Final Score: VCU 66, La Salle 50
Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 16-2 (5-1 Atlantic-10), La Salle 6-12 (3-4 Atlantic 10)
 
The Short Story: Powered by a career-high 22-points from Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, VCU used an 26-9 third quarter to build a lead over La Salle and never look back en route to their fourth straight win.
 
OPENING TIP:

• Lewis-Eutsey shot 10-of-17 from the field and also notched her first double-double of the season with 11 rebounds in addition to her 22 points
• Sarah Te-Biasu scored 15 points with two assists while Mary-Anna Asare had 13 points and two assists
• VCU's backcourt of Te-Biasu, Asare, and Lewis-Eutsey only committed one turnover each
• Mykel Parham had six points and nine boards on an efficient 3-of-5 shooting
• VCU's nation-leading scoring defense held an opponent to 50 points or less for the ninth time this season
• The Rams held a 14-6 advantage in second-chance points off 13 offensive rebounds. VCU outrebounded the Explorers 45-28 in the contest
• VCU shot 41.8 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from 3-point range while holding La Salle to 31.7 percent from the floor and 10 percent from 3-point range
• La Salle was led by Makayla Miller who had 16 points

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• La Salle came out strong with the Explorers, leading by as many as six in the first quarter, but the Rams cut the deficit to 15-14 heading into the second
• The second quarter was back-and-forth defensive battle with neither team leading by more than five in the second quarter. Both teams shot less than 30 percent from the field in the quarter
• La Salle went on a small run 5-0 run to take a 28-24 lead into the half
• The Rams came out strong out of halftime, going on an 11-4 run over the first three minutes of the period. The stretch saw VCU shoot 3-of-3 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the floor. The Rams led 35-32 following their run
• After trading baskets, VCU went on a 15-5 run to close the quarter and led 50-37 heading into the fourth
• The Rams lead ballooned to as many as 17 early in the fourth quarter off a Lewis-Eutsey layup
• The Explorers would only get as close as 59-50 with 3:24 left in the contest before the Rams held La Salle scoreless for the remainder of the game

 
NOTEABLE:

• VCU remains unbeaten at the Siegel Center this season 9-0
• VCU upheld the nation's top ranked defense, holding La Salle to 50 points, just under the Ram's average of 50.2 ppg

 
UP NEXT: VCU travels to Dayton for an 11 a.m. matchup. The game will be streamed on ESPN+