VCU again wins Atlantic 10 crown for NCAA tournament berth

PITTSBURGH — (*10*) completed with 17 factors and 11 rebounds and No. 2 seed VCU beat fourth-seeded dayton 70-62 on Sunday to win a second straight Atlantic 10 Conference tournament and clinch a spot within the NCAA tournament.

VCU (27-7) will make its twenty first March Madness look. The Rams made all of it the way in which to the Final Four earlier than dropping in 2011.

Lewis hit 4 of 5 pictures from past the 3-point line however simply 1-of-5 inside it for VCU. Reserves Terrence Hill Jr.. and Michael Belle scored 14 and 12, respectively.

Javon Bennett led Dayton (23-11) with 14 factors and Amaël L’Etang scored 12.

Hill and Barry Evans linked from past the arc to present VCU a 16-10 lead, and the Rams by no means trailed again in constructing a 40-25 benefit at halftime.

Dayton whittled the deficit to 10 early within the second half, however Belle buried a 3-pointer and Hill hit a pull-up jumper for a 48-33 lead with quarter-hour remaining.

The Flyers trailed by 10 once they missed the entrance finish of a 1-and-1 twice. Jordan Derkack made 1 of 4 foul pictures earlier than L’etang sank a pair to chop it to 60-53 with 2:02 remaining, however the Flyers bought no nearer.

Dayton, swept by VCU throughout the common season, was aiming for a twentieth NCAA tournament look.