Davidson Wildcats, N.C. (AP) Max Shulga scored 18 points as VCU Rams beat Davidson 63-58 on Saturday night.
Shulga had five rebounds for the Rams (13-7, 5-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Toibu Lawal added 13 points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line, and also had six rebounds. Zeb Jackson was 2-of-4 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points.
Connor Kochera led the Wildcats (12-8, 2-5) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and eight rebounds. Reed Bailey added 10 points and nine rebounds for Davidson. Bobby Durkin also recorded eight points, seven rebounds and two steals.
Shulga scored 10 points in the first half and VCU went into halftime trailing 30-27. VCU trailed by nine points in the second half but went on a 7-0 run to narrow the gap to 49-47 with 8:12 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory
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1st Half
VCU
Rams
27
DAV
Wildcats
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wildcats gains possession)
19:38
Connor Kochera misses three point jump shot
19:36
Bobby Durkin offensive rebound
19:32
Grant Huffman misses two point layup
19:30
Sean Logan offensive rebound
19:23
Reed Bailey misses two point driving layup
19:21
Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
18:56
Jason Nelson misses three point jump shot
18:54
Grant Huffman defensive rebound
18:35
Christian Fermin blocks Bobby Durkin's two point driving layup
18:33
Wildcats offensive rebound
18:29
Grant Huffman turnover (traveling)
18:13
+3
Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Jason Nelson assists)
3-0
17:52
+2
Connor Kochera makes two point driving layup
3-2
17:19
Sean Bairstow misses two point jump shot
17:17
Christian Fermin offensive rebound
17:13
Christian Fermin turnover (lost ball)
16:50
+3
Connor Kochera makes three point jump shot (Grant Huffman assists)
3-5
16:23
Sean Logan shooting foul (Sean Bairstow draws the foul)
16:23
+1
Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-5
16:23
+1
Sean Bairstow makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-5
15:52
Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
15:52
TV timeout
15:24
+3
Max Shulga makes three point stepback jump shot
8-5
14:59
Grant Huffman turnover (lost ball) (Max Shulga steals)
14:35
Sean Bairstow misses three point jump shot
14:33
Grant Huffman defensive rebound
14:19
Connor Kochera misses two point driving layup
14:18
Reed Bailey offensive rebound
14:18
Sean Bairstow shooting foul (Reed Bailey draws the foul)
14:18
+1
Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-6
14:18
+1
Reed Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-7
13:59
+3
Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot (Sean Bairstow assists)
11-7
13:39
Achile Spadone misses two point layup
13:37
Achile Spadone offensive rebound
13:34
Grant Huffman misses three point jump shot
13:32
Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
13:19
Joe Bamisile misses two point driving layup
13:17
Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
13:10
Toibu Lawal misses two point layup
13:08
Grant Huffman defensive rebound
13:06
+3
Achile Spadone makes three point jump shot (Grant Huffman assists)
11-10
12:47
+3
Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)
14-10
12:23
Jarvis Moss misses three point jump shot
12:21
Sean Bairstow defensive rebound
12:06
Hunter Adam shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul)
12:06
Toibu Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:06
+1
Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-10
11:53
Hunter Adam misses three point jump shot
11:51
Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
11:32
Jarvis Moss shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
11:32
TV timeout
11:32
Max Shulga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:32
+1
Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-10
11:15
+2
Connor Kochera makes two point driving layup
16-12
10:38
Joe Bamisile misses two point jump shot
10:36
Sean Logan defensive rebound
10:15
Angelo Brizzi misses two point layup
10:13
Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
10:02
Christian Fermin misses two point jump shot
10:00
Hunter Adam defensive rebound
9:56
Christian Fermin personal foul
9:48
Sean Logan turnover (lost ball) (Jason Nelson steals)
9:31
+3
Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Sean Bairstow assists)
19-12
9:05
+2
Grant Huffman makes two point driving layup (Reed Bailey assists)
19-14
8:43
Sean Bairstow misses two point floating jump shot
8:41
Connor Kochera defensive rebound
8:34
Max Shulga shooting foul (Grant Huffman draws the foul)
8:34
Grant Huffman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:34
+1
Grant Huffman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-15
8:16
+2
Toibu Lawal makes two point dunk (Sean Bairstow assists)