National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Saint Louis 76, VCU 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Where: Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, Missouri
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # DJ Cartensen, # John Gaffney
Attendance: 10027
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Saint Louis 76, No. 24 Virginia Commonwealth 62: Junior guard Jordair Jett scored all 16 of his points in the second half as the host Billikens easily beat the Rams to move into first place in the Atlantic 10.

Saint Louis (20-5, 9-2 A-10) defeated Virginia Commonwealth for the first time in school history, and also received 15 points from junior guard Mike McCall Jr. Junior forward Dwayne Evans added 14 points and senior forward Cody Ellis scored 10.

The Rams (21-6, 9-3) were led by junior forward Juvonte Reddic, who had 19 points and 12 boards.

Virginia Commonwealth, the conference's top offense, fell behind 32-9 in the first half due to a scoring drought of over 10 minutes. Another five-minute scoring drought in the second half eventually allowed the Billikens to open up a 26-point lead, their largest of the night.

Saint Louis shot 55.3 percent from the field.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Evans scored in double figures for the eighth straight game. … The Billikens have beaten three ranked teams this season for the first time since 1993-94. … Virginia Commonwealth's Troy Daniels had two 3-pointers to tie his own single-season school record of 94.

Top Game Performances
 
VCU   Saint Louis
Juvonte Reddic 19 Scoring Jordair Jett 16
Darius Theus 5 Assists Rob Loe 3
Juvonte Reddic 12 Rebounds Dwayne Evans 8
Troy Daniels 2 Free Throws Made Mike McCall Jr. 8
Rob Brandenberg 1 Steals Mike McCall Jr. 3
N/A Blocks Cory Remekun 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
VCU 62 44.4 6-13 8-15 14 31 0 5 10
Saint Louis 76 55.3 7-21 17-23 12 27 1 6 8