VCU 61, Georgia St. 51

VCU 61, Georgia St. 51

Published Mar. 7, 2009 8:00 p.m. ET

Eric Maynor scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to leading Virginia Commonwealth to a 61-52 win over Georgia State on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. Maynor, the CAA player of the year, made 7-of-11 field goals and dished out four assists for the Rams (22-9), who won their eighth straight quarterfinal game to beat the Panthers (12-20) for the 10th straight time. The Rams advance to play the winner of the Old Dominion-Hofstra game in the semifinals. Brandon Rozell added 12 points and Bradford Burgess 11 for the Rams, who hit 9-of-15 3-pointers. Virginia Commonwealth went 13 of 21 from the floor in the second half, 8-for-9 on 3s. Virginia Commonwealth used a 29-12 run that spanned more than 13 minutes to claim a 44-27 lead. Burgess had eight points and Maynor added seven during the spurt.

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