Scores

Final

VCU 70

(19-6, 11-2 CAA)

James Madison 66

(17-8, 7-6 CAA)

12:00 PM ET, February 5, 2011

JMU Convocation Center, Harrisonburg, VA

1 2 T
VCU 39 3170
JMU 36 3066

Top Performers

Virginia Commonwealth: B. Burgess 22 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Blk

James Madison: D. Bowles 22 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

VCU 70, James Madison 66

Associated Press

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Bradford Burgess scored 22 points, Jamie Skeen had 17 and Virginia Commonwealth held off James Madison's late surge, winning 70-66 on Saturday.

The Rams (19-6, 11-2 Colonial Athletic Association), who have won 10 of their last 11 games, rebounded after being upset by Northeastern 91-80 on Feb. 2.

James Madison would not go away after VCU built an eight-point advantage early in the second half. The Dukes tied the game at 64-64 with 1:58 left to play when Julius Wells knocked down two free throws.

Skeen answered with two free throws and Joey Rodriguez followed with a jumper, putting the Rams ahead by four. James Madison's Devon Moore scored on a layup, but the Dukes (17-8, 7-6) did not come closer after Rodriguez's two free throws.

Denzel Bowles led James Madison with 22 points and nine rebounds, shooting 10 of 16 from the floor. Moore had 13 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
VCU
JMU
Points 70 66
FG Made-Attempted 21-49 (.429) 28-58 (.483)
3P Made-Attempted 5-22 (.227) 4-11 (.364)
FT Made-Attempted 23-28 (.821) 6-7 (.857)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 9

Game Leaders

 
VCU
JMU
PointsB. Burgess 22D. Bowles 22
ReboundsE. Nixon 7D. Bowles 9
AssistsJ. Rodriguez 5H. Hitchens 5
StealsD. Theus 2H. Hitchens 3
BlocksB. Burgess 1D. Bowles 3
Team Stats: VCU | James Madison

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 5, 2011 VCU 70, @JMU 66Recap
Feb 26, 2011 JMU 72, @VCU 69Recap

Next 5 Games

VCU
JMU
02/09 @DEL 7:00pm
02/12 ODU 2:00pm
02/15 GMU 7:00pm
02/18 @WICH 7:00pm
02/23 @DREX 7:00pm
 02/09 @DREX 7:00pm
02/12 @GMU 5:00pm
02/15 @TOWS 7:00pm
02/19 M-OH 12:00pm
02/24 ODU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: VCU | James Madison