VCU 62-55 Loyola Chicago (Mar 15, 2025) Play-by-Play

Loyola Chicago Ramblers

22-11, 12-6 A-10

	1	2	T
LUC	27	28	55
VCU	36	26	62

VCU Rams

27-6, 15-3 A-10

Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Russell.
Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Max Shulga made Layup.
Zeb Jackson missed Layup.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Michael Belle made Layup.
Christian Fermin missed Layup.
Jack Clark made Layup.
Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Zeb Jackson made Layup.
Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper.
Michael Belle missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Layup.
Joe Bamisile made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Luke Bamgboye missed Jumper.
Luke Bamgboye missed Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.
Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.
Phillip Russell missed Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Fermin.
Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Jennings missed Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Bamgboye made Layup. Assisted by Phillip Russell.
Luke Bamgboye made Dunk.
Max Shulga made Layup.
Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.
Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Zeb Jackson made Dunk.
Phillip Russell missed Jumper.
Max Shulga made Layup.
Christian Fermin made Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.
Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Christian Fermin made Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.
Miles Rubin missed Layup.
Jayden Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kymany Houinsou.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Miles Rubin missed Layup.
Miles Rubin made Layup.
Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen DeLoach missed Layup.
Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
Francis Nwaokorie missed Layup.
Jalen DeLoach made Dunk.
Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Des Watson.
Des Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Sheldon Edwards Jr..
Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Des Watson missed Jumper.
Miles Rubin missed Layup.
Jayden Dawson missed Jumper.
Miles Rubin missed Layup.
Kymany Houinsou made Layup.
Des Watson missed Jumper.
Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
Kymany Houinsou made Layup.
Des Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Quinn.
Jalen Quinn missed Three Point Jumper.
Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jayden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Des Watson.
Jayden Dawson missed Jumper.
Des Watson missed Layup.
Des Watson missed Layup.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Des Watson.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Miles Rubin made Dunk. Assisted by Kymany Houinsou.
Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jayden Dawson missed Jumper.
Jalen Quinn made Layup.
Jalen Quinn made Layup. Assisted by Jayden Dawson.
Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Des Watson missed Layup.
Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Jalen Quinn missed Jumper.
Francis Nwaokorie missed Layup.
Kymany Houinsou missed Layup.
Kymany Houinsou missed Layup.
Jalen DeLoach missed Layup.
Des Watson missed Jumper.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayden Dawson.
Miles Rubin made Jumper.
Miles Rubin made Jumper.
Francis Nwaokorie made Layup.
Jayden Dawson missed Layup.
Miles Rubin made Layup.
Jalen Quinn missed Layup.
Miles Rubin made Layup.
Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Des Watson missed Jumper.
Jayden Dawson missed Jumper.
Kymany Houinsou missed Layup.
Kymany Houinsou made Layup.
Des Watson missed Jumper.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.
Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Des Watson missed Layup.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.

LOYOLA CHICAGO

VCU

TIME		LUC	VCU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by VCU	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Loyola Chicago	0	0
19:33	Phillip Russell Turnover.	0	0
19:33	Jayden Dawson Steal.	0	0
19:10	Miles Rubin missed Layup.	0	0
19:08	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:03	Jack Clark missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:00	Des Watson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:48	Jayden Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kymany Houinsou.	3	0
18:25	Joe Bamisile Turnover.	3	0
18:25	Miles Rubin Steal.	3	0
18:13	Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
18:10	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:06	Jack Clark made Layup. Assisted by Max Shulga.	3	2
17:44	Miles Rubin missed Layup.	3	2
17:44	Luke Bamgboye Block.	3	2
17:42	Miles Rubin Offensive Rebound.	3	2
17:41	Miles Rubin made Layup.	5	2
17:25	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	5	2
17:22	Kymany Houinsou Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:20	Kymany Houinsou Turnover.	5	2
17:06	Joe Bamisile made Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Russell.	5	4
16:48	Kymany Houinsou Turnover.	5	4
16:33	Joe Bamisile made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Max Shulga.	5	7
16:08	Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
16:05	Phillip Russell Defensive Rebound.	5	7
15:58	Official TV Timeout	5	7
15:58	Sheldon Edwards Jr. subbing out for Loyola Chicago	5	7
15:58	Miles Rubin subbing out for Loyola Chicago	5	7
15:58	Kymany Houinsou subbing out for Loyola Chicago	5	7
15:58	Jalen Quinn subbing in for Loyola Chicago	5	7
15:58	Jalen DeLoach subbing in for Loyola Chicago	5	7
15:58	Francis Nwaokorie subbing in for Loyola Chicago	5	7
15:50	Foul on Francis Nwaokorie.	5	7
15:44	Joe Bamisile Turnover.	5	7
15:44	Jalen DeLoach Steal.	5	7
15:34	Jalen DeLoach missed Layup.	5	7
15:32	Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.	5	7
15:31	Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
15:28	Francis Nwaokorie Offensive Rebound.	5	7
15:15	Francis Nwaokorie missed Layup.	5	7
15:14	Loyola Chicago Offensive Rebound.	5	7
15:14	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	5	7
15:14	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	5	7
15:14	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	5	7
15:14	Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU	5	7
15:10	Foul on Joe Bamisile.	5	7
15:10	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	5	7
15:10	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	5	7
14:59	Jalen DeLoach made Dunk.	7	7
14:42	Max Shulga made Layup.	7	9
14:25	Jayden Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	9
14:22	Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.	7	9
14:16	Jalen DeLoach Turnover.	7	9
14:16	Jayden Dawson subbing out for Loyola Chicago	7	9
14:16	Jalen DeLoach subbing out for Loyola Chicago	7	9
14:16	Sheldon Edwards Jr. subbing in for Loyola Chicago	7	9
14:16	Miles Rubin subbing in for Loyola Chicago	7	9
13:57	Zeb Jackson missed Layup.	7	9
13:57	Miles Rubin Block.	7	9
13:55	Zeb Jackson Offensive Rebound.	7	9
13:53	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	9
13:51	VCU Offensive Rebound.	7	9
13:40	Foul on Miles Rubin.	7	9
13:40	Max Shulga made Free Throw.	7	10
13:40	Max Shulga made Free Throw.	7	11
13:19	Sheldon Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Des Watson.	10	11
12:46	Max Shulga missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
12:42	Francis Nwaokorie Defensive Rebound.	10	11
12:35	Des Watson made Jumper. Assisted by Sheldon Edwards Jr..	12	11
12:00	Zeb Jackson made Jumper.	12	13
11:46	Sheldon Edwards Jr. Turnover.	12	13
11:46	Max Shulga Steal.	12	13
11:46	Official TV Timeout	12	13
11:46	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	12	13
11:46	Max Shulga subbing out for VCU	12	13
11:46	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	12	13
11:46	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	12	13
11:46	Des Watson subbing out for Loyola Chicago	12	13
11:46	Jalen Quinn subbing out for Loyola Chicago	12	13
11:46	Jayden Dawson subbing in for Loyola Chicago	12	13
11:46	Kymany Houinsou subbing in for Loyola Chicago	12	13
11:31	Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.	12	13
11:28	Christian Fermin Offensive Rebound.	12	13
11:27	Phillip Russell missed Three Point Jumper.	12	13
11:25	Joe Bamisile Offensive Rebound.	12	13
11:25	Foul on Jayden Dawson.	12	13
11:06	Joe Bamisile missed Three Point Jumper.	12	13
11:03	Miles Rubin Defensive Rebound.	12	13
10:45	Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	12	13
10:41	Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.	12	13
10:36	Phillip Russell Turnover.	12	13
10:36	Jack Clark subbing out for VCU	12	13
10:36	Christian Fermin subbing out for VCU	12	13
10:36	Michael Belle subbing in for VCU	12	13
10:36	Luke Bamgboye subbing in for VCU	12	13
10:36	Francis Nwaokorie subbing out for Loyola Chicago	12	13
10:36	Des Watson subbing in for Loyola Chicago	12	13
10:15	Des Watson missed Jumper.	12	13
10:12	Miles Rubin Offensive Rebound.	12	13
10:11	Miles Rubin missed Layup.	12	13
10:09	Joe Bamisile Defensive Rebound.	12	13
9:57	Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.	12	16
9:40	Jayden Dawson Turnover.	12	16
9:40	Phillip Russell Steal.	12	16
9:36	Zeb Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	12	16
9:34	Jayden Dawson Defensive Rebound.	12	16
9:16	Jayden Dawson missed Jumper.	12	16
9:11	Kymany Houinsou Offensive Rebound.	12	16
9:10	Miles Rubin missed Layup.	12	16
9:10	Luke Bamgboye Block.	12	16
9:07	Kymany Houinsou Offensive Rebound.	12	16
9:06	Kymany Houinsou made Layup.	14	16
8:37	Foul on Jayden Dawson.	14	16
8:37	Luke Bamgboye missed Free Throw.	14	16
8:37	VCU Deadball Team Rebound.	14	16
8:37	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	14	16
8:37	Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU	14	16
8:37	Brandon Jennings subbing in for VCU	14	16
8:37	Max Shulga subbing in for VCU	14	16
8:37	Jayden Dawson subbing out for Loyola Chicago	14	16
8:37	Miles Rubin subbing out for Loyola Chicago	14	16
8:37	Jalen Quinn subbing in for Loyola Chicago	14	16
8:37	Jalen DeLoach subbing in for Loyola Chicago	14	16
8:37	Luke Bamgboye missed Free Throw.	14	16
8:36	Sheldon Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.	14	16
8:14	Des Watson missed Jumper.	14	16
8:10	Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.	14	16
8:00	Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.	14	16
7:58	Kymany Houinsou Offensive Rebound.	14	16
7:57	Kymany Houinsou made Layup.	16	16
7:38	Max Shulga made Three Point Jumper.	16	19
7:06	Foul on Brandon Jennings.	16	19
7:06	Official TV Timeout	16	19
7:06	Kymany Houinsou subbing out for Loyola Chicago	16	19
7:06	Francis Nwaokorie subbing in for Loyola Chicago	16	19
7:06	Des Watson made Free Throw.	17	19
7:06	Des Watson made Free Throw.	18	19
6:40	Michael Belle Turnover.	18	19
6:40	Des Watson Steal.	18	19
6:37	Francis Nwaokorie Turnover.	18	19
6:37	Brandon Jennings Steal.	18	19
6:11	Joe Bamisile missed Jumper.	18	19
6:08	Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.	18	19
6:07	Michael Belle made Layup.	18	21
5:50	Des Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Quinn.	21	21
5:31	Foul on Francis Nwaokorie.	21	21
5:31	Michael Belle subbing out for VCU	21	21
5:31	Joe Bamisile subbing out for VCU	21	21
5:31	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	21	21
5:31	Jack Clark subbing in for VCU	21	21
5:31	Francis Nwaokorie subbing out for Loyola Chicago	21	21
5:31	Kymany Houinsou subbing in for Loyola Chicago	21	21
5:31	Luke Bamgboye subbing out for VCU	21	21
5:31	Christian Fermin subbing in for VCU	21	21
5:17	Christian Fermin missed Layup.	21	21
5:15	Kymany Houinsou Defensive Rebound.	21	21
4:54	Jalen Quinn missed Three Point Jumper.	21	21
4:51	Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.	21	21
4:49	Foul on Jalen Quinn.	21	21
4:49	Brandon Jennings subbing out for VCU	21	21
4:49	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	21	21
4:49	Jalen DeLoach subbing out for Loyola Chicago	21	21
4:49	Miles Rubin subbing in for Loyola Chicago	21	21
4:38	Jack Clark made Layup.	21	23
4:20	Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
4:17	Zeb Jackson Defensive Rebound.	21	23
4:12	Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.	21	26
3:57	Jalen Quinn subbing out for Loyola Chicago	21	26
3:57	Loyola Chicago Timeout	21	26
3:57	Official TV Timeout	21	26
3:57	Jayden Dawson subbing in for Loyola Chicago	21	26
3:46	Foul on Jack Clark.	21	26
3:33	Des Watson missed Three Point Jumper.	21	26
3:30	Des Watson Offensive Rebound.	21	26
3:23	Kymany Houinsou Turnover.	21	26
3:23	Christian Fermin Steal.	21	26
3:18	Foul on Des Watson.	21	26
3:18	Zeb Jackson made Free Throw.	21	27
3:18	Sheldon Edwards Jr. subbing out for Loyola Chicago	21	27
3:18	Francis Nwaokorie subbing in for Loyola Chicago	21	27
3:18	Zeb Jackson missed Free Throw.	21	27
3:16	Des Watson Defensive Rebound.	21	27
3:13	Jayden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Des Watson.	23	27
2:46	Zeb Jackson made Layup.	23	29
2:25	Jayden Dawson missed Jumper.	23	29
2:22	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	23	29
2:12	Christian Fermin made Layup. Assisted by Zeb Jackson.	23	31
2:12	Foul on Kymany Houinsou.	23	31
2:12	Miles Rubin subbing out for Loyola Chicago	23	31
2:12	Jalen DeLoach subbing in for Loyola Chicago	23	31
2:12	Christian Fermin made Free Throw.	23	32
2:05	Des Watson missed Layup.	23	32
2:05	Jack Clark Block.	23	32
2:03	Jalen DeLoach Offensive Rebound.	23	32
1:42	Des Watson missed Layup.	23	32
1:40	Jack Clark Defensive Rebound.	23	32
1:37	Phillip Russell made Three Point Jumper.	23	35
1:30	Foul on Phillip Russell.	23	35
1:30	Francis Nwaokorie subbing out for Loyola Chicago	23	35
1:30	Sheldon Edwards Jr. subbing in for Loyola Chicago	23	35
1:19	Foul on Jack Clark.	23	35
1:19	Phillip Russell subbing out for VCU	23	35
1:19	Jack Clark subbing out for VCU	23	35
1:19	Michael Belle subbing in for VCU	23	35
1:19	Joe Bamisile subbing in for VCU	23	35
1:11	Foul on Zeb Jackson.	23	35
1:08	Foul on Christian Fermin.	23	35
1:08	Jalen DeLoach made Free Throw.	24	35
1:08	Zeb Jackson subbing out for VCU	24	35
1:08	Phillip Russell subbing in for VCU	24	35
1:08	Jayden Dawson subbing out for Loyola Chicago	24	35
1:08	Francis Nwaokorie subbing in for Loyola Chicago	24	35
1:08	Jalen DeLoach missed Free Throw.	24	35
1:07	Max Shulga Defensive Rebound.	24	35
0:45	Michael Belle missed Three Point Jumper.	24	35
0:42	Max Shulga Offensive Rebound.	24	35
0:40	Max Shulga missed Layup.	24	35
0:40	Jalen DeLoach Block.	24	35
0:38	Jalen DeLoach Defensive Rebound.	24	35
0:23	Sheldon Edwards Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Des Watson.	27	35
0:23	Foul on Kymany Houinsou.	27	35
0:23	Michael Belle subbing out for VCU	27	35
0:23	Zeb Jackson subbing in for VCU	27	35
0:23	Jalen DeLoach subbing out for Loyola Chicago	27	35
0:23	Francis Nwaokorie subbing out for Loyola Chicago	27	35
0:23	Jayden Dawson subbing in for Loyola Chicago	27	35
0:23	Miles Rubin subbing in for Loyola Chicago	27	35
0:23	Phillip Russell made Free Throw.	27	36
0:23	Phillip Russell missed Free Throw.	27	36
0:22	Sheldon Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.	27	36
0:06	Sheldon Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	27	36
0:03	Phillip Russell Defensive Rebound.	27	36
0:00	End of 1st half	27	36

Capital One Arena

1:00 PM, March 15, 2025Coverage: CBSSN

Washington, DC

Line: VCU -9.5

Over/Under: 136.5

Referees:
Jeff Clark
Lamar Simpson
Tim Clougherty

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
VCU	15-3	-	28-7
George Mason	15-3	-	27-9
Loyola Chicago	12-6	3	25-11
Dayton	12-6	3	23-11
Saint Joseph's	11-7	4	22-13
Saint Louis	11-7	4	19-15
St. Bonaventure	9-9	6	22-12
George Washington	9-9	6	21-12
Duquesne	8-10	7	13-19
Rhode Island	7-11	8	18-13
Massachusetts	7-11	8	12-20
Davidson	6-12	9	17-16
La Salle	5-13	10	14-19
Richmond	5-13	10	10-22
Fordham	3-15	12	12-21

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