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11/11 21:16 CST Alston scores 19 off the bench, VCU defeats NJIT 87-49
Alston scores 19 off the bench, VCU defeats NJIT 87-49
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) --- Torey Alston scored 19 points off the bench to help lead
VCU past NJIT 87-49 on Wednesday.
Alston added seven rebounds for the Rams (2-1). Lazar Djokovic added 15 points
while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 5 for 9 from the line to go with
seven rebounds. Nyk Lewis had 12 points and finished 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
Victor Vanderstraeten finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for the
Highlanders (1-4).
VCU took the lead with 16:41 remaining in the first half and did not trail
again. Alston led the team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to go up
43-28 at the break. VCU extended its lead to 87-45 during the second half,
fueled by a 14-2 scoring run. Blake Harper scored a team-high six points in the
second half to close out the win.
Up next
VCU takes on Santa Clara on the road on Thursday, and NJIT visits Fairfield on
Saturday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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