Dayton Flyers, Ohio (AP) Zeb Jackson's 17 points off the bench helped VCU Rams to a 73-68 victory against Dayton on Friday night.
Jackson also had five rebounds for the Rams (19-5, 9-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Max Shulga scored 16 points and added eight rebounds and three steals. Phillip Russell went 4 of 10 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.
Nate Santos led the Flyers (16-8, 6-5) in scoring, finishing with 18 points and seven rebounds. Javon Bennett added 16 points and five steals for Dayton. Zed Key finished with eight points, six rebounds and two blocks.
Russell scored eight points in the first half for VCU, who led 31-28 at halftime. VCU pulled off the victory after a 12-0 second-half run erased a five-point deficit and gave them the lead at 66-59 with 1:06 left in the half. Jackson scored 13 second-half points.
Both teams next play Wednesday. VCU visits George Washington and Dayton goes on the road to play Fordham.
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1st Half
VCU
Rams
31
DAYT
Flyers
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Rams gains possession)
19:37
Max Shulga misses two point jump shot
19:35
Nate Santos defensive rebound
19:12
Nate Santos turnover (lost ball)
19:12
Jack Clark turnover (bad pass)
18:57
Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
18:55
Nate Santos offensive rebound
18:44
Nate Santos misses two point layup
18:42
Javon Bennett offensive rebound
18:37
+2
Javon Bennett makes two point layup
0-2
18:31
Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
18:30
Max Shulga offensive rebound
18:30
Max Shulga turnover (lost ball)
18:13
Amaël L'Etang turnover (Jack Clark steals)
18:12
Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
18:10
Luke Bamgboye offensive rebound
18:01
+3
Phillip Russell makes three point jump shot (Luke Bamgboye assists)
3-2
17:51
Posh Alexander turnover (Max Shulga steals)
17:40
Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
17:38
Max Shulga offensive rebound
17:33
+3
Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot (Max Shulga assists)
6-2
17:17
Nate Santos misses two point jump shot
17:15
Max Shulga defensive rebound
17:07
Luke Bamgboye misses two point jump shot
17:05
Nate Santos defensive rebound
16:58
Nate Santos misses two point layup
16:56
Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound
16:47
Amaël L'Etang misses two point layup
16:45
Amaël L'Etang offensive rebound
16:44
Amaël L'Etang misses two point layup
16:42
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
16:42
+3
Javon Bennett makes three point jump shot (Enoch Cheeks assists)
6-5
16:22
+2
Luke Bamgboye makes two point layup (Phillip Russell assists)
8-5
16:00
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
15:58
Flyers offensive rebound
15:58
TV timeout
15:54
+2
Enoch Cheeks makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)
8-7
15:41
Jack Clark turnover (Javon Bennett steals)
15:27
Enoch Cheeks misses two point jump shot
15:25
Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
15:12
Zed Key blocks Zeb Jackson's two point layup
15:10
Jack Clark offensive rebound
14:48
Joe Bamisile misses two point layup
14:46
Malachi Smith defensive rebound
14:39
Malachi Smith turnover (bad pass)
14:13
+2
Michael Belle makes two point layup
10-7
13:46
Brandon Jennings shooting foul (Enoch Cheeks draws the foul)
13:46
+1
Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-8
13:46
+1
Enoch Cheeks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-9
13:18
Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
13:16
Max Shulga offensive rebound
13:05
Zeb Jackson turnover (Javon Bennett steals)
12:43
Brandon Jennings personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
12:32
Nate Santos turnover (lost ball)
12:12
+2
Max Shulga makes two point jump shot (Michael Belle assists)
12-9
12:01
Nate Santos misses three point jump shot
11:59
Michael Belle defensive rebound
11:51
Phillip Russell misses three point jump shot
11:49
Christian Fermin offensive rebound
11:41
+3
Phillip Russell makes three point jump shot (Christian Fermin assists)
15-9
11:23
Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
11:21
Michael Belle defensive rebound
11:14
Michael Belle turnover (out of bounds)
11:14
TV timeout
10:44
+2
Jaiun Simon makes two point layup (Javon Bennett assists)
15-11
10:16
Zeb Jackson misses two point layup
10:14
Flyers defensive rebound
9:51
Jaiun Simon misses two point jump shot
9:49
Jacob Conner offensive rebound
9:38
+2
Jacob Conner makes two point layup
15-13
9:26
+2
Christian Fermin makes two point dunk (Phillip Russell assists)
17-13
9:09
Posh Alexander misses three point jump shot
9:07
Max Shulga defensive rebound
8:49
Zeb Jackson turnover (Javon Bennett steals)
8:39
Jacob Conner misses two point dunk
8:37
Posh Alexander offensive rebound
8:24
Javon Bennett misses two point layup
8:22
Jack Clark defensive rebound
8:12
Christian Fermin misses three point jump shot
8:10
Jacob Conner defensive rebound
8:08
Posh Alexander misses two point jump shot
8:06
Jaiun Simon offensive rebound
8:06
Jacob Conner misses three point jump shot
8:04
Jack Clark defensive rebound
7:55
Jaiun Simon personal foul
7:55
TV timeout
7:37
Terrence Hill Jr. turnover (kicked ball violation) (Nate Santos steals)
7:21
Amaël L'Etang misses two point dunk
7:19
Terrence Hill Jr. defensive rebound
7:01
Max Shulga misses two point jump shot
7:00
Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
7:00
Enoch Cheeks misses three point jump shot
6:58
Rams defensive rebound
6:33
Phillip Russell misses three point jump shot
6:31
Amaël L'Etang defensive rebound
6:23
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
6:21
Luke Bamgboye defensive rebound
6:02
Joe Bamisile turnover (Malachi Smith steals)
5:57
+3
Malachi Smith makes three point jump shot
17-16
5:35
+2
Max Shulga makes two point jump shot
19-16
5:23
+2
Amaël L'Etang makes two point dunk (Nate Santos assists)
19-18
5:19
Luke Bamgboye misses two point layup
5:17
Rams offensive rebound
5:11
Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
5:09
Flyers defensive rebound
4:54
+2
Nate Santos makes two point layup (Malachi Smith assists)
19-20
4:43
Javon Bennett shooting foul
4:43
+1
Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-20
4:43
+1
Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-20
4:29
Javon Bennett misses three point jump shot
4:27
Jack Clark defensive rebound
4:11
Max Shulga misses two point jump shot
4:09
Malachi Smith defensive rebound
4:03
+3
Nate Santos makes three point stepback jump shot (Malachi Smith assists)
21-23
3:39
+2
Phillip Russell makes two point layup
23-23
3:08
+2
Zed Key makes two point alley-oop dunk (Javon Bennett assists)
23-25
2:42
+2
Max Shulga makes two point turnaround bank jump shot
25-25
2:21
Jack Clark shooting foul (Nate Santos draws the foul)
2:21
TV timeout
2:21
+1
Nate Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 3
25-26
2:21
+1
Nate Santos makes regular free throw 2 of 3
25-27
2:21
+1
Nate Santos makes regular free throw 3 of 3
25-28
1:56
Phillip Russell misses two point jump shot
1:54
Zeb Jackson offensive rebound
1:42
Amaël L'Etang blocks Phillip Russell's two point layup
1:40
Christian Fermin offensive rebound
1:40
Christian Fermin misses two point layup
1:40
Enoch Cheeks defensive rebound
1:40
Jack Clark personal foul
1:16
Christian Fermin blocks Malachi Smith's two point layup
1:14
Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
0:51
Amaël L'Etang shooting foul (Zeb Jackson draws the foul)
