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Bamisile, Shulga guide VCU to 95-85 victory over Saint Louis

AP
Feb 16, 2024

ST. LOUIS (AP) Joe Bamisile had 27 points off the bench, Max Shulga scored 26 and VCU turned back Saint Louis 95-85 on Friday night.

Bamisile made 7 of 13 shots with five 3-pointers and 8 of 9 free throws for the Rams (17-8, 9-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Shulga sank 6 of 11 shots with four 3-pointers, adding six rebounds. Sean Bairstow scored 14.

The Billikens (9-16, 2-10) were led by Sincere Parker with 30 points and four steals. Terrence Hargrove Jr. added 18 points and Bradley Ezewiro scored 13.

Bamisile scored 16 points in the first half and VCU used a 13-0 run to take a 42-35 lead into intermission. Shulga scored 16 after halftime.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
VCU
Rams
42
STL
Billikens
35

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Obinnaya Okafor vs. Lamont Evans IV (Billikens gains possession)
19:44		Kuany Kuany blocks Bradley Ezewiro's two point layup
19:42		Rams defensive rebound
19:29		Sean Bairstow misses two point layup
19:27		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
19:21		Larry Hughes II misses three point jump shot
19:19		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
19:15		Sean Bairstow turnover (lost ball) (Larry Hughes II steals)
19:05	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup (Larry Hughes II assists)	0-2
18:37		Sincere Parker blocks Zeb Jackson's two point layup
18:35		Rams offensive rebound
18:32	+2	Sean Bairstow makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:17		Kuany Kuany shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
18:17	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:58	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot	5-4
17:45		Larry Hughes II turnover (lost ball)
17:29		Bradley Ezewiro blocks Kuany Kuany's two point layup
17:27		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
17:20		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
17:18		Max Shulga defensive rebound
17:09		Sean Bairstow misses three point jump shot
17:07		Max Shulga offensive rebound
17:04		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-4
17:04		Sean Bairstow misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:04		Kellen Thames defensive rebound
16:48		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:46		Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
16:38		Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot
16:36		Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
16:24		Kellen Thames misses two point layup
16:22		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
16:14		Kellen Thames personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-4
16:14	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-4
15:58		Joe Bamisile blocks Terrence Hargrove Jr.'s two point layup
15:56		Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Joe Bamisile makes two point layup	10-4
15:43		Larry Hughes II misses three point jump shot
15:41		Michael Belle defensive rebound
15:19		Michael Belle turnover (lost ball) (Larry Hughes II steals)
15:13	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Larry Hughes II assists)	10-7
14:45	+2	Max Shulga makes two point jump shot	12-7
14:20		Larry Hughes II turnover (bad pass) (Toibu Lawal steals)
14:20		TV timeout
14:05		Jason Nelson misses three point jump shot
14:03		Sean Bairstow offensive rebound
14:03		Kellen Thames personal foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
13:56	+3	Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot (Michael Belle assists)	15-7
13:34		Toibu Lawal blocks Gibson Jimerson's two point layup
13:32		Billikens offensive rebound
13:31	+3	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	15-10
13:01		Jason Nelson turnover (traveling)
12:34	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point jump shot	15-12
12:16		Joe Bamisile turnover (out of bounds)
11:54	+2	Stef van Bussel makes two point layup	15-14
11:42	+2	Sean Bairstow makes two point layup (Zeb Jackson assists)	17-14
11:21		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point layup
11:19		Christian Fermin defensive rebound
11:13		Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
11:11		Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
11:04		Gibson Jimerson turnover (lost ball) (Kuany Kuany steals)
11:00	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point dunk	19-14
11:00		TV timeout
10:51		Zeb Jackson personal foul (Billikens draws the foul)
10:47	+3	Sincere Parker makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	19-17
10:26		Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
10:24		Sean Bairstow offensive rebound
10:14		Sean Bairstow turnover (lost ball) (Sincere Parker steals)
10:03		Christian Fermin shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
10:03	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
10:03	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-19
9:45		Max Shulga misses two point jump shot
9:43		Cian Medley defensive rebound
9:35	+3	Sincere Parker makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	19-22
9:32		Rams 30 second timeout
9:09		Larry Hughes II personal foul (Michael Belle draws the foul)
9:08	+2	Michael Belle makes two point layup (Sean Bairstow assists)	21-22
9:08		Sincere Parker shooting foul (Michael Belle draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Michael Belle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-22
8:50		Bradley Ezewiro offensive foul
8:50		Bradley Ezewiro turnover (offensive foul)
8:38		Jason Nelson misses two point jump shot
8:36		Larry Hughes II defensive rebound
8:32		Bruce Zhang offensive foul
8:32		Bruce Zhang turnover (offensive foul)
8:13		Michael Belle misses two point layup
8:11		Michael Belle offensive rebound
8:10		Michael Belle misses two point layup
8:09		Sean Bairstow offensive rebound
8:08		Sean Bairstow misses two point layup
8:06		Bruce Zhang defensive rebound
8:03		Toibu Lawal personal foul
7:39	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot	22-24
7:18	+2	Sean Bairstow makes two point jump shot	24-24
6:47		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:45		Max Shulga defensive rebound
6:32		TV timeout
6:27		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
6:25		Billikens defensive rebound
6:13		Gibson Jimerson turnover (bad pass) (Toibu Lawal steals)
6:02		Sean Bairstow misses three point jump shot
6:00		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
5:44	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point jump shot	26-24
5:44		Sean Bairstow personal foul
5:33		Jason Nelson shooting foul (Sincere Parker draws the foul)
5:33	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-25
5:33	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-26
5:17	+3	Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)	29-26
4:54	+3	Sincere Parker makes three point jump shot (Gibson Jimerson assists)	29-29
4:29		Zeb Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Sincere Parker steals)
4:06	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot	29-31
3:50		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
3:48		Cian Medley defensive rebound
3:41		Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot
3:39		Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
3:35		Joe Bamisile turnover (lost ball) (Larry Hughes II steals)
3:35		Joe Bamisile personal foul (Larry Hughes II draws the foul)
3:35		Larry Hughes II technical foul
3:35		Larry Hughes II turnover
3:35	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
3:35	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
3:35		Larry Hughes II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:35		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
3:17	+3	Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot (Max Shulga assists)	34-31
3:00		Sincere Parker misses two point jump shot
2:58		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Joe Bamisile makes two point layup (Sean Bairstow assists)	36-31
2:36		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:34		Max Shulga defensive rebound
2:15		Cian Medley shooting foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 1 of 3	37-31
2:15	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 2 of 3	38-31
2:15	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 3 of 3	39-31
2:00		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
1:58		Max Shulga defensive rebound
1:51	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot	42-31
1:32		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point layup
1:32		Terrence Hargrove Jr. offensive rebound
1:32	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup	42-33
1:32		Kuany Kuany shooting foul (Terrence Hargrove Jr. draws the foul)
1:32		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:32		Michael Belle defensive rebound
1:16		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
1:14		Sincere Parker defensive rebound
0:49		Kellen Thames misses two point layup
0:47		Sean Bairstow defensive rebound
0:41		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
0:39		Terrence Hargrove Jr. defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Kellen Thames makes two point dunk (Cian Medley assists)	42-35
0:04		Max Shulga turnover (lost ball) (Djordje Curcic steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VCU
Rams
53
STL
Billikens
50

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Larry Hughes II misses three point jump shot
19:48		Christian Fermin defensive rebound
19:26		Max Shulga turnover (bad pass) (Sincere Parker steals)
19:19	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point dunk (Larry Hughes II assists)	42-37
19:00	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point dunk (Sean Bairstow assists)	44-37
18:46		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
18:44		Sincere Parker offensive rebound
18:44		Zeb Jackson shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
18:44	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-38
18:44	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-39
18:26	+3	Zeb Jackson makes three point jump shot (Sean Bairstow assists)	47-39
18:07		Sean Bairstow shooting foul (Gibson Jimerson draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	47-40
18:07	+1	Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	47-41
18:07	+1	Gibson Jimerson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	47-42
17:48	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point dunk (Sean Bairstow assists)	49-42
17:29		Zeb Jackson blocks Sincere Parker's two point layup
17:27		Gibson Jimerson offensive rebound
17:22	+2	Gibson Jimerson makes two point layup	49-44
17:06		Kuany Kuany misses two point layup
17:04		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
17:02		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
17:02		Max Shulga misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:02	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 3	50-44
17:02	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 3 of 3	51-44
16:44	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Sincere Parker assists)	51-46
16:44		Christian Fermin shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
16:44	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-47
16:26	+3	Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)	54-47
16:06		Sincere Parker turnover (lost ball) (Zeb Jackson steals)
15:52	+2	Max Shulga makes two point layup	56-47
15:48		Sincere Parker turnover (lost ball) (Max Shulga steals)
15:48		Terrence Hargrove Jr. blocks Zeb Jackson's two point layup
15:48		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
15:48		Sincere Parker personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
15:48		TV timeout
15:44		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
15:42		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
15:36	+2	Zeb Jackson makes two point layup	58-47
15:20		Zeb Jackson personal foul (Cian Medley draws the foul)
15:11		Gibson Jimerson misses two point jump shot
15:09		Bradley Ezewiro offensive rebound
15:07		Toibu Lawal shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
15:07		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:07	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-48
14:48		Jason Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Larry Hughes II steals)
14:38	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point layup (Sincere Parker assists)	58-50
14:26		Kellen Thames personal foul
14:14		Larry Hughes II personal foul (Jason Nelson draws the foul)
14:12		Jason Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Sincere Parker steals)
14:03	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point layup	58-52
13:49		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul)
13:49		Toibu Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:49	+1	Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-52
13:35	+3	Gibson Jimerson makes three point jump shot (Larry Hughes II assists)	59-55
13:18		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
13:16		Larry Hughes II defensive rebound
13:10	+3	Sincere Parker makes three point jump shot	59-58
13:07		Rams 30 second timeout
13:07		TV timeout
12:55	+2	Sean Bairstow makes two point layup	61-58
12:23	+3	Kellen Thames makes three point jump shot (Stef van Bussel assists)	61-61
12:00	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point dunk (Max Shulga assists)	63-61
11:39		Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot
11:37		Sean Bairstow defensive rebound
11:36		Stef van Bussel personal foul
11:36		TV timeout
11:12		Sean Bairstow misses two point jump shot
11:10		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
10:57	+3	Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot	66-61
10:45		Sincere Parker misses two point layup
10:43		Stef van Bussel offensive rebound
10:42		Stef van Bussel misses two point layup
10:42		Sincere Parker offensive rebound
10:42		Joe Bamisile shooting foul (Sincere Parker draws the foul)
10:42		Sincere Parker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:42	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
10:25		Terrence Hargrove Jr. personal foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul)
10:25	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-62
10:25	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-62
10:08		Larry Hughes II misses three point jump shot
10:06		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
9:58		Toibu Lawal misses two point dunk
9:56		Larry Hughes II defensive rebound
9:55		Zeb Jackson personal foul (Kellen Thames draws the foul)
9:55	+1	Kellen Thames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-63
9:55	+1	Kellen Thames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-64
9:30		Sean Bairstow turnover (traveling)
9:12		Sincere Parker misses two point layup
9:10		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
8:58		Terrence Hargrove Jr. personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
8:58	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-64
8:58	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-64
8:43		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:41		Rams defensive rebound
8:14		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
8:12		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
8:09		Sean Bairstow turnover (bad pass) (Gibson Jimerson steals)
7:50	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)	70-66
7:50		Max Shulga shooting foul (Terrence Hargrove Jr. draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50	+1	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-67
7:29		Cian Medley personal foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul)
7:29	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
7:29	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
7:15		Kuany Kuany shooting foul (Terrence Hargrove Jr. draws the foul)
7:15	+1	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-68
7:15	+1	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-69
6:55	+3	Sean Bairstow makes three point jump shot (Michael Belle assists)	75-69
6:39	+2	Kellen Thames makes two point jump shot	75-71
6:25		Joe Bamisile misses two point layup
6:23		Kellen Thames defensive rebound
6:15		Kellen Thames misses two point layup
6:15		Sean Bairstow defensive rebound
6:15		Sincere Parker personal foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-71
6:15	+1	Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-71
6:10		Michael Belle personal foul (Sincere Parker draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-72
6:10		Sincere Parker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:10		Max Shulga defensive rebound
5:51	+3	Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot (Max Shulga assists)	80-72
5:33		Kellen Thames turnover (out of bounds)
5:19		Cian Medley shooting foul (Zeb Jackson draws the foul)
5:19	+1	Zeb Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-72
5:19	+1	Zeb Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-72
5:04	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point layup	82-74
5:04		Joe Bamisile shooting foul (Sincere Parker draws the foul)
5:04	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	82-75
4:50		Sean Bairstow turnover (traveling)
4:37	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup	82-77
4:14	+2	Zeb Jackson makes two point layup	84-77
3:58	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point layup (Larry Hughes II assists)	84-79
3:32		Sean Bairstow misses two point jump shot
3:32		Rams offensive rebound
3:32		TV timeout
3:28		Sincere Parker personal foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul)
3:28		Joe Bamisile misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:28	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-79
3:17		Toibu Lawal personal foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
3:17		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:17	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-80
3:02		Joe Bamisile misses two point jump shot
3:00		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
2:55		Billikens 30 second timeout
2:37		Terrence Hargrove Jr. misses two point layup
2:35		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
2:13	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot	88-80
1:52	+2	Terrence Hargrove Jr. makes two point layup	88-82
1:22		Rams 30 second timeout
1:13		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
1:11		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
1:01	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot	91-82
0:59		Billikens 60 second timeout
0:50		Joe Bamisile personal foul (Sincere Parker draws the foul)
0:50		Sincere Parker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:50	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-83
0:38		Larry Hughes II personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	92-83
0:38	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	93-83
0:29	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot	93-85
0:23		Terrence Hargrove Jr. personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	94-85
0:23	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	95-85
0:12		Gibson Jimerson misses three point jump shot
0:10		Larry Hughes II offensive rebound
0:09		Larry Hughes II misses three point jump shot
0:07		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Toibu Lawal defensive rebound