VCU 68, Delaware 55

VCU 68, Delaware 55

Published Jan. 14, 2012 6:46 p.m. ET

Bradford Burgess scored 18 points and Juvonte Reddic added 11 points and nine rebounds to lead Virginia Commonwealth past Delaware 68-55 on Saturday.

The win marks VCU's 11th win in the past 13 contests and 10th double-digit win of the season.

The Rams (13-5, 4-2 Colonial Athletic Association) opened the game on an 8-0 run and extended that lead to 11, 30-19, with 3 minutes left in the first half. VCU led by as many as 17 points, 67-50, with 51 seconds left to play.

VCU held Delaware (7-9, 3-3) to 31 percent (18 of 58) shooting from the field and forced the Blue Hens to commit 11 turnovers. The Rams scored 14 points off those errors.

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Josh Brinkley led the Blue Hens with 13 and 11 rebounds while Jamelle Hagins and Devon Saddler scored 10 apiece. Hagins also had 14 rebounds in the loss.

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