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(RICHMOND, VA) The VCU Rams defeated the Temple Owls 87-78 on Saturday Afternoon. The Rams were coming off a 86-58 win over Alcorn State on December 10th while, Temple also coming off a 78-73 win over UAlbany on December 10th. The main storyline in this game was the season debut of Joe Bamisile. The Rams were led by Zeb Jackson and Max Shulga with 19 Points apiece. The Owls were led by Sam Hofman with 17 Points.
Christian Fermin put the Rams on the board within 17 seconds in the game. Matteo Picarelli countered as he put the Owls on the board. Joe Bamisile entered the game with 16:27 remaining in the 1st half. Joe scored his first bucket of the season in the 15:41 as he sparked a 6-0 Run for the Rams, to give them a 8-3 lead with 15:12 remaining. Joe Bamisile's 2 three-pointers sparked another 6-0 run as the Rams led 16-7 with 12:11 remaining. The Rams went on an 8-0 run sparked by Zeb Jackson's layup and a pair of Kuany Kuany 3-pointers to give the Rams a 28-14 lead with 8:14 remaining. Temple’s Sam Hofman scored a 3-pointer to end the Owls' 2-minute scoring drought. Following the 3-pointer by Hofman, the Rams Went on a 12-0 run, giving the Rams a 40-17 lead with 4:21 remaining. With 4:00 remaining in the half Emmanuel Okpomo sank 2 free throws to end the Owls' 4-minute scoring drought The Rams enjoyed their biggest lead of the day as they led 45-22 with 2:45 remaining. Rams took a 50-31 lead into halftime
Sam Hofman's 3-pointer cut the Rams lead to 16 to start the 2nd half. Temple went on a 7-0 Run to cut the Rams lead. Temple’s Jahlil White FG with 14:37 remaining cut the Rams lead to 10. Zeb Jackson's 3-pointer ended the Owls' run to put VCU up by 13 (60-47, 14:08 remaining in the game). The Rams countered with a 7-0 Run to put the Rams up 73-55 with 6:49 remaining. The Owls went cold for nearly 3 minutes until Steve Settle scored an FG with 6:06 remaining in the game. The Owls scratched and clawed in the final minutes but fell short to the Rams 87-78.
Box Score
At the Podium
After today's win, we spoke with Head Coach Ryan Odom, Kuany Kuany, Zeb Jackson & Joe Bamisile.
What's Next
- The Rams (6-5 ) return to the STU on Friday, December 22nd as they face the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The tip-off is 7 pm.
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