VCU (23-7 SU, 14-14-2 ATS) travels to Washington D.C. to take on George Washington (16-14 SU, 15-14 ATS) on Saturday afternoon at the Smith Center at 4:30pmET.
The Rams crushed GW 84-57 at home on Jan. 11 as a 17-point favorite. VCU is 14-3 to lead the A-10 and has won the regular season title. The Colonials are 10-7, whichplaces them in a three-way tie for fifth place.
VCU has a 66th NCAA Net Ranking and they are 3-5 against Quad 1 and 2 teams. That might not be enough to get them into the NCAA Tournament as the Atlantic 10 looks like a one-bid league this season. The good news is that the Rams are playing extremely well heading into the A-10 tournament, having won five straight and seven of their last eight. Their lone loss to Dayton (62-58) on Feb. 7 probably took them off the bubble. On Tuesday, they were victorious over Saint Louis 79-67 at home. VCU shot 48% from the field and just 15% (2-of-23) from beyond the arc. They turned the ball over 12 times, but forced 19 Billikens' turnovers. Jalen DeLoach led the Rams with 14 points.
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— VCU Basketball (@VCU_Hoops) March 2, 2023
On the season, the Rams are shooting 47.5% from the field to rank third in the A-10 and holding opponents to 41.9% (2nd). They lead the league in turnover margin (4.29) mainly because they force 16.6 turnovers to rank first in the league. VCU shoots 35.1% from beyond the arc (5th) and holds teams to 32.2% (3rd) from three-point range. Adrian Baldwin Jr. leads VCU with 12.9 points per game on 42.6% shooting (34.7%) and also leads in assists with 5.4 per game. Brandon Johnson Jr., a transfer from Michigan, leads the Rams with 11.7 points per game adding 5.1 rebounds on 51.3% shooting (27.5% 3pt).
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