VCU cruises 92-75, home succeed streak at 18
Treveon Graham racked up 25 factors and Melvin Johnson had 21 Wednesday night as Virginia Commonwealth defeated George Washington 92-75, the Rams' 18th consecutive triumph in the house.
Johnson, which was 5-for-8 from 3-point region, had 15 in the initial half for the Rams (20-5, 8-2 Atlantic 10) as they redressed a 10-point loss on the Colonials' residence court a month earlier.
Isaiah Armwood and Maurice Spring had 17 points each and Patricio Garino had 16 for George Washington (19-5, 7-3). The Colonials played without No. 2 scorer Kethan Savage (13.4 ppg) due to a busted left foot. They played the last 43.2 seconds without coach Mike Lonergan, removed after his 2nd technical.
Rob Brandenberg included 15 points and Juvonte Reddic 10 for VCU. Creek buyinged 16 after halftime for the Colonials.
The Rams appeared to have the game in hand, but after George Washington missed its very first 9 3-point attempts, the Colonials made their next 5. The last of the five, by Spring with 9:13 to play, pulled them within 59-54, quieting the 48th successive sellout crowd, which filled the Siegel Center despite a snowstorm that began long before the opening suggestion.
Johnson woke them 13 seconds later with his fourth 3-pointer of the game, and after Garino made a free throw, the Rams reeled of 10 points in 1:17, obtaining Threes from Brandenberg and Johnson, to rise 72-57.
George Washington tracked 73-57 prior to the Colonials' 9-1 burst got it back to 74-66, yet they obtained no closer and the Rams answered every container, including their 13th and last 3-pointer from Brandenberg.
Trailing 10-7, the Rams went on an 18-2 rise begun by Johnson's 2nd 3-pointer. He had 7 in the spree and Graham had 6, consisting of a four-point play to close it, making it 25-12.
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The Colonials fell back by as many as 21, at 39-18, after that scored 10 of the following 11 points to close the gap to 12 prior to a three-point play by Reddic and Johnson's advance made it 45-28 at the one-half.
