Final Score: VCU 67, Saint Louis 60
Location: Richmond, Va.
Records: VCU (16-11, 11-3 A-10), Saint Louis (16-11, 8-6 A-10)

The Short Story: VCU trailed 29-18 with 7:07 left in the third quarter before going on a 16-3 run to take the lead at 34-32. The Rams took the lead for good on Taya Robinson's 3-point attempt to go up 37-35 with 8:52 remaining in the game and battled to hold off multiple Billikens' rallies.

QUICK FACTS

• The Rams celebrated the careers of seniors K.K. Tassin, Nyra Williams and Danielle Hammond prior to tipoff.
• Taya Robinson scored a team-high 20 points with 18 of them coming in the second half. Robinson also added five assists.
• Danielle Hammond scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked five shots on her senior night. She recorded 13 of her 15 points in the second half.
• Kseniya Malashka scored a season-high 11 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots.
• In all, eight different Rams scored at least three points in the contest.
• VCU shot 45.5 percent from the floor while holding Saint Louis to just 33.3 percent shooting. VCU held a 14-7 edge in points off turnovers and a 21-8 advantage in bench scoring.
• The Billikens were led by Ciaja Harbison who scored a game-high 23 points and had five rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• VCU held a 12-11 advantage after the two teams played a back-and-forth first quarter that included four lead changes and two ties.
• The Rams' offense slowed in the second quarter as the Billikens outscored VCU 10-4 in the quarter and led 21-16 at halftime.
• The Billikens went on an 8-2 run to start the second half before VCU ramped up the defensive pressure and started a 16-3 run to retake the lead at 34-32.
• After Saint Louis led 35-34 to begin the fourth quarter, Robinson's 3-pointer put VCU in the lead for good.
• The Billikens would get within two points three times during the fourth quarter, but the Rams answered each time and pulled away for the win.

WHAT'S NEXT

VCU hosts George Mason at 6 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 26.