Scores

Final

VCU 68

(21-8, 12-4 CAA)

Wichita St 67

(22-6, 13-3 MVC)

Coverage: ESPN2/WatchESPN

7:00 PM ET, February 18, 2011

Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, KS

1 2 T
VCU 45 2368
WICH 38 2967

Top Performers

Virginia Commonwealth: J. Rodriguez 15 Pts, 3 Reb, 11 Ast

Wichita State: B. Smith 11 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

VCU wins free throw battle down the stretch to hold off Wichita State

Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. -- Joey Rodriguez made two free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining to send Virginia Commonwealth over Wichita State 68-67 in a BracketBusters game Friday night.

The Shockers' David Kyles got off a 3-pointer at the buzzer, but it rattled in and out.

Bradford Burgess scored 17 and Rodriguez added 15 for the Rams (21-8), who earned a victory to help their NCAA tournament at-large chances.

Joe Ragland's 15 points could not keep Wichita State (22-6) from its fourth home loss.

Wichita State went on a methodical 8-0 run over a six-minute span, taking a 61-59 lead with 4:27 remaining and setting up the late drama. The teams traded lead-changing baskets before Brandon Rozzell's 3-pointer with 1:22 left gave the Rams a 65-63 advantage. They led until Ragland made two free throws with 4.9 seconds to play for a 67-66 Shockers lead.

Virginia Commonwealth was 9 of 21 from 3-point range.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
VCU
WICH
Points 68 67
FG Made-Attempted 27-59 (.458) 23-59 (.390)
3P Made-Attempted 9-21 (.429) 7-23 (.304)
FT Made-Attempted 5-8 (.625) 14-18 (.778)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 8

Game Leaders

 
VCU
WICH
PointsB. Burgess 17J. Ragland 15
ReboundsJ. Skeen 12B. Smith 7
AssistsJ. Rodriguez 11T. Murry 5
StealsB. Rozzell 3T. Murry 3
BlocksJ. Skeen 2G. Blair 2
Team Stats: VCU | Wichita State

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

VCU
WICH
02/23 @DREX 7:00pm
02/26 JMU 12:00pm
03/05 DREX 2:30pm
03/06 @GMU 12:00pm
03/07 @ODU 7:00pm
 02/23 CREI 8:05pm
02/26 @MOSU 1:00pm
03/04 BRAD 7:05pm
03/05 INST 5:05pm
03/16 NEB 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: VCU | Wichita State