RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Joe Bamisile and Max Shulga each scored 19 points as VCU beat UMass 80-51 on Wednesday night.
Bamisile added six rebounds for the Rams (21-5, 11-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Shulga finished 5 of 6 from 3-point range and 4 for 4 from the line and added five rebounds and seven assists. Jack Clark had 17 points and shot 6 for 9, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc.
Daniel Rivera led the Minutemen (11-16, 6-8) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Rahsool Diggins added 10 points.
VCU led 46-22 at halftime, with Shulga racking up 14 points. VCU extended its lead to 72-43 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Bamisile scored a team-high 13 points in the second half.
Both teams play on Saturday. VCU hosts George Mason and UMass travels to play George Washington.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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5
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D. Rivera F | 15PTS | 3REB | 2AST | |
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22
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J. Bamisile G | 19PTS | 6REB | 3AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Rivera | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| R. Diggins | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Hankins-Sanford | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Worthy | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Ndjigue | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Abdelgowad | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Foster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Damjanac | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Muhammad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Doumbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Guerengomba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Watson | – | – | – | – |
| R. Castineyra | – | – | – | – |
| J. Engel | – | – | – | – |
| L. Walker | – | – | – | – |
| J. Brigham | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 51 | 31 | 5 | 15 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Shulga | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| J. Bamisile | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Clark | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| P. Russell | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| L. Bamgboye | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| C. Fermin | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Z. Jackson | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Hill Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Belle | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Billups III | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| O. Okafor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Jennings | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Carrere | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 80 | 38 | 19 | 17 |