Score: VCU 88, Shippensburg 53
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
 
The short story: VCU used a balanced scoring effort alongside a 16-3 run to close the first half to ease past Shippensburg in its exhibition win.
 
OPENING TIP

• Sophomore forward Jalen Deloach scored a team-high 15 points alongside five rebounds
• Junior guard Ace Baldwin Jr. contributed six points, a team-high seven assists and three rebounds
• An efficient 5-of-6 effort from the floor by freshman Alphonso "Fats" Billups allowed him to score 11 points
• Redshirt sophomore guard Jamir Watkins was the third Ram in double figures with 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU forced 15 Shippensburg turnovers, including eight steals, and outscored the Raiders 20-11 in points off turnovers
• VCU's bench outscored the Raiders 42-25 overall with eight different Rams contributing
• The Rams shot an efficient 56.9 percent from the floor while Shippensburg shot 42.6 percent overall and 30.8 percent from deep

NOTABLE

• It was the first meeting between the two schools
• DeLoach's 15 points would have surpassed his career-high
• This was VCU's lone exhibition contest prior to the season opener

UP NEXT
VCU officially opens the 2022-23 season on Nov. 7 against Manhattan at 7 p.m. at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.