Recap - Virginia Commonwealth Defeats Northeastern 73-64
Recap - Virginia Commonwealth Defeats Northeastern 73-64
Virginia Commonwealth got a 26-point performance from Bradford Burgess as they ran past Northeastern 73-64 on Saturday at Siegel Center.
Virginia Commonwealth earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 12.5-point spread.
Virginia Commonwealth got 18 points from Jamie Skeen and another 10 points from Ed Nixon. Joey Rodriguez contributed 7 assists, while Bradford Burgess cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.
Northeastern got a 17-point performance from Joel Smith, who was supported by 16 points from Chaisson Allen. Chaisson Allen had 5 assists in a losing cause for Northeastern, while Alex Harris grabbed 4 rebounds.
Virginia Commonwealth hit the break leading 30-22 before taking care of business in the second half.
Virginia Commonwealth had a 28-19 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
