Score: VCU 75, George Washington 51
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 18-11 (8-8 Atlantic 10), George Washington 12-17 (6-10)
Attendance: 7,637 (151^st consecutive sellout)

The short story: VCU shot 56 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the 3-point arc in a strong bounce-back win over George Washington at the Siegel Center Saturday afternoon.

OPENING TIP

• Senior guard Mike'L Simms led all scorers with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting on the day, including a 4-of-5 performance from three. The Richmond native added six rebounds, two assists and a steal
• Sophomore guard Keshawn Curry and freshman guard Bones Hyland contributed 13 points each. Hyland added five rebounds and four assists
• Freshman center Hason Ward dunked his way to a career-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting
• Maceo Jack paced the Colonials' offense with 12 points, but was held to 4-of-13 shooting
• George Washington shot just 39.1 percent (18-of-46) from the field and 27.8 percent (5-of-18) on 3-point attempts

THE DIFFERENCE

• The Colonials opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, but Simms and redshirt senior forward Issac Vann knocked down back-to-back threes in response. That kicked off a 16-2 VCU run that put the Rams ahead by 11 with 13:58 to go in the first half
• GW fought back to make it a four-point game, 32-28, heading into halftime
• A 14-3 run to open the second half gave the Rams some breathing room and they did not trail for the rest of the game
• VCU pushed its lead to as much as 27 in the second half thanks to a blazing-hot 68-percent (17-of-25) shooting percentage over the final 20 minutes
• The Rams scored 22 points off of 16 George Washington turnovers and earned a 34-24 advantage in points in the paint

NOTABLE

• The Rams improved to 14-3 at home this season
• VCU out-rebounded George Washington, 30-27, in the contest and improved to 9-1 when winning the battle of the boards
• All 10 players who saw the floor for VCU scored, including freshman guard Arnold Henderson IV who notched four points in the final two minutes

NEXT UP
VCU welcomes Duquesne to the Siegel Center on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. for the final regular season home game of the 2019-20 season.