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La Salle Falls 69-63 to VCU - Recap
De'Riante Jenkins scored 15 points leading VCU to a 69-63 victory over La Salle at Siegel Center on Wednesday.
VCU earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -12.5-point spread.
Marcus Santos-Silva had 13 points for VCU and Marcus Evans chipped in with 12 points. Malik Crowfield had 3 assists for them, while Marcus Evans was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
La Salle got 15 points from Isiah Deas in a losing cause and another 15 points from Pookie Powell. Saul Phiri contributed 3 assists for them, while Ed Croswell had 7 rebounds.
VCU was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
VCU won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 39-38.
VCU heads into a battle against Davidson. La Salle, meanwhile, will have their next action against Saint Louis.