National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
VCU 82, St. Joseph's 79
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, March 15, 2013
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: # Eric Anderson, # Ken Clark, # Dwayne Gladden
Attendance: 8006

No. 22 Virginia Commonwealth 82, Saint Joseph’s 79:
Treveon Graham scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as the second-seeded Rams withstood a furious rally and beat the 10th-seeded Hawks in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Troy Daniels scored 14 points and Rob Brandenburg had 13 to help Virginia Commonwealth (25-7), which will play sixth-seeded Massachusetts in Saturday’s semifinals. Darius Theus and Melvin Johnson chipped in 12 points apiece for the Rams, who finished second in the conference with a 12-4 record and earned a first-round bye.

Carl Jones scored a game-high 29 points and Langston Galloway had 25, including five 3-pointers, for Saint Joseph’s (18-13). Halil Kanacevic had 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who came in having won three of their last four games, including a 58-57 victory over seventh-seeded Xavier in Thursday’s first round.

Saint Joseph’s, which trailed 33-23 at halftime, pulled within four points, 80-76, on Galloway’s 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining. Virginia Commonwealth’s Briante Weber dunked for an 82-76 lead with five seconds left before Saint Joseph’s Papa Ndao made a 3-pointer in the final second.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Weber, the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year, came in needing three steals and registered five to break Rolando Lamb’s 28-year-old school record of 88 steals. Weber leads the conference with 91. … Saint Joseph’s, which committed 17 turnovers to Virginia Commonwealth’s 13, made nine 3-pointers to the Rams’ 11 from long distance. … Virginia Commonwealth, which moved to the Atlantic 10 this year from the Colonial Athletic Association, improved to 3-1 all-time against the Hawks, including a 92-86 victory in overtime on Jan. 17 in Richmond.
Top Game Performances
 
St. Joseph's   VCU
Carl Jones 29 Scoring Treveon Graham 17
Halil Kanacevic 7 Assists Darius Theus 6
C.J. Aiken 8 Rebounds Juvonte Reddic 8
Carl Jones 10 Free Throws Made Juvonte Reddic 5
Langston Galloway 3 Steals Briante Weber 5
C.J. Aiken 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. Joseph's 79 51.1 9-17 22-33 12 29 1 4 17
VCU 82 50.0 11-28 11-15 17 28 0 12 14
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