Score: VCU 88, Fordham 54
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 12-5 (4-0 A-10), Fordham 10-5 (1-3)
Attendance: 7,637 (76^th consecutive sellout)

• VCU never trailed in the contest, and used a 20-2 run to close out the first half – punctuated by a running, buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Jonathan Williams – and assume command at 47-19.
• Tillman hit 11-of-14 shots from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds to collect his third career double-double.
• The Black and Gold shot .611 (33-of-54) from the field, VCU's highest mark since Jan. 27, 2010, when it shot .631 (41-of-65) in a 112-53 win over Towson.
• VCU also hit 10-of-20 from beyond the 3-point arc.

• VCU feasted on 18 Fordham turnovers, outscoring their opponent 28-8 off miscues. The Black and Gold also controlled the paint to the tune of a 44-24 scoring advantage.
• Senior Melvin Johnson added 15 points and three steals for VCU. He hit 3-of-6 three-pointers. Senior Korey Billbury chipped in with 10 points, while junior JeQuan Lewis dished out seven of VCU's season-high 23 assists.
• VCU has also splendid defensively, as it held Fordham to .392 (20-of-51) shooting, including .240 (6-of-24) in the first half.

• "Pretty good. Pretty good. Hard to find a lot of fault in that." – VCU Coach Will Wade.

• VCU's held its last two opponents (Saint Louis and Fordham) to 8-of-37 shooting in the first half.
• Johnson moved into 20^th place on VCU's career scoring list. The Bronx native currently sits with 1,346 points and trails Joey Rodriguez (1,362) for 19^th place.
• VCU has 80 points five times during its seven-game win streak.

• VCU will prepare to visit cross-town rival Richmond on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Robins Center.