VCU Rams @ Massachusetts Minutemen

52–74Final · Feb 20, 2024

VCU 52 MASS 74 Final

	1	2	T
VCU17-9	26	26	52
MASS17-9	38	36	74

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Josh Cohen made Jumper. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins.
0–2
Jayden Ndjigue made Layup.
0–4
Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue.
0–7
Kuany Kuany made Free Throw.
1–7
Kuany Kuany made Free Throw.
2–7
Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins.
2–9
Rahsool Diggins made Layup. Assisted by Josh Cohen.
2–11
Keon Thompson made Free Throw.
2–12
Keon Thompson made Free Throw.
2–13
Rahsool Diggins made Layup. Assisted by Matt Cross.
2–15
Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue.
2–17
Joe Bamisile made Free Throw.
3–17
Joe Bamisile made Free Throw.
4–17
Joe Bamisile made Free Throw.
5–17
Jaylen Curry made Jumper.
5–19
Toibu Lawal made Free Throw.
6–19
Toibu Lawal made Free Throw.
7–19
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
7–20
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
7–21
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
10–21
Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Cohen.
10–24
Matt Cross made Layup.
10–26
Alphonzo Billups III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
13–26
Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Curry.
13–29
Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Hankins-Sanford.
13–31
Toibu Lawal made Layup.
15–31
Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper.
15–34
Roosevelt Wheeler made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
17–34
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
20–34
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper.
23–34
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
23–35
Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins.
23–38
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
26–38
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
26–39
Josh Cohen made Free Throw.
26–40
Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
28–40
Josh Cohen made Layup.
28–42
Josh Cohen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Thompson.
28–45
Zeb Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
30–45
Toibu Lawal made Dunk.
32–45
Joe Bamisile made Layup.
34–45
Matt Cross made Layup.
34–47
Matt Cross made Free Throw.
34–48
Joe Bamisile made Free Throw.
35–48
Joe Bamisile made Free Throw.
36–48
Roosevelt Wheeler made Layup. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
38–48
Jayden Ndjigue made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross.
38–50
Matt Cross made Layup. Assisted by Keon Thompson.
38–52
Jayden Ndjigue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Curry.
38–55
Alphonzo Billups III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Nelson.
41–55
Jaylen Curry made Jumper.
41–57
Jason Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alphonzo Billups III.
44–57
Josh Cohen made Jumper. Assisted by Keon Thompson.
44–59
Jason Nelson made Layup.
46–59
Jaylen Curry made Free Throw.
46–60
Jaylen Curry made Free Throw.
46–61
Jaylen Curry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Cohen.
46–64
Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Cohen.
46–66
Josh Cohen made Layup.
46–68
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper.
49–68
Max Shulga made Free Throw.
50–68
Matt Cross made Layup. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins.
50–70
Alphonzo Billups III made Dunk. Assisted by Jason Nelson.
52–70
Keon Thompson made Layup.
52–72
Tyler Mason made Jumper.
52–74

Play-by-play

P1 Josh Cohen made Jumper. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins. 0–2
P1 Kuany Kuany Turnover.
P1 Josh Cohen Steal.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue made Layup. 0–4
P1 Kuany Kuany missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Bairstow Offensive Rebound.
P1 Christian Fermin missed Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue. 0–7
P1 Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
P1 Kuany Kuany made Free Throw. 1–7
P1 Kuany Kuany made Free Throw. 2–7
P1 Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins. 2–9
P1 Jason Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Rahsool Diggins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jason Nelson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kuany Kuany missed Jumper.
P1 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Rahsool Diggins made Layup. Assisted by Josh Cohen. 2–11
P1 Sean Bairstow missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kuany Kuany.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Keon Thompson made Free Throw. 2–12
P1 Keon Thompson made Free Throw. 2–13
P1 Toibu Lawal missed Layup.
P1 Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
P1 Toibu Lawal missed Layup.
P1 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jason Nelson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
P1 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P1 Rahsool Diggins made Layup. Assisted by Matt Cross. 2–15
P1 Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Ndjigue. 2–17
P1 Foul on Robert Davis Jr..
P1 Joe Bamisile made Free Throw. 3–17
P1 Joe Bamisile made Free Throw. 4–17
P1 Joe Bamisile made Free Throw. 5–17
P1 Foul on Toibu Lawal.
P1 Keon Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Curry made Jumper. 5–19
P1 Toibu Lawal Turnover.
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Steal.
P1 Jaylen Curry Turnover.
P1 Michael Belle Steal.
P1 Sean Bairstow missed Layup.
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Turnover.
P1 Toibu Lawal Steal.
P1 Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
P1 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Toibu Lawal missed Jumper.
P1 Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Robert Davis Jr..
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Toibu Lawal made Free Throw. 6–19
P1 Toibu Lawal made Free Throw. 7–19
P1 Keon Thompson Turnover.
P1 Zeb Jackson Steal.
P1 Zeb Jackson Turnover.
P1 Rahsool Diggins Steal.
P1 Foul on Christian Fermin.
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 7–20
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 7–21
P1 Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson. 10–21
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Turnover.
P1 Zeb Jackson Turnover.
P1 Keon Thompson Steal.
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Jumper.
P1 Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Cohen. 10–24
P1 Christian Fermin Turnover.
P1 Rahsool Diggins Steal.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Matt Cross missed Layup.
P1 Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Cross made Layup. 10–26
P1 Alphonzo Billups III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga. 13–26
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Turnover.
P1 Alphonzo Billups III Turnover.
P1 Jaylen Curry Steal.
P1 Foul on Zeb Jackson.
P1 Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Curry. 13–29
P1 Toibu Lawal missed Jumper.
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jaylen Curry missed Jumper.
P1 Toibu Lawal Block.
P1 Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
P1 VCU Offensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jayden Ndjigue Defensive Rebound.
P1 Josh Cohen made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Hankins-Sanford. 13–31
P1 Sean Bairstow missed Layup.
P1 Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Bairstow missed Jumper.
P1 Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
P1 Toibu Lawal made Layup. 15–31
P1 Daniel Hankins-Sanford missed Jumper.
P1 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sean Bairstow Turnover.
P1 Rahsool Diggins made Three Point Jumper. 15–34
P1 Roosevelt Wheeler made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 17–34
P1 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 20–34
P1 Massachusetts Turnover.
P1 Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. 23–34
P1 Massachusetts Timeout
P1 Matt Cross missed Layup.
P1 Matt Cross Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kuany Kuany.
P1 Foul on Roosevelt Wheeler.
P1 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 23–35
P1 Josh Cohen missed Free Throw.
P1 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Rahsool Diggins.
P1 Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sean Bairstow Offensive Rebound.
P1 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Rahsool Diggins Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins. 23–38
P1 Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 26–38
P1 Josh Cohen Turnover.
P1 Joe Bamisile Steal.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue missed Layup.
P2 Josh Cohen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kuany Kuany.
P2 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 26–39
P2 Josh Cohen made Free Throw. 26–40
P2 Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 28–40
P2 Josh Cohen missed Layup.
P2 Christian Fermin Block.
P2 Josh Cohen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Cohen made Layup. 28–42
P2 Max Shulga Turnover.
P2 Rahsool Diggins Steal.
P2 Josh Cohen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keon Thompson. 28–45
P2 Foul on Matt Cross.
P2 Zeb Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 30–45
P2 Keon Thompson Turnover.
P2 Sean Bairstow missed Layup.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Cohen missed Layup.
P2 Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Bairstow missed Layup.
P2 Toibu Lawal Offensive Rebound.
P2 Toibu Lawal made Dunk. 32–45
P2 Jayden Ndjigue missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Max Shulga.
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Toibu Lawal Defensive Rebound.
P2 Joe Bamisile made Layup. 34–45
P2 Matt Cross made Layup. 34–47
P2 Foul on Toibu Lawal.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Matt Cross made Free Throw. 34–48
P2 Foul on Matt Cross.
P2 Joe Bamisile made Free Throw. 35–48
P2 Joe Bamisile made Free Throw. 36–48
P2 Rahsool Diggins Turnover.
P2 Max Shulga Steal.
P2 Foul on Rahsool Diggins.
P2 Toibu Lawal Turnover.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue Steal.
P2 Josh Cohen missed Layup.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue Offensive Rebound.
P2 Keon Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Rahsool Diggins.
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler made Layup. Assisted by Sean Bairstow. 38–48
P2 Jayden Ndjigue made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Cross. 38–50
P2 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Cross made Layup. Assisted by Keon Thompson. 38–52
P2 Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Robert Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Josh Cohen.
P2 Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Curry. 38–55
P2 Alphonzo Billups III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Nelson. 41–55
P2 Jaylen Curry made Jumper. 41–57
P2 Alphonzo Billups III missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Cross Block.
P2 Alphonzo Billups III Offensive Rebound.
P2 Jason Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alphonzo Billups III. 44–57
P2 Jaylen Curry Turnover.
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler Steal.
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler Turnover.
P2 Jaylen Curry Steal.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Robert Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Offensive Rebound.
P2 Robert Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Keon Thompson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Cohen made Jumper. Assisted by Keon Thompson. 44–59
P2 Jason Nelson made Layup. 46–59
P2 Foul on Jason Nelson.
P2 Jaylen Curry made Free Throw. 46–60
P2 Jaylen Curry made Free Throw. 46–61
P2 Jaylen Curry missed Free Throw.
P2 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zeb Jackson Turnover.
P2 Jaylen Curry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Cohen. 46–64
P2 Toibu Lawal missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Daniel Hankins-Sanford made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Cohen. 46–66
P2 Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Josh Cohen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Josh Cohen made Layup. 46–68
P2 Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jaylen Curry Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keon Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Bairstow missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jaylen Curry missed Jumper.
P2 Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
P2 Toibu Lawal Turnover.
P2 Daniel Hankins-Sanford Steal.
P2 Keon Thompson missed Layup.
P2 Sean Bairstow Defensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. 49–68
P2 Foul on Daniel Hankins-Sanford.
P2 Max Shulga made Free Throw. 50–68
P2 Rahsool Diggins missed Jumper.
P2 Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
P2 Sean Bairstow missed Jumper.
P2 Robert Davis Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Robert Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kuany Kuany missed Layup.
P2 Kuany Kuany Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kuany Kuany missed Layup.
P2 Josh Cohen Block.
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler Offensive Rebound.
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Cross made Layup. Assisted by Rahsool Diggins. 50–70
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler Turnover.
P2 Rahsool Diggins Steal.
P2 Robert Davis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 VCU Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Matt Cross.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Roosevelt Wheeler missed Free Throw.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Massachusetts Turnover.
P2 Jason Nelson missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Max Shulga.
P2 Jayden Ndjigue missed Layup.
P2 Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.
P2 Alphonzo Billups III made Dunk. Assisted by Jason Nelson. 52–70
P2 Josh Cohen Turnover.
P2 Alphonzo Billups III Steal.
P2 Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
P2 Joe Bamisile missed Free Throw.
P2 Keon Thompson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Keon Thompson made Layup. 52–72
P2 Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
P2 Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
P2 Massachusetts Timeout
P2 Ryan Marcus missed Jumper.
P2 Alphonzo Billups III Block.
P2 Tyler Mason Offensive Rebound.
P2 Tyler Mason made Jumper. 52–74
P2 Jason Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Tarique Foster Defensive Rebound.

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Christian FerminF	10	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Kuany KuanyF	11	2	0-4	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
Max ShulgaG	33	10	3-5	3-5	1-1	5	1	1	1	0	0	5	2
Sean BairstowG	31	0	0-8	0-2	0-0	8	6	1	0	0	2	6	0
Zeb JacksonG	20	2	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	1	3	1	0	0	1	1
Tobi LawalF	16	6	2-7	0-1	2-2	7	0	3	1	1	5	2	2
Michael BelleF	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Roosevelt WheelerC	14	4	2-3	0-0	0-1	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	1
Alphonzo Billups IIIG	12	8	3-4	2-2	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jason NelsonG	14	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
Joe BamisileG	28	13	3-13	2-8	5-6	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	0
Obinnaya OkaforF
Connor OdomG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Josh CohenF	31	20	7-10	1-1	5-6	7	4	2	1	1	2	5	1
Matt CrossF	31	18	7-9	3-3	1-1	12	2	0	0	1	2	10	3
Jayden NdjigueG	27	7	3-9	1-5	0-0	5	2	1	1	0	2	3	3
Keon ThompsonG	32	4	1-5	0-3	2-2	3	3	2	1	0	1	2	0
Rahsool DigginsG	29	10	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	4	1	4	0	0	2	3
Tyler MasonF	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tarique FosterF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Hankins-SanfordF	17	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	2	2	0	1	4	1
Rollie CastineyraG	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marqui Worthy Jr.G	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Davis Jr.G	14	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Jaylen CurryG	14	9	3-7	1-3	2-3	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0
Ryan MarcusG	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathok MajokC
Jackson CroninG

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