VCU Rams @ La Salle Explorers
VCU beats LaSalle 88-70 to win 12th straight
PHILADELPHIA -- Melvin Johnson scored 30 points and made 8 of 13 3-pointers and VCU beat La Salle 88-70 on Wednesday night to win its 12th straight game.
Jonathan Williams scored a career-high 14 points, Justin Tillman added 13 and the Rams shot 53 percent from the floor and made 11 of 27 3-pointers.
VCU (17-5, 9-0 Atlantic 10) led 44-28 at halftime behind Johnson's 20 points, but La Salle gained on a 13-4 run and trailed by 11, 56-45, on Amar Stukes' layup with 13:34 left in the second half.
Stukes sparked an 8-3 run with a 3-pointer and the Explorers closed within 85-67 on his two free throws with 2:11 left, but the Explorers got no closer.
With 11-straight wins, the Rams entered the game tied with Wichita State for the nation's second-longest win streak, behind Stony Brook with 14-straight wins.
Stukes led La Salle (5-15, 1-8) with a career-high 17 points.
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Dennis Allocco
Referee:David Niven
Referee:Bill McCarthy
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic 10 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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