RAMS
FALL TO UAB 70-61
box score
Despite a 22-point effort from Virginia
Commonwealth senior Bo Jones, the Rams
lost a narrow 70-61 decision to the
University of Alabama Birmingham Saturday
evening. The two teams battled evenly
through the first minutes of the game.
VCU (7-6) then surged to a nine-point
lead at 29-20 with 5:21 to play in the
first half as guard Jones keyed an 18-9
run with eight points. Jones scored 16 of
his game-high 22 points in the first
half.
UAB (6-5)
fought back to cut the deficit to six at
the half, as Walker bounced in a shot at
the buzzer to make the score 34-28.
Blazer forward Eric Batchelor led UAB
with 11 points in the first half and
finished with 16 for the game.
The
Blazers battled to a tie at 38-38 at the
16:27 mark, and then traded the lead
twice with the Rams before embarking on
an11-0 run.
VCU would
get as close as five points at 66-61 with
0:21 remaining, but the Blazers each made
a pair of free throws in the final 20
seconds to seal the victory.
Freshman
Johnnie Story and sophomore Matt
Treadwell followed Jones with 10 points
each. Richmond native LaMar Taylor lead
the Rams with six assists.
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