Home #21 VCU forces 27 turnovers in rout of Florida Gulf Coast
Sports

#21 VCU forces 27 turnovers in rout of Florida Gulf Coast

Contributors

vcu men's basketball#21 VCU forced a season-high 27 turnovers and redshirt senior guard Marcus Evans led all scorers with 16 points as the Rams blasted Florida Gulf Coast Saturday night.

Evans knocked down 3-of-6 from beyond the 3-point arc and dished out four assists for VCU. Senior guard De’Riante Jenkins contributed 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting for the Black and Gold. He added a career-high five steals in the contest.

Junior forward Marcus Santos-Silva grabbed 11 rebounds (six offensive) to lead all players. He also added nine points and three steals for the Rams.

Both senior forward Mike’L Simms (seven points, three rebounds) and freshman guard Bones Hyland (seven points, three rebounds) combined for 14 points and 6 rebounds for the Rams

VCU got off to a slow start offensively, but it didn’t seem to matter. VCU missed its first eight shots and shot .341 (14-of-41) from the field in the first half on the way to a 43-16 lead. VCU forced 16 first-half turnovers.

Eagles guard Caleb Catto scored 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the 3-point line and collected nine rebounds.

VCU forced a season-high 27 turnovers and only turned the ball over eight times, a season-low. The Rams outscored the Eagles 37-3 off turnovers.

Support AFP




Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

radio
Local, Politics

Last Week in Rob Schilling: Fake George Soros takes a shot at ‘Augusta Regress’

new world screwworm
Politics, U.S. & World

Messing with Texas: Trump regime screwing up screwworm response

Good news for our cattle farmers here in Virginia: the people who would know are saying the New World Screwworm outbreak in Texas has an almost zero percent chance of making it this far.

immigration
Local

Community group hosting fundraiser for local kid ordered to self-deport

A community group is organizing to do something that is absolutely heartbreaking to have to do – help a local kid who entered the U.S. legally, but has now been ordered to self-deport, because that’s what Trump’s America is now.

Throwing Shade VA
Virginia

Virginia Department of Forestry sells 10K trees, shrubs through Throwing Shade program

crime scene tape
Local

Albemarle County: Two found dead from gunshot wounds on Heritage Hall Road

uva baseball ncaa
Baseball

From Charlottesville to the Majors: History of Hornets, Tom Sox making it to The Show

spotter charts
Etc.

Spotter Charts has strong Valley ties, serves high-level sports broadcasters