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Bamisile scores 17 as VCU defeats Villanova 70-61 in NIT
BRYN MAWR, Pa. (AP) Joe Bamisile led VCU over Villanova on Wednesday night with 17 points off of the bench in a 70-61 win in the NIT.
Bamisile shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Rams (23-13). Max Shulga scored 10 points and added six assists. Alphonzo Billups III had nine points and went 3 of 7 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range).
The Wildcats (18-16) were led in scoring by Eric Dixon, who finished with 21 points, 13 rebounds and three steals. Villanova also got 12 points from TJ Bamba. Mark Armstrong also put up 10 points, five assists and two steals.
Led by nine first-half points from Billups, VCU carried a 31-30 lead into the break. Toibu Lawal's free throw with 4:40 remaining in the second half gave VCU the lead for good at 59-58.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Rams gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 |  | Â | Christian Fermin turnover (lost ball) (Mark Armstrong steals) | Â |
| 19:27 | | Â | Mark Armstrong misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:25 | | Â | Max Shulga defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:07 | | Â | TJ Bamba personal foul | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:53 | | Â | TJ Bamba defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:36 | | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | | Â | Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:01 | | Â | Christian Fermin shooting foul | Â |
| 18:01 | | Â | Mark Armstrong misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 18:01 | | +1 | Mark Armstrong makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | | +3 | Zeb Jackson makes three point jump shot (Max Shulga assists) | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Sean Bairstow defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:01 | | +3 | Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Sean Bairstow assists) | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Mark Armstrong assists) | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | | Â | Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Rams offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:30 | | +2 | Toibu Lawal makes two point dunk (Max Shulga assists) | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | | Â | Justin Moore misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:52 | | Â | Max Shulga misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:50 | | Â | Justin Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:36 | | Â | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Tyler Burton defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:15 | | +2 | Justin Moore makes two point jump shot | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | | Â | Max Shulga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:46 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:29 | | Â | Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:27 | | Â | Sean Bairstow defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:18 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Sean Bairstow turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dixon steals) | Â |
| 13:48 | | Â | TJ Bamba turnover (lost ball) (Toibu Lawal steals) | Â |
| 13:46 | | Â | Toibu Lawal turnover (bad pass) (Hakim Hart steals) | Â |
| 13:37 | | +3 | Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Mark Armstrong assists) | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | | Â | Sean Bairstow misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:11 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:01 | | Â | Max Shulga shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:01 | | +1 | TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-11 |
| 13:01 | | +1 | TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | | Â | Toibu Lawal misses two point alley-oop dunk | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:29 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:27 | | Â | Zeb Jackson defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:56 | | Â | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:42 | | Â | Michael Belle turnover (bad pass) (Brendan Hausen steals) | Â |
| 11:38 | | +2 | Mark Armstrong makes two point dunk (TJ Bamba assists) | 8-14 |
| 11:38 | | Â | Rams 30 second timeout | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:33 | | +3 | Alphonzo Billups III makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists) | 11-14 |
| 11:14 | | Â | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Christian Fermin defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:49 | | +3 | Alphonzo Billups III makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists) | 14-14 |
| 10:17 | | Â | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Joe Bamisile defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:09 | | Â | Alphonzo Billups III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Justin Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Christian Fermin blocks Justin Moore's two point layup | Â |
| 9:56 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:48 | | Â | Lance Ware turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:30 | | +3 | Joe Bamisile makes three point jump shot | 17-14 |
| 9:02 | | Â | TJ Bamba turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Joe Bamisile makes two point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists) | 19-14 |
| 8:39 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Eric Dixon offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Mark Armstrong turnover (bad pass) (Toibu Lawal steals) | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Alphonzo Billups III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Toibu Lawal offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Toibu Lawal misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:10 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Mark Armstrong turnover (bad pass) (Alphonzo Billups III steals) | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | Alphonzo Billups III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Hakim Hart defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | +3 | Hakim Hart makes three point jump shot | 19-17 |
| 6:29 | | Â | Max Shulga turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:20 | | Â | Hakim Hart turnover (bad pass) (Alphonzo Billups III steals) | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | Alphonzo Billups III misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:55 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:30 | | +2 | TJ Bamba makes two point layup | 19-19 |
| 5:13 | | Â | Christian Fermin misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:56 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup | 19-21 |
| 4:39 | | Â | Max Shulga turnover (bad pass) (Mark Armstrong steals) | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Mark Armstrong turnover (bad pass) (Jason Nelson steals) | Â |
| 4:28 | | +3 | Alphonzo Billups III makes three point jump shot (Jason Nelson assists) | 22-21 |
| 4:17 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Sean Bairstow defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Max Shulga makes two point jump shot | 24-21 |
| 3:35 | | Â | Max Shulga personal foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | Lance Ware turnover (bad pass) (Joe Bamisile steals) | Â |
| 3:21 | | +2 | Joe Bamisile makes two point layup | 26-21 |
| 3:21 | | Â | Joe Bamisile personal foul (Justin Moore draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Tyler Burton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | Lance Ware offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Tyler Burton makes two point dunk (Lance Ware assists) | 26-23 |
| 2:37 | | Â | Tyler Burton personal foul (Zeb Jackson draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Zeb Jackson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:23 | | Â | Brendan Hausen defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Hakim Hart assists) | 26-25 |
| 1:48 | | Â | Brendan Hausen shooting foul (Jason Nelson draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:48 | | +1 | Jason Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-25 |
| 1:48 | | +1 | Jason Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-25 |
| 1:28 | | Â | Zeb Jackson personal foul (Brendan Hausen draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Sean Bairstow defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:04 | | +3 | Zeb Jackson makes three point jump shot (Sean Bairstow assists) | 31-25 |
| 0:53 | | Â | Zeb Jackson shooting foul (Mark Armstrong draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:53 | | +1 | Mark Armstrong makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-26 |
| 0:53 | | +1 | Mark Armstrong makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-27 |
| 0:28 | | Â | TJ Bamba personal foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:28 | | Â | Chris Arcidiacono personal foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:11 | | Â | Sean Bairstow misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Lance Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Mark Armstrong makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists) | 31-30 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |