VCU closes with 4 players as benches clear in loss to Saint Louis

Exciting comeback at number 18 st louis In its win 88-75 over visit VCU A fight broke out near the end of Friday night’s game, leaving the Rams with just four players.

With his team in double figures, the Billikens guard quentin jones Tried to dribble in the last second. VCU nick lewis Stole the ball from Jones but the St. Louis standout knocked it out of bounds Robbie Avila. That sequence caused players and staff from both teams to fall to the floor in a chaotic scene.

As the officials reviewed the game, players from both teams kept chirping at each other.

Avila was whistled for a foul, and VCU’s barry evans And St. Louis’ Jones had two flagrant fouls and was ejected.

VCU’s entire bench and all but two players from the St. Louis bench were ejected. For the final 1.1 seconds, the Billikens had six players available – five were on the court – and VCU had four.

“It was a real competitive game. Obviously, emotions were high throughout the game,” Avila, who scored 13 points, said after the game. “It brought out the best of us. It was a really close game. We’ve struggled in the last two games. There’s no ill intent between anyone. Just the emotions of the game. The competition. That’s what it was.”

With the win over second-ranked VCU, Saint Louis extended its lead over the Rams in the Atlantic 10 championship race to two games.

With 18:42 to play, the Rams led 45–35. But Josh Schertz’s team held on for the win, 53–30.

Avila said the ending doesn’t define St. Louis, adding, “That’s not who we are.”