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VCU tops Syracuse 67-55 in Battle 4 Atlantis opener

AP
Nov 24, 2021

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Levi Stockard III scored 15 points and Marcus Tsohonis added 12 to help VCU beat Syracuse 67-55 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The Rams will play No. 6 Baylor in Thursday's semifinals. Syracuse will play Arizona State in the consolation bracket.

Syracuse won the championship in its only other appearance at the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2015. The Orange came into this year's tournament on a low, having lost to Colgate in their last game.

VCU (3-2) trailed 38-36 early in the second half before scoring eight straight points to take a six-point lead on Tsohonis' 3-pointer with 12:21 left. Jimmy Boeheim answered with his own 3, but that's as close as Syracuse (2-2) could get the rest of the way.

The Rams haven't given up more than 57 points in any of its first five games. It was VCU's first victory ever against the Orange in four tries. The previous meeting came in 1992.

Buddy Boeheim scored 20 points and Jimmy Boeheim added 17 for the Orange.

Both Syracuse and VCU struggled early on from the field. The Orange trailed 21-18 late in the first half before closing the period on a 9-2 run over the final 3:58. Syracuse made only one field goal in the last 8:25 of the half. VCU wasn't much better, making only two baskets after Jimmy Nichols Jr. shot made it 17-12 with 10:38 left.

The teams combined to shoot 15-for-60 from the field in the opening 20 minutes. Syracuse led 27-23 at the break.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
27
VCU
Rams
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hason Ward vs. Jesse Edwards (Jayden Nunn gains possession)
19:45		Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
19:43		Orange defensive rebound
19:31		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
19:29		Jimmy Boeheim offensive rebound
19:22		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
19:20		Buddy Boeheim offensive rebound
19:10	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point layup	2-0
18:43		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
18:33	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point layup	4-0
18:33		Levi Stockard III shooting foul (Jimmy Boeheim draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-0
18:02		Jesse Edwards blocks Levi Stockard III's two point dunk
18:00		KeShawn Curry offensive rebound
17:55		Jesse Edwards blocks Hason Ward's two point jump shot
17:53		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
17:44		Jimmy Boeheim turnover (lost ball) (Hason Ward steals)
17:36		Hason Ward turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Boeheim steals)
17:26		Jesse Edwards misses two point dunk
17:24		Levi Stockard III defensive rebound
16:58		Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
16:49		Levi Stockard III offensive rebound
16:49		Jesse Edwards personal foul (Levi Stockard III draws the foul)
16:49	+1	Levi Stockard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-1
16:49	+1	Levi Stockard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-2
16:40		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point layup
16:38		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
16:31		Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
16:29		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point jump shot	7-2
15:55		Levi Stockard III misses two point layup
15:53		Cole Swider defensive rebound
15:45		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
15:43		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
15:29		Vince Williams turnover (bad pass)
15:27		TV timeout
15:07		Jimmy Boeheim turnover (lost ball) (Vince Williams steals)
14:59	+2	KeShawn Curry makes two point layup (Vince Williams assists)	7-4
14:59		Buddy Boeheim shooting foul (KeShawn Curry draws the foul)
14:59	+1	KeShawn Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-5
14:36	+2	Cole Swider makes two point jump shot (Jesse Edwards assists)	9-5
14:15		Jesse Edwards blocks Mikeal Brown-Jones's two point jump shot
14:13		Rams offensive rebound
14:00		Nick Kern misses two point jump shot
13:58		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
13:28		Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
13:26		Jimmy Boeheim offensive rebound
13:26		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point layup
13:24		Jimmy Boeheim offensive rebound
13:26		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Jimmy Boeheim draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-5
13:26		Jimmy Boeheim misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:26		Hason Ward defensive rebound
13:24	+2	Hason Ward makes two point dunk (Marcus Tsohonis assists)	10-7
13:08	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Cole Swider assists)	12-7
12:51	+3	Marcus Tsohonis makes three point jump shot (KeShawn Curry assists)	12-10
12:30		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass)
12:21		Nick Kern misses two point jump shot
12:19		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
12:12		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
12:10		Levi Stockard III defensive rebound
11:52	+3	KeShawn Curry makes three point jump shot (Marcus Tsohonis assists)	12-13
11:41		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
11:39		Hason Ward defensive rebound
11:19		Jesse Edwards shooting foul (KeShawn Curry draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19	+1	KeShawn Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-14
11:19	+1	KeShawn Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
11:02		Frank Anselem turnover (traveling)
10:43		Nick Kern misses two point layup
10:41		Jimmy Nichols Jr. offensive rebound
10:34	+2	Jimmy Nichols Jr. makes two point tip shot	12-17
10:13		Levi Stockard III blocks Symir Torrence's two point layup
10:11		Orange offensive rebound
10:09	+3	Buddy Boeheim makes three point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	15-17
9:42		Levi Stockard III misses two point jump shot
9:40		Cole Swider defensive rebound
9:34		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
9:32		Vince Williams defensive rebound
9:27		Benny Williams blocks Nick Kern's two point layup
9:25		Cole Swider defensive rebound
9:17		Vince Williams blocks Buddy Boeheim's three point jump shot
9:15		Jimmy Nichols Jr. defensive rebound
9:08		Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
9:06		Cole Swider defensive rebound
9:00		Cole Swider misses two point layup
8:58		Nick Kern defensive rebound
8:46		Jimmy Nichols Jr. misses two point layup
8:44		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
8:29	+3	Buddy Boeheim makes three point jump shot (Symir Torrence assists)	18-17
7:59		Frank Anselem shooting foul (Jimmy Nichols Jr. draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Jimmy Nichols Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:59	+1	Jimmy Nichols Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-18
7:41		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
7:39		KeShawn Curry defensive rebound
7:31		Vince Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Boeheim steals)
7:09		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
7:07		Vince Williams defensive rebound
7:04		Benny Williams personal foul (Vince Williams draws the foul)
6:41		Vince Williams turnover (bad pass)
6:37		Joseph Girard III turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals)
6:32		Jayden Nunn turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Boeheim steals)
6:11		Jalen DeLoach blocks Buddy Boeheim's three point jump shot
6:09		Jayden Nunn defensive rebound
6:04		Jayden Nunn offensive foul
6:04		Jayden Nunn turnover
5:45		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
5:43		Jimmy Boeheim offensive rebound
5:36		Jalen DeLoach blocks Jimmy Boeheim's two point layup
5:34		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
5:28		Buddy Boeheim shooting foul (Marcus Tsohonis draws the foul)
5:28		Marcus Tsohonis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:28	+1	Marcus Tsohonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
4:59		Hason Ward blocks Frank Anselem's two point layup
4:57		Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
4:41		Josh Banks misses three point jump shot
4:37		Orange defensive rebound
4:19		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
4:17		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Levi Stockard III makes two point layup (Josh Banks assists)	18-21
3:33		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
3:32		Jimmy Boeheim offensive rebound
3:32		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point tip shot
3:30		Cole Swider offensive rebound
3:29		Levi Stockard III shooting foul (Cole Swider draws the foul)
3:29		TV timeout
3:28	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-21
3:28	+1	Cole Swider makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-21
3:15		Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
3:13		KeShawn Curry offensive rebound
3:07		Marcus Tsohonis misses two point layup
3:05		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
3:03		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point layup
3:03		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
3:03		Jalen DeLoach turnover (lost ball) (Frank Anselem steals)
3:01		Vince Williams personal foul
2:45		KeShawn Curry shooting foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
2:45	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-21
2:22		Jalen DeLoach turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Boeheim steals)
2:00		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
1:58		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
1:58		Frank Anselem personal foul (Jalen DeLoach draws the foul)
1:58		Jalen DeLoach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:58		Benny Williams defensive rebound
1:36		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
1:34		Rams defensive rebound
1:19		Nick Kern turnover (lost ball)
0:53	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot (Cole Swider assists)	25-21
0:29		Vince Williams misses two point jump shot
0:27		Orange defensive rebound
0:18		Cole Swider misses two point layup
0:16		Nick Kern defensive rebound
0:08		Hason Ward misses two point layup
0:06		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
0:07		KeShawn Curry personal foul (Jimmy Boeheim draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-21
0:06	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-21
0:00	+2	Marcus Tsohonis makes two point jump shot	27-23

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
28
VCU
Rams
44

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Levi Stockard III misses two point jump shot
19:57		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
19:46		Cole Swider misses two point jump shot
19:44		Vince Williams defensive rebound
19:40		Cole Swider personal foul
19:26		Jayden Nunn misses three point jump shot
19:24		Jesse Edwards defensive rebound
19:14		Hason Ward blocks Joseph Girard III's two point layup
19:12		Hason Ward defensive rebound
18:54	+3	KeShawn Curry makes three point jump shot (Jayden Nunn assists)	27-26
18:59		Cole Swider turnover (bad pass)
18:59		Levi Stockard III misses two point jump shot
18:57		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point layup	29-26
17:40		Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Levi Stockard III draws the foul)
17:40	+1	Levi Stockard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-27
17:40	+1	Levi Stockard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-28
17:24		Cole Swider turnover (bad pass) (Vince Williams steals)
17:15	+2	Vince Williams makes two point layup (KeShawn Curry assists)	29-30
16:52		Jesse Edwards misses two point layup
16:50		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Jayden Nunn makes two point jump shot (Mikeal Brown-Jones assists)	29-32
16:24		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
16:22		Orange offensive rebound
16:13		KeShawn Curry shooting foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 3	30-32
16:13		Buddy Boeheim misses regular free throw 2 of 3
16:13	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 3 of 3	31-32
16:13	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 3 of 3	31-32
16:05		Jayden Nunn turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Boeheim steals)
16:00	+3	Joseph Girard III makes three point jump shot	34-32
15:41		Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:44	+1	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-33
15:41	+1	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-34
15:38	+2	Jimmy Boeheim makes two point jump shot	36-34
15:15		Jalen DeLoach misses two point layup
15:13		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
15:10	+2	Jalen DeLoach makes two point tip shot	36-36
14:55		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Jimmy Boeheim draws the foul)
14:55	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-36
14:55	+1	Jimmy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-36
14:35	+3	Marcus Tsohonis makes three point jump shot (Jalen DeLoach assists)	38-39
14:22		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
14:20		Rams defensive rebound
14:08		Hason Ward misses two point jump shot
14:06		Benny Williams defensive rebound
14:00		Buddy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
13:58		Orange offensive rebound
13:54		Cole Swider misses two point jump shot
13:52		Nick Kern defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Hason Ward makes two point dunk (Levi Stockard III assists)	38-41
13:23		Orange 30 second timeout
13:23		TV timeout
12:52		Orange turnover (shot clock violation)
12:51		Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
12:49		Orange defensive rebound
12:30		Buddy Boeheim turnover (traveling)
12:22	+3	Marcus Tsohonis makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern assists)	38-44
11:56	+3	Jimmy Boeheim makes three point jump shot (Buddy Boeheim assists)	41-44
11:41	+2	Levi Stockard III makes two point layup	41-46
11:41		Frank Anselem shooting foul (Levi Stockard III draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	Levi Stockard III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-47
11:32		Benny Williams turnover (Nick Kern steals)
11:26		Nick Kern misses two point layup
11:24		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
11:01		Vince Williams personal foul (Jimmy Boeheim draws the foul)
10:44	+2	Cole Swider makes two point layup (Jimmy Boeheim assists)	43-47
10:26		Cole Swider personal foul
10:20	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Levi Stockard III assists)	43-50
10:03		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (Hason Ward steals)
9:36		Jimmy Boeheim blocks Hason Ward's two point layup
9:34		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
9:27		Hason Ward blocks Jimmy Boeheim's two point layup
9:27		Vince Williams defensive rebound
9:27		Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
9:25		Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point layup	45-50
8:46		Hason Ward misses two point layup
8:44		Frank Anselem defensive rebound
8:23		Vince Williams blocks Cole Swider's two point layup
8:21		Levi Stockard III defensive rebound
8:12		Vince Williams misses three point jump shot
8:10		Cole Swider defensive rebound
8:05		Cole Swider turnover (lost ball) (Levi Stockard III steals)
7:54	+2	Levi Stockard III makes two point layup	45-52
7:46		Buddy Boeheim misses two point layup
7:44		Buddy Boeheim offensive rebound
7:41	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point tip shot	47-52
7:27	+3	Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Levi Stockard III assists)	47-55
7:11		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
7:09		Cole Swider offensive rebound
7:01		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
6:59		Rams defensive rebound
6:54		TV timeout
6:37		Jayden Nunn turnover (traveling)
6:13	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point layup (Buddy Boeheim assists)	49-55
5:49	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point jump shot (Vince Williams assists)	49-57
5:41		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (Mikeal Brown-Jones steals)
5:39		Jimmy Boeheim personal foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
5:33		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses two point jump shot
5:31		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
5:24		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
5:22		Jesse Edwards offensive rebound
5:17	+2	Jesse Edwards makes two point tip shot	51-57
4:57	+2	Mikeal Brown-Jones makes two point layup (Jalen DeLoach assists)	51-59
4:57		Jesse Edwards shooting foul (Mikeal Brown-Jones draws the foul)
4:57		Mikeal Brown-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:57		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
4:26		Buddy Boeheim misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:24		Mikeal Brown-Jones defensive rebound
3:59		KeShawn Curry misses three point jump shot
3:57		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
3:38		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
3:36		Benny Williams offensive rebound
3:36		Levi Stockard III personal foul (Benny Williams draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:26		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
3:24		Hason Ward defensive rebound
3:01		Levi Stockard III turnover (traveling)
2:43		Cole Swider misses three point jump shot
2:41		Buddy Boeheim offensive rebound
2:35	+2	Buddy Boeheim makes two point jump shot	53-59
2:30	+2	Levi Stockard III makes two point layup (Vince Williams assists)	53-61
2:18		KeShawn Curry shooting foul (Buddy Boeheim draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-61
2:18	+1	Buddy Boeheim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
1:59	+2	Hason Ward makes two point dunk (Levi Stockard III assists)	55-63
1:47		Hason Ward personal foul
1:42		Jimmy Boeheim misses two point jump shot
1:40		KeShawn Curry defensive rebound
1:09		KeShawn Curry defensive rebound
1:19		Vince Williams turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Boeheim steals)
1:11		Buddy Boeheim misses three point jump shot
1:09		KeShawn Curry defensive rebound
1:09		Cole Swider personal foul (KeShawn Curry draws the foul)
1:08		KeShawn Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:08		Jimmy Boeheim defensive rebound
1:00		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass)
0:44	+2	Levi Stockard III makes two point dunk (Vince Williams assists)	55-65
0:28		Benny Williams turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Tsohonis steals)
0:21	+2	Vince Williams makes two point dunk (Marcus Tsohonis assists)	55-67
0:08		Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (KeShawn Curry steals)
0:00		End of period

Joseph Girard III turnover (bad pass) (KeShawn Curry steals)