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VCU beats Duquesne 71-62, clinches share of Atlantic 10 regular season conference title

AP
Mar 04, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) Max Shulga had 22 points in VCU's 71-62 victory against Duquesne on Tuesday for its ninth straight win game and clinched at least a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title.

Shulga had three steals for the Rams (25-5, 15-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Zeb Jackson scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 12 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Joe Bamisile finished 5 of 10 from the field to finish with 12 points. Jack Clark had 14 rebounds.

Maximus Edwards led the way for the Dukes (13-17, 8-9) with 20 points. Eli Wilborn added 14 points and six rebounds for Duquesne. Tre Dinkins had 10 points and five assists.

VCU took the lead with 8:11 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 37-29 at halftime, with Shulga racking up 15 points. VCU used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 12-point lead at 59-47 with 5:31 left in the half before finishing off the win.

NEXT UP

Up next for VCU is a Friday matchup with Dayton at home, and Duquesne visits Saint Louis on Saturday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
VCU
Rams
37
DUQ
Dukes
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Luke Bamgboye vs. Eli Wilborn (Dukes gains possession)
19:44	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point layup	0-2
19:18		Max Shulga misses two point jump shot
19:16		Cam Crawford defensive rebound
18:59		Luke Bamgboye personal foul
18:48	+2	Jakub Necas makes two point hook shot (Eli Wilborn assists)	0-4
18:32	+3	Phillip Russell makes three point jump shot (Luke Bamgboye assists)	3-4
18:25		Phillip Russell personal foul
18:25		Phillip Russell personal foul
18:04		Luke Bamgboye blocks Eli Wilborn's two point layup
18:02		Luke Bamgboye defensive rebound
17:51		Joe Bamisile turnover (lost ball) (Cam Crawford steals)
17:34		Matúŝ Hronský misses three point jump shot
17:32		Jack Clark defensive rebound
17:18	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)	6-4
16:53		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
16:51		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
16:49		Eli Wilborn personal foul
16:22		Joe Bamisile misses two point jump shot
16:20		Matúŝ Hronský defensive rebound
16:14		Jakub Necas misses three point jump shot
16:12		David Dixon offensive rebound
16:12		Luke Bamgboye personal foul
15:58		Jakub Necas misses three point jump shot
15:56		Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
15:45		Christian Fermin misses two point jump shot
15:43		David Dixon defensive rebound
15:39		Max Shulga blocks Tre Dinkins III's two point jump shot
15:37		Jack Clark defensive rebound
15:30		Jack Clark turnover (lost ball) (Jakub Necas steals)
15:25	+2	Jakub Necas makes two point layup	6-6
15:23		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
15:23		Rams offensive rebound
15:23		TV timeout
15:13	+2	Max Shulga makes two point layup	8-6
14:58		Matúŝ Hronský turnover (back court violation)
14:38		Christian Fermin misses two point hook shot
14:36		Jahsean Corbett defensive rebound
14:28		David Dixon turnover (lost ball) (Max Shulga steals)
14:21		Christian Fermin misses two point layup
14:21		Cam Crawford defensive rebound
14:15		Jahsean Corbett turnover (lost ball) (Max Shulga steals)
14:08		Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
14:02		Christian Fermin offensive rebound
13:50		Zeb Jackson misses two point layup
13:48		Jahsean Corbett defensive rebound
13:31		Christian Fermin shooting foul (David Dixon draws the foul)
13:31	+1	David Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-7
13:31	+1	David Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
13:20		Kareem Rozier personal foul
13:10	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point layup (Max Shulga assists)	10-8
13:10		Jahsean Corbett shooting foul (Christian Fermin draws the foul)
13:10		Christian Fermin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:10		Jahsean Corbett defensive rebound
12:53		Tre Dinkins III misses two point jump shot
12:51		Eli Wilborn offensive rebound
12:46	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point layup	10-10
12:22		Zeb Jackson misses two point jump shot
12:20		Maximus Edwards defensive rebound
12:09	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point dunk (Maximus Edwards assists)	10-12
11:54		Michael Belle misses three point jump shot
11:52		Christian Fermin offensive rebound
11:47		Tre Dinkins III personal foul
11:47		TV timeout
11:41		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
11:39		Brandon Jennings offensive rebound
11:35		Maximus Edwards blocks Brandon Jennings's two point layup
11:33		Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
11:18		Tre Dinkins III turnover (bad pass) (Luke Bamgboye steals)
11:06		Zeb Jackson misses two point jump shot
11:04		Jahsean Corbett defensive rebound
10:57		Maximus Edwards misses two point layup
10:55		Michael Belle defensive rebound
10:45		Jahsean Corbett shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 3	11-12
10:45	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 3	12-12
10:45	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-12
10:37		Jakub Necas turnover (lost ball) (Joe Bamisile steals)
10:31	+2	Joe Bamisile makes two point dunk	15-12
10:05		Tre Dinkins III misses two point jump shot
10:03		Jack Clark defensive rebound
9:45	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot	18-12
9:33		Dukes 30 second timeout
9:15	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point jump shot	18-14
9:07		Luke Bamgboye offensive foul
9:07		Luke Bamgboye turnover (offensive foul)
8:52	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point jump shot	18-16
8:36		Christian Fermin turnover (lost ball) (David Dixon steals)
8:30	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point layup	18-18
8:11		Cam Crawford shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
8:11	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
7:52		Maximus Edwards misses three point jump shot
7:50		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
7:45		Maximus Edwards misses two point layup
7:43		Jack Clark defensive rebound
7:35		TV timeout
7:25		Phillip Russell turnover (lost ball) (David Dixon steals)
7:09		Cam Crawford misses two point jump shot
7:07		Rams defensive rebound
6:44		Phillip Russell misses three point jump shot
6:42		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
6:34		Kareem Rozier misses three point jump shot
6:32		Jack Clark defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Zeb Jackson makes two point layup	22-18
6:07	+2	Kareem Rozier makes two point jump shot	22-20
6:00		David Dixon blocks Christian Fermin's two point layup
5:58		Rams offensive rebound
5:48		Phillip Russell turnover (lost ball)
5:29		Matúŝ Hronský turnover (traveling)
5:14	+2	Max Shulga makes two point jump shot	24-20
5:01	+2	Jahsean Corbett makes two point jump shot (Kareem Rozier assists)	24-22
4:43	+2	Joe Bamisile makes two point layup	26-22
4:28		Michael Belle shooting foul (Cam Crawford draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Cam Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-23
4:28	+1	Cam Crawford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-24
4:06	+2	Michael Belle makes two point dunk (Zeb Jackson assists)	28-24
3:42		Jahsean Corbett turnover (lost ball)
3:37	+2	Jack Clark makes two point layup (Joe Bamisile assists)	30-24
3:21		TV timeout
3:11		Eli Wilborn turnover (lost ball) (Zeb Jackson steals)
3:03		Michael Belle turnover (bad pass) (Tre Dinkins III steals)
2:56	+2	Tre Dinkins III makes two point layup	30-26
2:44	+2	Joe Bamisile makes two point layup	32-26
2:09		Kareem Rozier misses two point jump shot
2:07		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
2:07		Jakub Necas misses two point layup
2:06		Maximus Edwards offensive rebound
2:05		Maximus Edwards misses two point layup
2:05		Jack Clark defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Joe Bamisile makes two point layup (Jack Clark assists)	34-26
1:34		Jack Clark personal foul (Kareem Rozier draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Kareem Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-27
1:34		Kareem Rozier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:34		Eli Wilborn offensive rebound
1:13		Maximus Edwards misses three point jump shot
1:11		Joe Bamisile defensive rebound
0:56	+3	Jack Clark makes three point jump shot (Max Shulga assists)	37-27
0:38		Tre Dinkins III turnover (bad pass) (Michael Belle steals)
0:08		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
0:06		Dukes defensive rebound
0:01		Michael Belle shooting foul (Tre Dinkins III draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Tre Dinkins III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-28
0:01	+1	Tre Dinkins III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
0:01		Rams 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VCU
Rams
34
DUQ
Dukes
33

Time		Play	Score
19:40	+3	Max Shulga makes three point jump shot (Phillip Russell assists)	40-29
19:11		Phillip Russell shooting foul (Eli Wilborn draws the foul)
19:11	+1	Eli Wilborn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-30
19:11	+1	Eli Wilborn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-31
18:49		Phillip Russell misses three point jump shot
18:47		Luke Bamgboye offensive rebound
18:47		Matúŝ Hronský shooting foul (Luke Bamgboye draws the foul)
18:47	+1	Luke Bamgboye makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-31
18:47		Luke Bamgboye misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:47		Jack Clark offensive rebound
18:38		Eli Wilborn shooting foul (Joe Bamisile draws the foul)
18:38	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-31
18:38	+1	Joe Bamisile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-31
18:13		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
18:11		Matúŝ Hronský offensive rebound
18:01		Jakub Necas offensive foul
18:01		Jakub Necas turnover (offensive foul)
17:41		Joe Bamisile misses two point hook shot
17:39		Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
17:34		Max Shulga personal foul
17:23		Cam Crawford turnover (bad pass) (Max Shulga steals)
17:10		Max Shulga misses two point jump shot
17:08		Luke Bamgboye offensive rebound
17:04	+2	Luke Bamgboye makes two point layup	45-31
16:56		Dukes 30 second timeout
16:56		TV timeout
16:40	+3	Maximus Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jakub Necas assists)	45-34
16:22		Joe Bamisile turnover (lost ball) (Cam Crawford steals)
16:02	+2	Maximus Edwards makes two point hook shot	45-36
15:41		Phillip Russell turnover (bad pass)
15:32	+3	Maximus Edwards makes three point jump shot (Tre Dinkins III assists)	45-39
15:19		Rams 30 second timeout
15:19		TV timeout
15:06		Cam Crawford shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
15:06		Max Shulga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:06	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-39
14:46	+3	Maximus Edwards makes three point jump shot (Tre Dinkins III assists)	46-42
14:46		Zeb Jackson shooting foul (Maximus Edwards draws the foul)
14:46		Maximus Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:46		Max Shulga defensive rebound
14:33		Jakub Necas personal foul
14:31		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
14:29		Christian Fermin offensive rebound
14:24		Jakub Necas blocks Christian Fermin's two point layup
14:22		David Dixon defensive rebound
14:16		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
14:14		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
14:14		Christian Fermin personal foul
14:14		Maximus Edwards misses three point jump shot
14:12		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
14:04		Tre Dinkins III misses two point jump shot
14:02		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
13:51		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
13:49		Zeb Jackson offensive rebound
13:38		Joe Bamisile misses two point layup
13:36		Cam Crawford defensive rebound
13:36		Zeb Jackson personal foul
13:22		Zeb Jackson personal foul
13:05		Cam Crawford misses three point jump shot
13:03		Jack Clark defensive rebound
12:55		Jack Clark misses three point jump shot
12:49		Dukes defensive rebound
12:21		Maximus Edwards misses two point jump shot
12:19		Jack Clark defensive rebound
12:14		Jack Clark turnover (bad pass)
11:54		Luke Bamgboye blocks Eli Wilborn's two point layup
11:52		Max Shulga defensive rebound
11:45	+3	Zeb Jackson makes three point jump shot (Jack Clark assists)	49-42
11:19	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point layup	49-44
11:19		Luke Bamgboye shooting foul (Eli Wilborn draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19		Eli Wilborn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:19		Luke Bamgboye defensive rebound
11:03		Maximus Edwards shooting foul (Zeb Jackson draws the foul)
11:03	+1	Zeb Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	50-44
11:03	+1	Zeb Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	51-44
11:03	+1	Zeb Jackson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	52-44
10:45		Brandon Jennings personal foul (Eli Wilborn draws the foul)
10:45		Eli Wilborn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:45		Dukes offensive rebound
10:37		Max Shulga personal foul (Eli Wilborn draws the foul)
10:37		Eli Wilborn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:37		Brandon Jennings defensive rebound
10:17		Jack Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jahsean Corbett steals)
9:58		Eli Wilborn turnover (lost ball) (Michael Belle steals)
9:54		Rams 30 second timeout
9:38		Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
9:36		Jack Clark offensive rebound
9:22		Jack Clark turnover (traveling)
9:01		Tre Dinkins III misses two point jump shot
8:59		Rams defensive rebound
8:28		David Dixon blocks Phillip Russell's two point layup
8:26		David Dixon defensive rebound
8:18	+2	David Dixon makes two point layup (Tre Dinkins III assists)	52-46
8:18		Christian Fermin shooting foul (David Dixon draws the foul)
8:18	+1	David Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-47
8:12		Tre Dinkins III personal foul
8:12	+1	Christian Fermin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-47
8:12	+1	Christian Fermin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-47
7:53		Jakub Necas misses two point layup
7:51		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
7:35		Zeb Jackson turnover (bad pass) (David Dixon steals)
7:27		Kareem Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Zeb Jackson steals)
7:10	+2	Zeb Jackson makes two point layup	56-47
6:45		Kareem Rozier misses two point jump shot
6:43		David Dixon offensive rebound
6:43		Christian Fermin personal foul
6:43		David Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:43		David Dixon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:43		Jack Clark defensive rebound
6:24		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
6:22		Jack Clark offensive rebound
6:18		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
6:16		Tre Dinkins III defensive rebound
5:55		David Dixon offensive foul
5:55		David Dixon turnover (offensive foul)
5:31	+3	Zeb Jackson makes three point jump shot	59-47
4:54		Jakub Necas misses two point jump shot
4:52		Jakub Necas offensive rebound
4:50	+2	Jakub Necas makes two point layup	59-49
4:23	+2	Brandon Jennings makes two point jump shot	61-49
3:53		Brandon Jennings shooting foul (Tre Dinkins III draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Tre Dinkins III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-50
3:53	+1	Tre Dinkins III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-51
3:31		Jack Clark misses two point layup
3:29		Jack Clark offensive rebound
3:26		Jack Clark misses two point layup
3:24		Jakub Necas defensive rebound
3:19		Christian Fermin blocks Tre Dinkins III's two point layup
3:17		Max Shulga defensive rebound
3:11		Eli Wilborn blocks Zeb Jackson's two point layup
3:09		Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
3:08		Eli Wilborn turnover
2:53	+2	Jack Clark makes two point jump shot	63-51
2:31	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point dunk (Tre Dinkins III assists)	63-53
1:59		Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:57		Jack Clark offensive rebound
1:48		Zeb Jackson turnover (lost ball)
1:36		Max Shulga shooting foul (Maximus Edwards draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Maximus Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 3	63-54
1:36	+1	Maximus Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 3	63-55
1:36	+1	Maximus Edwards makes regular free throw 3 of 3	63-56
1:30	+2	Joe Bamisile makes two point dunk (Jack Clark assists)	65-56
1:19		Christian Fermin personal foul (Tre Dinkins III draws the foul)
1:19		Tre Dinkins III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:19	+1	Tre Dinkins III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-57
1:05		Jakub Necas personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
1:05	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-57
0:58	+2	Eli Wilborn makes two point dunk (Tre Dinkins III assists)	67-59
0:30	+3	Zeb Jackson makes three point jump shot	70-59
0:25	+3	Tre Dinkins III makes three point jump shot	70-62
0:13		Cam Crawford personal foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-62
0:13		Max Shulga misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Eli Wilborn defensive rebound
0:02		Tre Dinkins III misses three point jump shot
0:00		Max Shulga defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Max Shulga defensive rebound