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Max Shulga vs. Boise State
61
VCU VCU 3-3,0-0 Atlantic 10
65
Winner Boise St. Boise 3-2,0-0 Mountain West
VCU VCU
3-3,0-0 Atlantic 10
61
Final
65
Boise St. Boise
3-2,0-0 Mountain West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VCU VCU 29 32 61
Boise St. Boise 28 37 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

LAWAL’S CAREER HIGH NOT ENOUGH TO LIFT VCU

ESPN Events Invitational
Score: Boise State 65, VCU 61
Location: Lake Buena Visa, Fla. (State Farm Field House)
Records: VCU 3-3, Boise State 3-2
 
The short story: Senior guard Max Shulga and sophomore forward Tobi Lawal combined for 38 points and 17 rebounds for VCU, but the Rams dropped a back-and-forth affair to Boise State Friday night.
 
OPENING TIP
  • Shulga finished with a game-high 24 points on 8-of-19 shooting. He added eight rebounds and handed out three assists
  • Lawal recorded a career-high 14 points, connecting on 6-of-7 shots from the field. He also corralled nine rebounds and blocked a shot
  • Senior guard Zeb Jackson chipped in with eight points, six rebounds and three assists for VCU
  • Andrew Meadow led a balanced Boise State attack with 10 points, while Tyson Degenhard added 10
THE DIFFERENCE
  • Boise State led by as many as seven points in the second half on three occasions, the last following a three-point play by O'Mar Stanley with 5:21 remaining. The Rams got a driving layup by Shulga and a pair of free throws by Jackson on its next two possessions to close within 60-57 with 4:07 left, but could get no closer. Lawal pulled VCU within 64-61 on a dunk from Shulga with 49 seconds on the clock, but the Rams came up empty on their final two possessions as the Broncos hung on
  • Boise State connected on 17-of-21 free throws and turned 14 VCU turnovers into 15 points
  • VCU sprinted out to a 14-4 run in the opening minutes on the back of a 9-0 run, punctuated by a drive and two-handed slam by Jackson. But BSU battled back and took a 28-27 lead on a driving layup by Chibuzo Agbo at the 1:04 mark. VCU took a 29-28 lead into the locker room following a pair of free throws by redshirt freshman wing Fats Billups III
NOTABLE
  • This was the second all-time meeting between these two programs
  • VCU outscored the Broncos 30-28 in the paint
  • The Rams knocked down 13-of-15 free throws
NEXT UP
VCU will face Penn State and former Head Coach Mike Rhoades on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 10:30 a.m in the final day of the ESPN Events Invitational. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
 
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