Final Score: VCU 67, La Salle 61
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Records: VCU (15-11, 10-3 A-10), La Salle (11-15, 5-8 A-10)

The Short Story: In a game with 13 lead changes and 10 ties, VCU and La Salle were deadlocked at 59-59 with 3:16 remaining before Madison Hattix-Covington jumped in front of a pass for a steal and made two free throws to start a 5-0 VCU run and seal the win.

QUICK FACTS

• Tera Reed scored a game-high 23 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
• Madison Hattix-Covington scored 18 points and had six rebounds.
• Taya Robinson scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists.
• The Rams shot 31.4 percent from the floor while the Explorers shot 34.8 percent. VCU also held La Salle to just 3-of-22 shooting from 3-point range.
• VCU held a major edge at the free throw line, going 33-of-41 while La Salle was 12-of-17.
• The Explorers were led by Claire Jacobs who had 19 points and three rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• VCU fell behind 11-4 with 7:08 left in the first quarter before an 8-2 run got the Rams with 13-12. The teams kept pace with each other as La Salle clung to an 18-17 lead heading into the second quarter.
• There were seven lead changes and three ties in the second quarter alone as the teams were deadlocked at 31-31 going into halftime.
• The third quarter was almost identical to the second as the game continued to go back-and-forth with six lead changes during the quarter. The Rams scored five of the final seven points in the quarter to lead 46-43 heading to the final 10 minutes.
• The Rams led by as many as seven points on two occasions early in the fourth quarter but the Explorers battled back with a 10-3 run to tie the game at 59-59.
• VCU's defense held the Explorers without a point from 3:15 remaining until there were 22 seconds left and outscored them 5-0 during that stretch to go up 64-59.

WHAT'S NEXT

VCU hosts Saint Louis for Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 22 for a 1 p.m. tip.