VCU Rams @ Massachusetts Minutemen

73–59Final · Mar 14, 2024

VCU 73 MASS 59 Final

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VCU21-12	42	31	73
MASS20-11	25	34	59

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Jayden Ndjigue made Layup.
0–2
Josh Cohen made Jumper.
0–4
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
0–5
Max Shulga made Free Throw.
1–5
Max Shulga made Free Throw.
2–5
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
5–5
Kuany Kuany made Dunk. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
7–5
Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Thompson.
7–8
Jayden Ndjigue made Free Throw.
7–9
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
10–9
Michael Belle made Free Throw.
11–9
Matt Cross made Free Throw.
11–10
Matt Cross made Free Throw.
11–11
Zeb Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Max Shulga.
13–11
Sean Bairstow made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
16–11
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
16–12
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
17–12
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
18–12
Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Keon Thompson.
18–14
Max Shulga made Free Throw.
19–14
Max Shulga made Free Throw.
20–14
Matt Cross made Dunk.
20–16
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
21–16
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
22–16
Sean Bairstow made Free Throw.
23–16
Sean Bairstow made Free Throw.
24–16
Jayden Ndjigue made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
24–18
Toibu Lawal made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
26–18
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
27–18
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
28–18
Michael Belle made Layup. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
30–18
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
30–19
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
30–20
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
33–20
Rahsool Diggins made Free Throw.
33–21
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Nelson.
36–21
Toibu Lawal made Dunk.
38–21
Marqui Worthy made Layup.
38–23
Michael Belle made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
40–23
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
40–24
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
40–25
Jason Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
42–25
Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
42–28
Christian Fermin made Free Throw.
43–28
Zeb Jackson made Jumper.
45–28
Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Cohen.
45–31
Rahsool Diggins made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
45–33
Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
47–33
Sean Bairstow made Jumper.
49–33
Jayden Ndjigue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
49–36
Rahsool Diggins made Layup. Assisted by Keon Thompson.
49–38
Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins.
49–40
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
52–40
Rahsool Diggins made Free Throw.
52–41
Rahsool Diggins made Free Throw.
52–42
Rahsool Diggins made Layup.
52–44
Christian Fermin made Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
54–44
Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue.
54–47
Christian Fermin made Layup.
56–47
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
56–48
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
56–49
Toibu Lawal made Dunk. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
58–49
Keon Thompson made Layup.
58–51
Toibu Lawal made Free Throw.
59–51
Joe Bamisile made Dunk. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
61–51
Joe Bamisile made Free Throw.
62–51
Joe Bamisile made Free Throw.
63–51
Keon Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Curry.
63–54
Jaylen Curry made Jumper.
63–56
Michael Belle made Layup.
65–56
Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
65–59
Joe Bamisile made Layup.
67–59
Sean Bairstow made Free Throw.
68–59
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
69–59
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
70–59
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
71–59
Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.
72–59
Sean Bairstow made Free Throw.
73–59

Play-by-play

P1 Keon Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue made Layup. 0–2
P1 Sean Bairstow missed Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
P1 Keon Thompson missed Jumper.
P1 Christian Fermin Block.
P1 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kuany Kuany missed Layup.
P1 Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Cohen made Jumper. 0–4
P1 Foul on Christian Fermin.
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 0–5
P1 Foul on Rahsool Diggins.
P1 Max Shulga missed Free Throw.
P1 VCU Offensive Rebound.
P1 Max Shulga made Free Throw. 1–5
P1 Max Shulga made Free Throw. 2–5
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue missed Layup.
P1 Josh Cohen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Cohen missed Layup.
P1 VCU Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Toibu Lawal.
P1 Keon Thompson missed Layup.
P1 Toibu Lawal Block.
P1 Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga. 5–5
P1 Josh Cohen Turnover.
P1 Max Shulga Steal.
P1 Kuany Kuany made Dunk. Assisted by Zeb Jackson. 7–5
P1 Matt Cross missed Layup.
P1 Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Kuany Kuany Turnover.
P1 Foul on Sean Bairstow.
P1 Foul on Toibu Lawal.
P1 Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Thompson. 7–8
P1 Foul on Daniel Hankins-Sanford.
P1 Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Christian Fermin.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue made Free Throw. 7–9
P1 Jayden Ndjigue missed Free Throw.
P1 Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 10–9
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford missed Layup.
P1 VCU Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jason Nelson missed Jumper.
P1 Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jaylen Curry.
P1 Foul on Robert Davis Jr..
P1 Michael Belle missed Free Throw.
P1 VCU Offensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Belle made Free Throw. 11–9
P1 Rahsool Diggins Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Foul on Roosevelt Wheeler.
P1 Roosevelt Wheeler Turnover.
P1 Foul on Roosevelt Wheeler.
P1 Matt Cross made Free Throw. 11–10
P1 Matt Cross made Free Throw. 11–11
P1 Jason Nelson Turnover.
P1 Jaylen Curry missed Jumper.
P1 Roosevelt Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Josh Cohen.
P1 Max Shulga Turnover.
P1 Josh Cohen Steal.
P1 Keon Thompson missed Layup.
P1 Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zeb Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Max Shulga. 13–11
P1 Robert Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Joe Bamisile Block.
P1 Roosevelt Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Bairstow made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson. 16–11
P1 Foul on Roosevelt Wheeler.
P1 Josh Cohen missed Free Throw.
P1 Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 16–12
P1 Zeb Jackson Turnover.
P1 Rahsool Diggins Steal.
P1 Foul on Kuany Kuany.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Free Throw.
P1 Kuany Kuany Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Block.
P1 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Keon Thompson.
P1 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 17–12
P1 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 18–12
P1 Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Keon Thompson. 18–14
P1 Foul on Matt Cross.
P1 Max Shulga made Free Throw. 19–14
P1 Max Shulga made Free Throw. 20–14
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford missed Layup.
P1 Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Cross made Dunk. 20–16
P1 Foul on Rahsool Diggins.
P1 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 21–16
P1 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 22–16
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Keon Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Keon Thompson.
P1 Sean Bairstow made Free Throw. 23–16
P1 Sean Bairstow made Free Throw. 24–16
P1 Jayden Ndjigue made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross. 24–18
P1 Toibu Lawal made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga. 26–18
P1 Jaylen Curry Turnover.
P1 Zeb Jackson Steal.
P1 Foul on Jaylen Curry.
P1 Massachusetts Timeout
P1 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 27–18
P1 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 28–18
P1 Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 VCU Offensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Belle made Layup. Assisted by Zeb Jackson. 30–18
P1 Foul on Sean Bairstow.
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 30–19
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 30–20
P1 Toibu Lawal missed Layup.
P1 Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
P1 Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
P1 Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga. 33–20
P1 Foul on Zeb Jackson.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Free Throw.
P1 Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
P1 Rahsool Diggins made Free Throw. 33–21
P1 Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Nelson. 36–21
P1 Matt Cross missed Jumper.
P1 VCU Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Michael Belle missed Jumper.
P1 Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
P1 Toibu Lawal made Dunk. 38–21
P1 Marqui Worthy made Layup. 38–23
P1 Michael Belle Turnover.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Turnover.
P1 Michael Belle Steal.
P1 Michael Belle made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga. 40–23
P1 Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Josh Cohen Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Roosevelt Wheeler.
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 40–24
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 40–25
P1 Jason Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile. 42–25
P1 Josh Cohen missed Jumper.
P1 Jason Nelson Defensive Rebound.
P1 VCU Timeout
P1 Zeb Jackson Turnover.
P1 Josh Cohen Steal.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Jumper.
P1 Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
P1 Michael Belle Turnover.
P1 Matt Cross missed Dunk.
P1 VCU Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kuany Kuany missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue missed Jumper.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross. 42–28
P2 Kuany Kuany missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Cross Turnover.
P2 Kuany Kuany Steal.
P2 Kuany Kuany missed Layup.
P2 Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Cross.
P2 Christian Fermin missed Free Throw.
P2 VCU Offensive Rebound.
P2 Christian Fermin made Free Throw. 43–28
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Jumper.
P2 VCU Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue Block.
P2 VCU Offensive Rebound.
P2 Zeb Jackson made Jumper. 45–28
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Cohen. 45–31
P2 Foul on Christian Fermin.
P2 Christian Fermin Turnover.
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross. 45–33
P2 Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga. 47–33
P2 Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Christian Fermin missed Free Throw.
P2 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keon Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Bairstow made Jumper. 49–33
P2 Jayden Ndjigue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross. 49–36
P2 Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Layup. Assisted by Keon Thompson. 49–38
P2 VCU Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jason Nelson.
P2 Keon Thompson missed Layup.
P2 Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Toibu Lawal.
P2 Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins. 49–40
P2 Sean Bairstow missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keon Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 52–40
P2 Foul on Max Shulga.
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Free Throw. 52–41
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Free Throw. 52–42
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Free Throw.
P2 Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Layup. 52–44
P2 Christian Fermin made Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga. 54–44
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue. 54–47
P2 Zeb Jackson missed Jumper.
P2 Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.
P2 Christian Fermin made Layup. 56–47
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Layup.
P2 Josh Cohen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Christian Fermin.
P2 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 56–48
P2 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 56–49
P2 Sean Bairstow missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Josh Cohen.
P2 Toibu Lawal made Dunk. Assisted by Zeb Jackson. 58–49
P2 Foul on Zeb Jackson.
P2 Keon Thompson made Layup. 58–51
P2 Foul on Daniel Hankins-Sanford.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Toibu Lawal made Free Throw. 59–51
P2 Toibu Lawal missed Free Throw.
P2 Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Josh Cohen.
P2 Zeb Jackson Turnover.
P2 Keon Thompson missed Jumper.
P2 Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Robert Davis Jr..
P2 Zeb Jackson missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Robert Davis Jr. Turnover.
P2 Zeb Jackson Steal.
P2 Joe Bamisile made Dunk. Assisted by Zeb Jackson. 61–51
P2 Massachusetts Timeout
P2 Jayden Ndjigue Turnover.
P2 Zeb Jackson Steal.
P2 Foul on Keon Thompson.
P2 Joe Bamisile made Free Throw. 62–51
P2 Joe Bamisile made Free Throw. 63–51
P2 Keon Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Curry. 63–54
P2 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sean Bairstow Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Josh Cohen.
P2 Toibu Lawal missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Curry made Jumper. 63–56
P2 Michael Belle made Layup. 65–56
P2 Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross. 65–59
P2 Foul on Max Shulga.
P2 Max Shulga Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jason Nelson missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Cross Turnover.
P2 Christian Fermin Steal.
P2 VCU Timeout
P2 Joe Bamisile made Layup. 67–59
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zeb Jackson Turnover.
P2 Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Keon Thompson.
P2 Sean Bairstow made Free Throw. 68–59
P2 Rahsool Diggins Turnover.
P2 Zeb Jackson Steal.
P2 Foul on Jaylen Curry.
P2 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 69–59
P2 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 70–59
P2 Jaylen Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 VCU Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Jaylen Curry.
P2 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 71–59
P2 Zeb Jackson made Free Throw. 72–59
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Bairstow made Free Throw. 73–59
P2 VCU Turnover.
P2 Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Christian FerminF	17	7	3-3	0-0	1-3	3	0	1	1	1	2	1	4
Kuany KuanyF	12	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Max ShulgaG	34	4	0-2	0-2	4-5	2	7	2	1	0	0	2	2
Sean BairstowG	32	9	2-5	1-3	4-4	4	2	0	0	0	1	3	2
Zeb JacksonG	29	17	3-9	1-4	10-11	4	5	4	4	0	0	4	2
Tobi LawalF	17	7	3-4	0-0	1-3	6	0	0	0	1	2	4	3
Michael BelleF	20	7	3-4	0-0	1-2	6	0	2	1	0	4	2	0
Roosevelt WheelerC	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	4
Jason NelsonG	13	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Joe BamisileG	21	18	6-9	4-6	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Obinnaya OkaforF
Alphonzo Billups IIIG
Connor OdomG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Josh CohenF	34	14	3-5	0-0	8-9	6	1	1	2	0	3	3	4
Matt CrossF	37	7	2-9	1-5	2-2	8	5	2	0	0	2	6	2
Jayden NdjigueG	29	8	3-6	1-2	1-2	7	1	2	0	2	5	2	3
Keon ThompsonG	30	5	2-11	1-5	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	4	4
Rahsool DigginsG	36	21	7-16	4-10	3-6	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2
Daniel Hankins-SanfordF	10	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Marqui Worthy Jr.G	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Davis Jr.G	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jaylen CurryG	14	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
Tyler MasonF
Tarique FosterF
Mathok MajokC
Rollie CastineyraG
Jackson CroninG
Ryan MarcusG

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