National Basketball Association
VCU 69, South Florida 46
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Where: Stuart C. Siegel Center, Richmond, Virginia
Officials:
# Brian O'Connell, # Tim Clougherty, # Ray Natalli
Attendance:
7617
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Troy Daniels led four players in double figures with 17
points and Virginia Commonwealth’s defense keyed an early second-half run for a
69-46 victory over visiting South Florida on Wednesday.
VCU started the second half with a 16-3 run, making three
3-pointers – two by Daniels – to take a 44-31 lead. VCU cruised from there, as
USF made just one of its first 11 shots to start the second half.
Bradford Burgess recorded 15 points, including 13 in the
second half. Darius Theus added 13 and
Rob Brandenberg 10 for VCU (4-3), which made 10-of-24 from 3-point range.
Ron Anderson Jr. led
South Florida (5-3) with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Neither team could
build more than a four-point lead in the first half and USF’s Toarlyn
Fitzpatrick made a layup in the final seconds to tie it 28-28 at halftime.
Theus made 4-of-5 from the field in the first 20 minutes to
lead VCU with nine points. Victor Rudd, who made three 3-pointers, and Anderson
had nine points each to lead USF in the first half.
USF’s second-leading
scorer Augustus Gilchrist missed his third straight game with a shoulder
injury. It’s possible Gilchrist could play at No. 14 Kansas on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| South Florida |
|
VCU |
|
Ron Anderson 15 |
Scoring |
Troy Daniels 17 |
|
Anthony Collins 6 |
Assists |
Darius Theus 6 |
|
Ron Anderson 9 |
Rebounds |
Juvonte Reddic 9 |
|
Blake Nash 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Bradford Burgess 5 |
|
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 1 |
Steals |
Rob Brandenberg 3 |
|
Hugh Robertson 2 |
Blocks |
Rob Brandenberg 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Florida
|
46 |
37.5 |
3-14 |
7-8 |
12 |
26 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
| VCU
|
69 |
45.6 |
10-24 |
7-12 |
12 |
30 |
4 |
11 |
8 |