BYU Cougars vs VCU Rams

Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round

28-7

Final

	1	2	T
VCU VCU	28	43	71
BYU BYU	39	41	80

BYU CougarsBYUBYU

25-9

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Luke Bamgboye made Dunk. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
Richie Saunders made Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
Trevin Knell made Layup.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Jumper.
Egor Demin made Layup.
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Mawot Mag missed Layup.
Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark made Jumper.
Keba Keita made Free Throw.
Keba Keita made Free Throw.
Brandon Jennings missed Three Point Jumper.
Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fousseyni Traore.
Jack Clark made Jumper.
Egor Demin missed Layup.
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Bamgboye made Jumper.
Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
Keba Keita made Free Throw.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Fousseyni Traore made Layup. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
Luke Bamgboye made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Russell.
Trey Stewart missed Layup.
Luke Bamgboye missed Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Dawson Baker missed Layup.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Dawson Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Jumper.
Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Jumper.
Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Jumper.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders missed Layup.
Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
Phillip Russell missed Jumper.
Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
Phillip Russell made Free Throw.
Phillip Russell made Free Throw.
Mawot Mag made Layup. Assisted by Fousseyni Traore.
Mawot Mag missed Jumper.
Fousseyni Traore made Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Baker.
Dallin Hall missed Layup.
Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Fousseyni Traore missed Layup.
Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
Fousseyni Traore missed Free Throw.
Max Shulga missed Free Throw.
Zeb Jackson made Layup.
Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Dallin Hall missed Layup.
Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Mawot Mag missed Jumper.
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
Keba Keita missed Dunk.
Richie Saunders made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mawot Mag.
Richie Saunders made Layup.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Jack Clark missed Jumper.
Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Egor Demin.
Egor Demin made Layup.
Mawot Mag made Layup. Assisted by Richie Saunders.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Zeb Jackson made Dunk.
Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
Joe Bamisile missed Layup.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Fousseyni Traore made Two Point Tip Shot.
Christian Fermin missed Layup.
Michael Belle missed Jumper.
Trey Stewart missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
Richie Saunders made Free Throw.
Zeb Jackson made Dunk.
Dallin Hall made Layup.
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Russell.
Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
Fousseyni Traore missed Jumper.
Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.
Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.
Keba Keita missed Free Throw.
Jack Clark missed Jumper.
Christian Fermin missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Brandon Jennings made Layup. Assisted by Jack Clark.
Egor Demin made Jumper.
Richie Saunders made Layup. Assisted by Egor Demin.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Bamisile.
Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Fousseyni Traore made Layup. Assisted by Dallin Hall.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
Fousseyni Traore missed Jumper.
Jack Clark made Free Throw.
Jack Clark made Free Throw.
Dallin Hall made Layup.
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper.
Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Jennings missed Layup.
Brandon Jennings missed Free Throw.
Dallin Hall made Free Throw.
Dallin Hall missed Free Throw.
Dallin Hall made Free Throw.
Mawot Mag made Free Throw.
Mawot Mag missed Free Throw.
Michael Belle missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.
Dallin Hall missed Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
Dawson Baker made Free Throw.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
Mawot Mag made Free Throw.
Mawot Mag missed Free Throw.
Terrence Hill Jr. made Jumper.

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		VCU	BYU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by BYU	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by VCU	0	0
19:44	Egor Demin Turnover.	0	0
19:30	Luke Bamgboye made Dunk. Assisted by Max Shulga.	2	0
19:14	Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:10	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:47	Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.	5	0
18:32	Richie Saunders made Jumper.	5	2
18:20	Joe Bamisile missed Layup.	5	2
18:20	Keba Keita Block.	5	2
18:16	Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.	5	2
18:13	Trevin Knell made Layup.	5	4
17:52	Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
17:49	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	5	4
17:48	Joe Bamisile Turnover.	5	4
17:30	Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.	5	4
17:28	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	5	4
17:08	Jack Clark missed Jumper.	5	4
17:08	Keba Keita Block.	5	4
17:06	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	5	4
17:06	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	5	4
17:06	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	5	4
17:06	Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU	5	4
17:06	Trevin Knell Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:54	Foul on Christian Fermin.	5	4
16:42	Egor Demin made Layup.	5	6
16:20	Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.	8	6
15:59	Mawot Mag missed Layup.	8	6
15:59	Christian Fermin Block.	8	6
15:55	Christian Fermin Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:49	Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	8	6
15:48	VCU Offensive Rebound.	8	6
15:48	Official TV Timeout	8	6
15:48	Trevin Knell subbing out for BYU	8	6
15:48	Dallin Hall subbing in for BYU	8	6
15:48	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	8	6
15:48	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	8	6
15:29	Jack Clark made Jumper.	10	6
15:20	Foul on Christian Fermin.	10	6
15:20	Keba Keita made Free Throw.	10	7
15:20	Christian Fermin subbing out for VCU	10	7
15:20	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	10	7
15:20	Keba Keita made Free Throw.	10	8
15:20	Keba Keita subbing out for BYU	10	8
15:20	Fousseyni Traore subbing in for BYU	10	8
15:08	Brandon Jennings missed Three Point Jumper.	10	8
15:07	Jack Clark Offensive Rebound.	10	8
15:07	Jack Clark Turnover.	10	8
14:52	Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper.	10	11
14:40	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
14:36	Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.	10	11
14:23	Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fousseyni Traore.	10	14
13:59	Jack Clark made Jumper.	12	14
13:38	Egor Demin missed Layup.	12	14
13:34	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:34	Foul on Mawot Mag.	12	14
13:34	Mawot Mag subbing out for BYU	12	14
13:34	Fousseyni Traore subbing out for BYU	12	14
13:34	Trey Stewart subbing in for BYU	12	14
13:34	Keba Keita subbing in for BYU	12	14
13:34	Max Shulga subbing out for VCU	12	14
13:34	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	12	14
13:17	Zeb Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Clark.	15	14
13:07	Richie Saunders Turnover.	15	14
13:07	Richie Saunders subbing out for BYU	15	14
13:07	Dawson Baker subbing in for BYU	15	14
13:07	Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU	15	14
13:07	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	15	14
12:50	Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	15	14
12:47	Keba Keita Defensive Rebound.	15	14
12:33	Trey Stewart Turnover.	15	14
12:33	Egor Demin subbing out for BYU	15	14
12:33	Kanon Catchings subbing in for BYU	15	14
12:33	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	15	14
12:33	Jack Clark subbing out for VCU	15	14
12:33	Michael Belle subbing in for VCU	15	14
12:33	Max Shulga subbing in for VCU	15	14
12:17	Luke Bamgboye made Jumper.	17	14
12:00	Foul on Phillip Russell.	17	14
12:00	Official TV Timeout	17	14
12:00	Keba Keita missed Free Throw.	17	14
12:00	BYU Deadball Team Rebound.	17	14
12:00	Keba Keita made Free Throw.	17	15
12:00	Keba Keita subbing out for BYU	17	15
12:00	Fousseyni Traore subbing in for BYU	17	15
11:32	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	17	15
11:28	Dawson Baker Defensive Rebound.	17	15
11:15	Fousseyni Traore made Layup. Assisted by Dallin Hall.	17	17
11:05	Luke Bamgboye made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Russell.	19	17
10:57	Foul on Michael Belle.	19	17
10:45	Trey Stewart missed Layup.	19	17
10:40	Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.	19	17
10:28	Luke Bamgboye missed Jumper.	19	17
10:26	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	19	17
10:23	Foul on Dallin Hall.	19	17
10:23	Max Shulga subbing out for VCU	19	17
10:23	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	19	17
10:23	Trey Stewart subbing out for BYU	19	17
10:23	Egor Demin subbing in for BYU	19	17
10:23	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	19	17
10:23	Jack Clark subbing in for VCU	19	17
10:08	Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.	19	17
10:05	Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.	19	17
10:01	Dawson Baker missed Layup.	19	17
9:58	Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.	19	17
9:58	Foul on Kanon Catchings.	19	17
9:58	Dallin Hall subbing out for BYU	19	17
9:58	Richie Saunders subbing in for BYU	19	17
9:40	Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.	19	17
9:37	Richie Saunders Defensive Rebound.	19	17
9:26	Dawson Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Richie Saunders.	19	20
9:03	Foul on Fousseyni Traore.	19	20
9:03	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	19	20
9:03	Michael Belle subbing out for VCU	19	20
9:03	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	19	20
9:03	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	19	20
9:03	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	19	20
9:03	Max Shulga subbing in for VCU	19	20
8:58	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	19	20
8:56	Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.	19	20
8:56	Foul on Brandon Jennings.	19	20
8:35	Richie Saunders made Jumper.	19	22
8:12	Jack Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.	22	22
8:04	Foul on Brandon Jennings.	22	22
8:04	Kanon Catchings subbing out for BYU	22	22
8:04	Dawson Baker subbing out for BYU	22	22
8:04	Mawot Mag subbing in for BYU	22	22
8:04	Trevin Knell subbing in for BYU	22	22
8:04	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	22	22
8:04	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	22	22
7:46	Trevin Knell missed Three Point Jumper.	22	22
7:43	BYU Offensive Rebound.	22	22
7:42	Official TV Timeout	22	22
7:37	Richie Saunders made Jumper.	22	24
7:20	Max Shulga Turnover.	22	24
7:20	Trevin Knell Steal.	22	24
7:12	Egor Demin missed Three Point Jumper.	22	24
7:09	Luke Bamgboye Defensive Rebound.	22	24
7:04	Foul on Richie Saunders.	22	24
7:04	Fousseyni Traore subbing out for BYU	22	24
7:04	Keba Keita subbing in for BYU	22	24
6:44	Zeb Jackson made Jumper.	24	24
6:13	Richie Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
6:13	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	24	24
6:12	Foul on Trevin Knell.	24	24
5:45	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
5:43	Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.	24	24
5:35	Richie Saunders missed Layup.	24	24
5:35	Foul on Luke Bamgboye.	24	24
5:35	Trevin Knell subbing out for BYU	24	24
5:35	Dallin Hall subbing in for BYU	24	24
5:35	Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU	24	24
5:35	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	24	24
5:35	Keba Keita missed Free Throw.	24	24
5:34	Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.	24	24
5:34	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	24	24
5:24	Phillip Russell missed Jumper.	24	24
5:21	Luke Bamgboye Offensive Rebound.	24	24
5:21	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	24	24
5:21	Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU	24	24
4:59	Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
4:56	Egor Demin Defensive Rebound.	24	24
4:47	Egor Demin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallin Hall.	24	27
4:31	Foul on Richie Saunders.	24	27
4:31	Keba Keita subbing out for BYU	24	27
4:31	Fousseyni Traore subbing in for BYU	24	27
4:31	Richie Saunders subbing out for BYU	24	27
4:31	Dawson Baker subbing in for BYU	24	27
4:31	Phillip Russell made Free Throw.	25	27
4:31	Phillip Russell made Free Throw.	26	27
4:09	Mawot Mag made Layup. Assisted by Fousseyni Traore.	26	29
3:50	Max Shulga Turnover.	26	29
3:49	Official TV Timeout	26	29
3:21	Mawot Mag missed Jumper.	26	29
3:15	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	26	29
3:14	Phillip Russell Turnover.	26	29
3:14	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	26	29
3:14	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	26	29
2:54	Fousseyni Traore made Jumper. Assisted by Dawson Baker.	26	31
2:45	Christian Fermin Turnover.	26	31
2:24	Dallin Hall missed Layup.	26	31
2:21	Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.	26	31
2:21	Foul on Max Shulga.	26	31
2:21	Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.	26	32
2:21	Egor Demin subbing out for BYU	26	32
2:21	Trey Stewart subbing in for BYU	26	32
2:21	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	26	32
2:21	Christian Fermin subbing out for VCU	26	32
2:21	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	26	32
2:21	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	26	32
2:21	Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.	26	33
1:52	Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.	26	33
1:49	Trey Stewart Defensive Rebound.	26	33
1:41	Fousseyni Traore missed Layup.	26	33
1:38	Fousseyni Traore Offensive Rebound.	26	33
1:38	Foul on Luke Bamgboye.	26	33
1:38	Fousseyni Traore made Free Throw.	26	34
1:38	Fousseyni Traore missed Free Throw.	26	34
1:36	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	26	34
1:24	Foul on Dawson Baker.	26	34
1:24	Trey Stewart subbing out for BYU	26	34
1:24	Egor Demin subbing in for BYU	26	34
1:24	Max Shulga missed Free Throw.	26	34
1:22	Fousseyni Traore Defensive Rebound.	26	34
1:14	Mawot Mag subbing out for BYU	26	34
1:14	Trevin Knell subbing in for BYU	26	34
1:07	Fousseyni Traore Turnover.	26	34
1:07	Joe Bamisile Steal.	26	34
0:59	Zeb Jackson made Layup.	28	34
0:48	Trevin Knell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dallin Hall.	28	37
0:45	BYU Timeout	28	37
0:45	Trevin Knell subbing out for BYU	28	37
0:45	Dawson Baker subbing out for BYU	28	37
0:45	Fousseyni Traore subbing out for BYU	28	37
0:45	Mawot Mag subbing in for BYU	28	37
0:45	Trey Stewart subbing in for BYU	28	37
0:45	Keba Keita subbing in for BYU	28	37
0:41	Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.	28	37
0:37	Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.	28	37
0:12	Dallin Hall missed Layup.	28	37
0:12	Luke Bamgboye Block.	28	37
0:07	Keba Keita Offensive Rebound.	28	37
0:07	Keba Keita made Two Point Tip Shot.	28	39
0:04	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	28	39
0:02	BYU Deadball Team Rebound.	28	39
0:02	Trey Stewart subbing out for BYU	28	39
0:02	Dawson Baker subbing in for BYU	28	39
0:00	End of 1st half	28	39

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Pat Driscoll

Referee:Earl Walton

Referee:Eric Curry

NCAA Division I

Atlantic 10 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Saint Louis	11-0	-	23-1
VCU	10-2	1.5	19-6
George Mason	9-3	2.5	21-4
Saint Joseph's	7-5	4.5	15-10
Dayton	6-5	5	15-9
Davidson	6-5	5	15-9
Duquesne	6-5	5	14-10
Rhode Island	5-6	6	14-10
George Washington	5-7	6.5	14-11
Richmond	4-8	7.5	14-11
Fordham	4-8	7.5	13-12
St. Bonaventure	3-8	8	14-10
La Salle	3-9	8.5	7-18
Loyola Chicago	2-10	9.5	6-19

Big 12 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Arizona	10-1	-	23-1
Houston	10-1	-	22-2
Kansas	9-2	1	19-5
Iowa State	8-3	2	21-3
Texas Tech	8-3	2	18-6
BYU	6-5	4	18-6
UCF	6-5	4	17-6
West Virginia	6-5	4	15-9
TCU	5-6	5	15-9
Cincinnati	5-7	5.5	13-12
Oklahoma State	4-7	6	16-8
Colorado	4-8	6.5	14-11
Arizona State	4-8	6.5	13-12
Baylor	3-9	7.5	13-11
Kansas State	1-10	9	10-14
Utah	1-10	9	9-15

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