Dayton Flyers, Ohio (AP) David Shriver scored 18 points to lead VCU Rams and Nick Kern sealed the victory with a layup with 16 seconds remaining as the Rams took down Dayton 63-62 on Friday night.
Shriver shot 6 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Rams (13-5, 4-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Brandon Johns Jr. scored 16 points, going 8 of 12 from the field. Kern shot 4 of 7 from the field to finish with nine points.
Toumani Camara led the way for the Flyers (12-6, 4-1) with 27 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Daron Holmes added 13 points, six rebounds and two blocks for Dayton. Mustapha Amzil also had eight points. The Flyers ended a seven-game winning streak with the loss.
Johns scored six points in the first half and VCU went into halftime trailing 33-19. Shriver scored 18 points in the second half. VCU outscored Dayton by 15 points over the final half.
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Both teams next play Tuesday. VCU hosts UMass while Dayton hosts Davidson.
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1st Half
VCU
Rams
19
DAYT
Flyers
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Rams gains possession)
19:35
+2
Adrian Baldwin Jr. makes two point jump shot
2-0
19:22
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point dunk (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
2-2
19:10
R.J. Blakney personal foul
18:55
Jalen DeLoach turnover (Toumani Camara steals)
18:35
DaRon Holmes II misses two point alley-oop dunk
18:33
Brandon Johns Jr. defensive rebound
18:21
Mustapha Amzil personal foul
18:16
+2
Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Jalen DeLoach assists)
4-2
18:06
Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
18:04
Toumani Camara offensive rebound
17:53
Toumani Camara misses two point layup
17:51
Toumani Camara offensive rebound
17:48
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup
4-4
17:36
+2
Jalen DeLoach makes two point hook shot
6-4
17:20
R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
17:18
Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
17:08
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point dunk (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
6-6
16:37
Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
16:35
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
16:22
DaRon Holmes II turnover
16:08
David Shriver turnover
15:39
DaRon Holmes II misses two point layup
15:37
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
15:27
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:25
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
15:13
Nick Kern Jr. blocks R.J. Blakney's two point layup
15:11
R.J. Blakney offensive rebound
15:10
Mike Sharavjamts turnover
15:10
TV timeout
14:48
Toibu Lawal turnover (Mike Sharavjamts steals)
14:39
+2
Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup
6-8
14:20
Zeb Jackson misses two point layup
14:18
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
14:08
Toibu Lawal personal foul
13:54
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point hook shot
6-10
13:41
+2
Jamir Watkins makes two point layup
8-10
13:26
+2
Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup
8-12
13:11
Brandon Johns Jr. misses two point hook shot
13:09
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
12:58
Koby Brea misses two point jump shot
12:56
Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
12:46
David Shriver misses three point jump shot
12:44
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
12:34
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup
8-14
12:13
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point layup (Adrian Baldwin Jr. assists)
10-14
12:03
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup
10-16
11:30
Zeb Jackson misses two point jump shot
11:28
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
11:08
David Shriver shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
11:08
TV timeout
11:08
Toumani Camara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:08
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-17
10:41
Brandon Johns Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:39
Flyers defensive rebound
10:33
Zimi Nwokeji misses two point hook shot
10:31
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
10:16
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point jump shot
12-17
9:56
Toumani Camara turnover
9:26
Jalen DeLoach misses two point jump shot
9:24
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
9:11
Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot
9:09
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
8:59
Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot
8:57
Koby Brea defensive rebound
8:47
+3
R.J. Blakney makes three point jump shot (Zimi Nwokeji assists)
12-20
8:28
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:26
Koby Brea defensive rebound
8:09
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup
12-22
8:09
Jalen DeLoach shooting foul
8:09
Toumani Camara misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:09
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
7:41
Toumani Camara blocks Jalen DeLoach's two point layup
7:39
Koby Brea defensive rebound
7:29
Toumani Camara turnover (Zeb Jackson steals)
7:15
Toumani Camara blocks Jamir Watkins's two point layup
7:13
Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
6:59
+2
R.J. Blakney makes two point jump shot (Zimi Nwokeji assists)
12-24
6:56
Rams 30 second timeout
6:56
TV timeout
6:33
Jayden Nunn turnover (DaRon Holmes II steals)
6:25
R.J. Blakney misses two point dunk
6:23
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
6:25
DaRon Holmes II turnover (Jayden Nunn steals)
6:25
Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
6:08
Jamir Watkins turnover (R.J. Blakney steals)
6:01
Christian Fermin personal foul
5:45
Jayden Nunn personal foul
5:44
Christian Fermin personal foul
5:35
R.J. Blakney turnover
5:12
Jalen DeLoach turnover
4:52
DaRon Holmes II misses two point layup
4:50
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
4:33
+2
Adrian Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup
14-24
4:21
R.J. Blakney misses two point layup
4:19
Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
4:13
Koby Brea shooting foul
4:13
Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:13
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-24
3:54
DaRon Holmes II misses two point layup
3:52
Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
3:48
Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
3:46
Josh Banks offensive rebound
3:48
+2
Josh Banks makes two point layup
17-24
3:48
Mustapha Amzil shooting foul
3:48
TV timeout
3:48
Josh Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:48
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
3:38
+3
Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
17-27
3:06
Jalen DeLoach misses two point hook shot
3:04
Rams offensive rebound
3:01
DaRon Holmes II blocks Jalen DeLoach's two point layup
2:59
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
2:44
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point hook shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
17-29
2:22
Adrian Baldwin Jr. turnover
2:05
+2
Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot
17-31
1:44
Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
1:42
R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
1:16
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup
17-33
0:54
Brandon Johns Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:52
Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
0:27
DaRon Holmes II turnover
0:06
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point layup
19-33
0:01
Toumani Camara turnover (Jamir Watkins steals)
0:01
Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
0:00
Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
VCU
Rams
44
DAYT
Flyers
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:47
+2
Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup
21-33
19:26
Brandon Johns Jr. shooting foul
19:26
Mustapha Amzil misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:26
Mustapha Amzil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:26
Rams defensive rebound
19:00
+2
Jayden Nunn makes two point jump shot
23-33
18:38
Mustapha Amzil turnover (Adrian Baldwin Jr. steals)
18:29
+2
Adrian Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup
25-33
18:01
+2
Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup
25-35
17:41
Brandon Johns Jr. misses two point layup
17:39
Rams offensive rebound
17:29
+2
Jayden Nunn makes two point jump shot
27-35
17:11
Toumani Camara turnover (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
17:11
Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
16:52
+3
David Shriver makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)
30-35
16:35
Toumani Camara misses two point layup
16:33
R.J. Blakney offensive rebound
16:30
Adrian Baldwin Jr. blocks R.J. Blakney's two point layup
16:28
Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
16:14
David Shriver turnover (R.J. Blakney steals)
16:05
+2
R.J. Blakney makes two point dunk
30-37
15:57
Jayden Nunn misses two point layup
15:57
Brandon Johns Jr. offensive rebound
15:57
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point layup
32-37
15:50
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup
32-39
15:50
David Shriver shooting foul
15:50
TV timeout
15:50
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 1
32-40
15:40
Adrian Baldwin Jr. turnover
15:23
DaRon Holmes II turnover
15:12
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point layup
34-40
14:57
Toumani Camara turnover (Brandon Johns Jr. steals)
14:50
+3
David Shriver makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)
37-40
14:24
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point dunk
37-42
14:02
+3
David Shriver makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)
40-42
13:49
Toumani Camara turnover (Jamir Watkins steals)
13:48
Toumani Camara personal foul
13:43
David Shriver misses three point jump shot
13:41
Koby Brea defensive rebound
13:30
DaRon Holmes II turnover (Adrian Baldwin Jr. steals)
13:21
Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
13:19
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
12:59
DaRon Holmes II misses two point layup
12:57
Adrian Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
12:50
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
12:48
Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
12:43
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
12:41
Adrian Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
12:27
Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
12:25
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
11:56
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point dunk (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
40-44
11:29
+2
Zeb Jackson makes two point layup
42-44
11:07
+2
Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup
42-46
10:42
+3
David Shriver makes three point jump shot (Adrian Baldwin Jr. assists)
45-46
10:18
Flyers 30 second timeout
10:18
TV timeout
10:08
+2
Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup (DaRon Holmes II assists)
45-48
9:47
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:45
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
9:25
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
9:23
Christian Fermin defensive rebound
9:12
Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup
9:10
Christian Fermin offensive rebound
9:06
Christian Fermin misses two point layup
9:04
Christian Fermin offensive rebound
9:02
DaRon Holmes II blocks Christian Fermin's two point layup
8:50
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
8:50
Adrian Baldwin Jr. personal foul
8:50
TV timeout
8:34
Jalen DeLoach shooting foul
8:34
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-49
8:34
DaRon Holmes II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:34
Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
8:17
DaRon Holmes II personal foul
8:05
Mustapha Amzil blocks Jayden Nunn's two point layup
8:03
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
7:52
+3
Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Mustapha Amzil assists)
45-52
7:35
Adrian Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:33
Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound
7:28
+2
Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup
47-52
7:06
Jalen DeLoach shooting foul
7:06
TV timeout
7:06
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-53
7:06
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-54
6:53
Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup
6:51
Adrian Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
6:44
+3
David Shriver makes three point jump shot (Adrian Baldwin Jr. assists)
50-54
6:10
Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul
6:10
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-55
6:10
+1
DaRon Holmes II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-56
5:43
Brandon Johns Jr. turnover
5:31
Nick Kern Jr. personal foul
5:31
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-57
5:31
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-58
5:18
Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup
5:16
Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
5:13
DaRon Holmes II shooting foul
5:13
Jalen DeLoach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:13
+1
Jalen DeLoach makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-58
4:37
DaRon Holmes II misses three point jump shot
4:35
Adrian Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
4:24
Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
4:22
Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
4:15
Jalen DeLoach turnover (R.J. Blakney steals)
3:47
R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
3:45
David Shriver defensive rebound
3:36
DaRon Holmes II personal foul
3:36
TV timeout
3:26
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point layup
53-58
3:14
Jayden Nunn personal foul
3:14
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-59
3:14
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-60
2:53
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point hook shot
55-60
2:28
Toumani Camara misses two point layup
2:26
Toumani Camara offensive rebound
2:24
Toumani Camara misses two point layup
2:22
David Shriver defensive rebound
2:10
Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
2:07
+2
Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point layup
57-60
1:46
Toumani Camara turnover
1:40
Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul
1:40
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-60
1:40
Nick Kern Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:40
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
1:09
Mustapha Amzil misses two point layup
1:09
Toumani Camara offensive rebound
1:09
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point layup
58-62
0:55
Brandon Johns Jr. turnover (Toumani Camara steals)
