No. 19 Virginia Commonwealth 90, Duquesne 63: Rob Brandenberg scored a season-high 22 points to go with six rebounds and Treveon Graham added 20 as the visiting Rams rolled to their 13th consecutive victory to remain undefeated in their first season of Atlantic 10 play.
Juvonte Reddic chipped in 16 points and six boards and Darius Theus dished out eight assists for VCU (16-3, 4-0 Atlantic 10), which won its 100th game under coach Shaka Smart (100-31). Smart is the 12th NCAA Division I coach to earn 100 victories in his first four seasons.
Freshman Derrick Colter scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures for Duquesne (7-11, 0-4), which has lost six straight.
The Rams opened it up with 11 straight points to make it 24-12 midway through the first half and led by double digits the rest of the way. Duquesne went almost seven minutes between field goals as the lead grew to 44-18 at halftime.
VCU dominated inside, outrebounding the Dukes 42-29 and holding big advantages in points in the paint (36-18) and second-chance points (24-10).
GAME NOTEBOOK: VCU's winning streak is the longest under Smart and the second-longest in program history. The Rams won 16 straight in 1980-81. … Colter has scored in double digits in 10 consecutive games. … Rams G Troy Daniels made two 3-pointers, making him the second player in school history with 200 made 3-pointers (B.A. Walker, 269).
VCU | Duquesne | |
Rob Brandenberg 22 | Scoring | Derrick Colter 15 |
Darius Theus 8 | Assists | Derrick Colter 4 |
Rob Brandenberg 6 | Rebounds | Kadeem Pantophlet 5 |
Rob Brandenberg 3 | Free Throws Made | Sean Johnson 5 |
Darius Theus 4 | Steals | Marvin Binney 1 |
Treveon Graham 1 | Blocks | Sean Johnson 1 |