The Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball team absolutely dismantled the Tigers of Towson University (4-16, 1-9 CAA) 112-53 Wednesday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.
The Rams (14-5, 6-4 CAA) set school records for most points scored in the 10-year history of the Siegel Center and most three-pointers in a single game, tying a single-game CAA record with 20 threes and fourth-most assists in a game with 30.
The 115-point outburst was the most points scored by the Rams since the 1978-79 season.
Sophomore Bradford Burgess led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting in just 22 minutes of action. Junior Larry Sanders registered his sixth double-double of the season in the first half and finished with 17 points and 14 boards in 19 minutes and junior Joey Rodriguez came up three assists shy of a single-game record with 13, 10 of those coming in the first-half.
The Rams connected on its first seven field goals and jumped out to a 21-9 lead with 15:53 showing on the first-half clock. VCU went into halftime with a commanding 23-point lead. Sanders had combined for 27 points.
VCU opened the second half on a 24-6 run while Towson missed nine of its first 10 shots. Freshman Jay Gavin continued the onslaught from behind the arc going a perfect 4-of-4 in second half finishing with 14 points, while senior T.J. Gwynn added 11 points off the bench. Junior Brandon Rozzell continued his hot shooting at the Siegel going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc for 16 points.
The Ram defense stifled Towson holding the Tigers to 8-of-27 shooting in the second half and just 21 points as the Black & Gold cruised to a 59 point victory.
Josh Thornton and Jarrel Smith led Towson with 12 points, while Isaiah Philmore added 11 points and five rebounds for the Tigers.
Homecoming week continues Saturday with an 8 p.m. showdown with Panthers of Georgia State.
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