 22 NC A&T TOs and 40 pts in paint while holding NC A&T to 29% FG. Hah’Shon Hyland exploded for 30 pts (11-16 FG, 7-12 3s) in 23 mins and Adrian Baldwin added 10 (4-6 FG, 1-2 3s).

Stats: 74.2 pts (v 63.2); .465 FG (.341 3s); .760 FT; -1.5 RB; A/TO= 0.94; 5.7 blocks; 10.8 steals

Starters (NC A&T)
F Vince Williams (6-6 220 Jr). 24.0 min.; .467 FG (10-20 3s); .913 FT; 4.2 RB; 9.8 pts
F Levi Stockard (6-8 245 Sr). 12.7 min.; .613 FG; .545 FT; 1.5 RB; 6.3 pts
F Corey Douglas (6-8 210 Sr). 18.3 min.; .565 FG; .857 FT; 2.7 RB; 1.5 blocks; 5.3 pts
G Nah’Shon Hyland (6-3 175 So). 27.7 min.; .425 FG (19-49 3s); .875 FT; 3.0 RB: 1.5 steals; 17.2 pts
G Adrian Baldwin (6-0 170 Fr). 26.0 min.; .367 FG (4-8 3s); .500 FT; 3.8 RB; 5.8 assists; 2.3 steals; 4.7 pts

Bench
F Hanson Ward (6-9 210 So). 16.0 min.; .583 FG; .467 FT; 4.2 RB; 2.2 blocks; 5.3 pts
F Jamir Watkins (6-7 205 Fr). 14.5 min.; .455 FG (4-15 3s); .750 FT; 2.7 RB; 5.5 pts
F Mikeal Brown-Jones (6-8 220 Fr). 10.7 min.; .500 FG; .778 FT; 2.2 RB; 3.8 pts
G Josh Banks (6-5 170 Fr). 11.3 min.; .348 FG (1-11 3s); .714 FT; 1.5 RB; 3.7 pts
G Keshawn Curry (6-4 175 Jr). 27.3 min.; .462 FG (3-12 3s); .583 FT; 4.3 RB; 8.5 pts (4 starts, DNP last 2 games)

Great height and depth up front, but thin in the backcourt (Curry hurt shoulder vs PSU, Jaren McAllister out for year). Very active on defense (force 18.3 TOs/g), but the defense leaves rebounding gaps. Rams are still searching for chemistry and continuity on offense and are committing unforced TOs.