Score: VCU 50, Saint Louis 39
Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 5-11 (1-3 A-10), Saint Louis 8-9 (2-2 A-10)
 
The short story: VCU used a 17-0 run to pull away from Saint Louis in the fourth quarter and snap a four-game losing streak.
 
OPENING TIP:

• Patricia Augustin scored a team-high 11 points and added five rebounds
• Makennah White had eight points and grabbed a team-high 11 boards
• Katarina Kneživic had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists
• VCU shot 35.4 percent from the floor and limited Saint Louis to 21.0 percent from the floor and just 12 percent from 3-point range
• It was VCU's best defensive performance of the season as the previous season-low was 32.1 percent in a win over American
• The 39 points were the fewest scored by Saint Louis since 2013
• Saint Louis was led by Alyssa Koerkenmeier who had 11 points

HOW IT HAPPENED:
 

• VCU and Saint Louis went back and forth early with the Billikens leading 4-3 before a 13-4 run gave the Rams a 16-8 lead at the end of the first quarter
• The 13-4 run was capped by a Knezevic layup with 48 seconds left
• The Rams held the Billikens to just 2-of-17 shooting in the second quarter and led 24-16 at the half after VCU shot 4-of-11
• VCU shot 41 percent in the first half while Saint Louis shot 17.6 percent
• The Billikens cut VCU's lead to just 31-29 with 1:57 left in the third quarter after a quick 5-0 run by Saint Louis.
• VCU got the final two baskets of the quarter and took a 35-29 lead into the final 10 minutes of the contest

 
UP NEXT:
The Rams host Duquesne on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.