Overview
- Kellen Thames led the Billikens with 16 points and five steals as Saint Louis overturned a second-half deficit at Chaifetz Arena.
- Saint Louis erased a 10-point hole after halftime with a decisive surge, including a run that flipped an eight-point deficit into an 11-point lead.
- The late confrontation began when VCU’s Nyk Lewis stole the ball and launched a half-court shot before contact from Robbie Avila sent him toward the broadcast table.
- Officials issued flagrant-2 ejections to VCU’s Barry Evans and Saint Louis’ Quentin Jones and disqualified most bench players for leaving the bench area, leaving VCU with four players for the final 1.1 seconds.
- Coaches characterized the scuffle as pushing and shoving with no punches thrown, as the win snapped VCU’s 10-game streak and extended Saint Louis’ home run to 20 straight.