Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Davidson Wildcats were unable to pull off another comeback win on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Treveon Graham and Mo Alie-Cox each scored 18 points as the VCU Rams held off the 24th-ranked Wildcats, 93-73, in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.<\/p>\n
Top-seeded Davidson rallied from an 18-point deficit to stun La Salle at the buzzer in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Wildcats trailed by 22 points early in the second half Saturday before going on a 19-2 run to get within five. The Rams, however, scored the next 10 points and held on for the win.<\/p>\n
Graham also pulled down nine rebounds for the fifth-seeded Rams (25-9), who will play Dayton in the A-10 championship game on Sunday. JeQuan Lewis and Terry Larrier tallied 13 and 11 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
“We played with a lot of enthusiasm today,” said Graham. “We wanted to go out there and attack from the get-go like I said earlier. We had our ups and downs and we responded pretty well today and we’re going to have to do that the rest of the season.”<\/p>\n
Tyler Kalinoski, who hit the game-winning shot on Friday, had 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Wildcats (24-7), who had a 10-game winning streak snapped. Jordan Barham and Jack Gibbs contributed 18 points apiece.<\/p>\n
“I think it was Lou Holtz that said, nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad as it seems; the exuberance of the locker room 24 hours ago versus the sadness in the locker loom today, quite a contrast,” said Davidson coach Bob McKillop.<\/p>\n
Davidson started the game on a 16-4 spurt, but the Rams responded with a 13-2 surge to get within one.<\/p>\n
Trailing 23-20, VCU ended the first half on a 24-5 run. Graham scored eight points during the flurry that Alie-Cox capped with a three-point play for a 44-28 halftime lead.<\/p>\n
Jordan Burgess’ three-point play gave the Rams a 55-33 edge with over 15 minutes to play and VCU wasn’t threatened thereafter.<\/p>\n
Game Notes<\/p>\n
VCU shot 49.1 percent from the field and went 12-of-24 from beyond the arc … The Rams outrebounded the Wildcats by a 40-30 margin … VCU will be looking for its first A-10 tournament crown after losing the last two finals. The Rams will play in their fifth straight conference championship game (2011, 2012 CAA).<\/p>\n
Final Score: Dayton 56, Rhode Island 52<\/p>\n
Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Jordan Sibert had 12 points, five assists and five steals as the Dayton Flyers beat the Rhode Island Rams by a 56-52 margin in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.<\/p>\n
Dyshawn Pierre added 10 points and nine rebounds for the second-seeded Flyers (25-7), who will face the fifth-seeded VCU Rams in the championship game on Sunday.<\/p>\n
E.C. Matthews ended with 16 points for the third-seeded Rams (22-9). Gilvydas Biruta tallied 14 points and nine boards.<\/p>\n
Trailing 42-40, Dayton went on a 13-5 run. Sibert tallied six points during the surge to give the Flyers a 53-47 edge.<\/p>\n
This will be the fourth time in the program’s history the Flyers will play in the A-10 title game. Dayton won the championship in 2003.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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