Bairstow's 14 help VCU beat La Salle 71-65

AP
Jan 13, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Sean Bairstow's 14 points helped VCU defeat La Salle 71-65 on Saturday.

Bairstow added 12 assists for the Rams (10-7, 2-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Kuany Kuany shot 5 for 6, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc to add 14 points. Max Shulga had 13 points and shot 2 for 8 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Jhamir Brickus led the way for the Explorers (10-7, 1-3) with 20 points and two steals. Rokas Jocius added 11 points for La Salle. In addition, Andres Marrero finished with nine points and three steals.

Christian Fermin scored 10 points in the first half and VCU went into halftime trailing 33-30. VCU pulled off the victory after a 7-0 second-half run erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 37-33 with 18:14 remaining in the half. Kuany scored 14 second-half points.

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

1st Half
VCU
Rams
30
LAS
Explorers
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Christian Fermin vs. Ryan Zan (Explorers gains possession)
19:37	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point pullup jump shot	0-2
19:05	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point layup (Zeb Jackson assists)	2-2
18:43		Daeshon Shepherd misses three point jump shot
18:41		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
18:14		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
18:12		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
18:00		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi turnover (traveling)
17:48		Kuany Kuany turnover (lost ball) (Jhamir Brickus steals)
17:38		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (bad pass)
17:23	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point finger roll layup (Sean Bairstow assists)	4-2
17:07		Khalil Brantley turnover (traveling)
16:47		Daeshon Shepherd shooting foul (Christian Fermin draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Christian Fermin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-2
16:47		Christian Fermin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:47		Explorers defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Ryan Zan makes two point reverse layup (Khalil Brantley assists)	5-4
16:00		Khalil Brantley personal foul (Christian Fermin draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
16:00	+1	Christian Fermin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-4
16:00		Christian Fermin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:00		Jhamir Brickus defensive rebound
15:47		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
15:45		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Ryan Zan makes two point pullup jump shot (Daeshon Shepherd assists)	6-6
15:13		Ryan Zan personal foul
15:13		Max Shulga misses two point layup
15:11		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
14:47		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point layup
14:45		Ryan Zan offensive rebound
14:39		Ryan Zan misses two point jump shot
14:37		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
14:34		Jason Nelson turnover (traveling)
14:15		Jason Nelson personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul)
14:15		Jhamir Brickus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:15	+1	Jhamir Brickus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
13:58		Max Shulga misses two point jump shot
13:56		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point putback dunk	8-7
13:37		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
13:35		Max Shulga defensive rebound
13:26		Jason Nelson misses three point jump shot
13:24		Daeshon Shepherd defensive rebound
13:18		Khalil Brantley misses two point layup
13:16		Max Shulga defensive rebound
13:10	+3	Max Shulga makes three point pullup jump shot	11-7
12:59	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point pullup jump shot	11-9
12:46		Toibu Lawal offensive foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
12:46		Toibu Lawal turnover (offensive foul)
12:31		Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot
12:29		Ryan Zan offensive rebound
12:29		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Ryan Zan draws the foul)
12:23		Ryan Zan misses three point jump shot
12:21		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
12:16		Daeshon Shepherd misses two point dunk
12:14		Michael Belle defensive rebound
12:11		Zeb Jackson misses two point driving layup
12:02		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
12:02		Kuany Kuany turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Zan steals)
11:48		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:35		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
11:33		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
11:25		Joe Bamisile misses two point jump shot
11:23		Andres Marrero defensive rebound
11:15	+3	Andres Marrero makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists)	11-12
10:47		Christian Fermin turnover (lost ball) (Khalil Brantley steals)
10:31	+3	Rokas Jocius makes three point jump shot (Andres Marrero assists)	11-15
9:53		Jason Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Andres Marrero steals)
9:53	+2	Jhamir Brickus makes two point layup	11-17
9:50		Rams 30 second timeout
9:31		Michael Belle misses two point layup
9:29		Andres Marrero defensive rebound
9:17		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
9:15		Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
9:07		Joe Bamisile turnover (bad pass) (Khalil Brantley steals)
8:59		Khalil Brantley turnover (bad pass) (Joe Bamisile steals)
8:55		Andres Marrero shooting foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul)
8:55	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-17
8:55	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-17
8:41		Andres Marrero misses two point jump shot
8:39		Rams defensive rebound
8:22		Alphonzo Billups III misses two point layup
8:20		Andres Marrero defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Andres Marrero makes two point driving floating jump shot	13-19
7:56	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point floating jump shot (Sean Bairstow assists)	15-19
7:34	+3	Jhamir Brickus makes three point stepback jump shot	15-22
7:16	+3	Sean Bairstow makes three point jump shot (Michael Belle assists)	18-22
6:56		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
6:54		Alphonzo Billups III defensive rebound
6:48		Jhamir Brickus personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
6:48		TV timeout
6:41		Jhamir Brickus shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
6:41	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-22
6:41	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-22
6:14		Toibu Lawal personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
6:09		Andres Marrero misses three point jump shot
6:07		Daeshon Shepherd offensive rebound
6:03		Daeshon Shepherd turnover (lost ball) (Zeb Jackson steals)
6:03	+2	Zeb Jackson makes two point layup	22-22
5:49		Zeb Jackson shooting foul (Andres Marrero draws the foul)
5:49	+1	Andres Marrero makes regular free throw 1 of 3	22-23
5:49		Andres Marrero misses regular free throw 2 of 3
5:49	+1	Andres Marrero makes regular free throw 3 of 3	22-24
5:28		Christian Fermin misses two point hook shot
5:26		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
5:26		Alphonzo Billups III personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
5:26		Khalil Brantley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:26		Christian Fermin defensive rebound
5:05		Zeb Jackson misses two point layup
5:03		Christian Fermin offensive rebound
5:00		Christian Fermin misses two point layup
4:58		Andres Marrero defensive rebound
4:50	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point layup (Andres Marrero assists)	22-26
4:29	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point hook shot (Sean Bairstow assists)	24-26
4:13		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
4:11		Max Shulga defensive rebound
4:04	+2	Alphonzo Billups III makes two point driving finger roll layup (Max Shulga assists)	26-26
4:04		TV timeout
3:47		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
3:45		Explorers offensive rebound
3:43		Sean Bairstow personal foul (Daeshon Shepherd draws the foul)
3:43	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-27
3:43	+1	Daeshon Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-28
3:29		Daeshon Shepherd personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
3:29	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-28
3:29	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-28
3:01		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
2:59		Rams defensive rebound
2:37		Joe Bamisile misses two point layup
2:35		Rokas Jocius defensive rebound
2:27	+3	Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi makes three point jump shot (Andres Marrero assists)	28-31
2:11		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
2:09		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
1:59		Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
1:57		Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
1:54		Sean Bairstow turnover (traveling)
1:40		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
1:38		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
1:26		Khalil Brantley misses two point jump shot
1:24		Christian Fermin defensive rebound
1:17		Sean Bairstow turnover (bad pass) (Khalil Brantley steals)
1:09	+2	Rokas Jocius makes two point dunk (Khalil Brantley assists)	28-33
0:51		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi blocks Joe Bamisile's two point layup
0:49		Ryan Zan defensive rebound
0:35		Sean Bairstow blocks Khalil Brantley's two point layup
0:33		Khalil Brantley offensive rebound
0:28		Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi misses three point jump shot
0:26		Explorers offensive rebound
0:11		Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot
0:09		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Michael Belle makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	30-33
0:00		End of period

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Bairstow's 14 help VCU beat La Salle 71-65

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Rams
30
LAS
Explorers
33

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Bairstow's 14 help VCU beat La Salle 71-65

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