Score: VCU 87, George Washington 63
Location: Richmond, Va. (E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 12-8 (4-3 A-10), George Washington 9-11 (2-5)
Attendance: 7,637 (112^th consecutive sellout)

The short story: Senior forward Justin Tillman and sophomore guard De'Riante Jenkins each poured in 18 points to lift VCU to a comfortable 87-63 victory Saturday afternoon in Richmond.

OPENING TIP

• Tillman knocked down 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-4 at the line, while Jenkins buried 4-of-6 from beyond the 3-point arc in the contest. Tillman added eight rebounds.
• Senior guard Johnny Williams added 14 points and four assists, while freshman forward Marcus Santos-Silva provided 11 points and five rebounds off the bench.
• Freshman forward Sean Mobley, making his first career start, handed out a career-high eight of VCU's 20 assists.
• Yuta Watanabe paced the Colonials with 19 points.

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU used stout second half defense to turn a four-point halftime lead into a comfortable win. George Washington, which shot 14-of-20 from the field in the first half, was just 8-of-29 from the floor in the second, including 2-of-11 from three.
• Williams help spark an extended 19-6 VCU run with an acrobatic layup and a 3-pointer from the wing on back-to-back possessions that pushed the VCU lead to 71-52 with 6:29 left.
• The Rams outrebounded George Washington 34-22, including 12-6 on the offensive glass. The Rams outscored the Colonials 44-26 in the paint and 18-0 on second chance points.

NOTABLES

• With the win the Rams snapped a two-game losing streak.
• VCU shot 55 percent (32-of-58) from the field, including 61 percent (16-of-26) in the first half. The Rams have shot 50 percent or better from the field four times this season.
• VCU knocked down 16-of-18 free throws in the game.

NEXT UP
VCU will head west to take on Saint Louis on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 9 p.m. (EST). That game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.