Score: VCU 69, Rhode Island 59
Location: Kingston, R.I. (Ryan Center)
Records: VCU 25-4 (14-3 Atlantic 10), Rhode Island (17-13, 9-8 A-10)
 
The short story: VCU used a 19-6 run in the second quarter to pull away from Rhode Island and tied the program record for regular season wins with 25.
 
OPENING TIP

• Timaya Lewis-Eutsey scored 17 points along with seven rebounds
• Sarah Te-Biasu also added 17 points along with two steals and just one turnover
• Mary-Anna Asare added 12 points while Mykel Parham grabbed a team-high eight rebounds
• VCU shot 43.5 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from 3-point range
• The Black and Gold held Rhode Island to shoot just 1-of-15 from 3-point range
• Rhode Island's Dee Dee Davis scored a game-high 23 points

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mary-Anna Asare's 3-pointer helped VCU start the game on a 9-2 run and the Rams led by that margin with 7:53 left in the first quarter
• Rhode Island fought back, cutting VCU's lead to 16-10 at the end of the first
• Rhode Island got as close as 20-16 in the second quarter before VCU went on a 19-6 run capped off by a pair of Mykel Parham free throws
• VCU took a 39-25 lead into the half after shooting 5-of-10 from 3-point range and 42 percent from the field overall
• VCU pushed its lead over URI to as much as 57-37 with 1:58 left in the third quarter after Lucía Sotelo free throws
• Rhode Island tried to fight back, going on an 8-0 to cut the VCU lead to 65-55, an 18-7 run, with 2:25 remaining
• VCU held off Rhode Island's rally, never letting them get closer than 10 points for the remainder of the game

NOTABLE

• The 25 regular season wins are tied for the most in program history with the 2008-09 team. VCU has one game remaining

NEXT UP
VCU hosts George Mason on Saturday, March 2 at 1 p.m. for the Support[HER] game as well as senior day and the alumni game. VCU is seeking to break the attendance record for a non-education day game. Tickets are still available at vcuathletics.com/tickets.