Score: VCU 73, Saint Joseph's 60
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Hagan Arena)
Records: VCU 14-5 (4-2 Atlantic 10), Saint Joseph's 4-15 (0-6)

The short story: VCU forced 18 turnovers and sophomore guard KeShawn Curry led three Rams in double figures with a career-high 13 points in a victory Tuesday night at Hagan Arena.

OPENING TIP

• Curry connected on 5-of-10 attempts from the field and also provided five rebounds, two steals and two assists for VCU
• Junior forward Marcus Santos-Silva narrowly missed his eighth double-double of the season with nine points and 12 rebounds for the Black and Gold
• Seniors De'Riante Jenkins and Malik Crowfield each supplied 10 points for the Rams. Crowfield connected on 4-of-5 attempts from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc
• Senior guard Issac Vann scored six points to surpass 1,000 for his career. Vann scored 279 points as a freshman at Maine prior to transferring to VCU
• Cameron Brown led four Hawks in double figures with 12 points

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU forced 18 Saint Joseph's turnovers and committed a season-low six. As a result, the Rams outscored the Hawks 19-2 off turnovers in the game
• The Rams owned a 36-12 scoring advantage in the paint
• Saint Joseph's hung around in the game until VCU sandwiched 3-pointers by Vann and freshman Tre Clark around a breakaway bucket by Jenkins to take a 63-45 lead with 6:53 remaining
• VCU forced 11 first-half turnovers and outscored the Hawks 14-0 off those miscues on the way to a 39-26 halftime lead

NOTABLE

• The VCU bench scored 39 of VCU's 73 points Tuesday
• The Rams led for 36:51 of the contest
• VCU improved to 8-5 all-time versus Saint Joseph's

NEXT UP
VCU will return to Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan. 25 to face La Salle at noon. That game will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network.