Nelson's 19 lead VCU past Radford 73-50

AP
Nov 15, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Jason Nelson scored 19 points as VCU beat Radford 73-50 on Wednesday night.

Nelson shot 7 for 10, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Rams (2-1). Zeb Jackson scored 17 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line, and added five assists. Toibu Lawal was 3 of 5 shooting and 6 of 10 from the free throw line to finish with 12 points, while adding 10 rebounds.

The Highlanders (2-2) were led in scoring by Kenyon Giles, who finished with 19 points. DaQuan Smith added 11 points and two steals for Radford. Bryan Antoine also had 10 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
RAD
Highlanders
33
VCU
Rams
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Justin Archer vs. Christian Fermin (Zeb Jackson gains possession)
19:50		Zeb Jackson turnover (bad pass) (DaQuan Smith steals)
19:44		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
19:42		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
19:32		Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot
19:30		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
19:08	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:49	+2	Christian Fermin makes two point layup (Max Shulga assists)	2-2
18:21		Bryan Antoine misses two point jump shot
18:19		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
18:15		Zeb Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Bryan Antoine steals)
18:00	+3	Kenyon Giles makes three point jump shot (Bryan Antoine assists)	5-2
17:27		Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot
17:25		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
17:12		Christian Fermin misses two point layup
17:10		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
17:01		Christian Fermin blocks Chandler Turner's two point layup
16:59		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
16:52		Zeb Jackson misses two point jump shot
16:50		Chandler Turner defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	7-2
16:24		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
16:22		Bryan Antoine defensive rebound
16:15	+3	Bryan Antoine makes three point jump shot (DaQuan Smith assists)	10-2
16:14		Rams 30 second timeout
16:14		TV timeout
15:58		Michael Belle misses two point layup
15:56		Toibu Lawal offensive rebound
15:55		D'Auntray Pierce shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul)
15:55		Toibu Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:55	+1	Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-3
15:34		DaQuan Smith misses two point layup
15:32		Max Shulga defensive rebound
15:23	+2	Max Shulga makes two point layup	10-5
14:57	+2	Bryan Antoine makes two point jump shot	12-5
14:40	+2	Jason Nelson makes two point layup	12-7
14:40		Bryan Antoine personal foul (Jason Nelson draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Jason Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-8
14:22		Chandler Turner misses two point jump shot
14:20		Max Shulga defensive rebound
14:14		Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
14:12		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
13:52	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot	14-8
13:30		Toibu Lawal misses three point jump shot
13:28		DaQuan Smith defensive rebound
13:15		Bryan Antoine misses three point jump shot
13:13		Zeb Jackson defensive rebound
13:06		Bryan Antoine shooting foul (Zeb Jackson draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Zeb Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-9
13:06	+1	Zeb Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-10
13:05		Chandler Turner turnover (bad pass)
13:00	+2	Zeb Jackson makes two point dunk	14-12
12:34	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	16-12
12:08		DaQuan Smith shooting foul (Max Shulga draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-13
12:08	+1	Max Shulga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-14
11:47		Justin Archer turnover (traveling)
11:47		TV timeout
11:27		D'Auntray Pierce blocks Michael Belle's two point layup
11:26		Justin Archer defensive rebound
11:26		Roosevelt Wheeler personal foul (Justin Archer draws the foul)
11:09		Roosevelt Wheeler shooting foul (Truth Harris draws the foul)
11:09		Truth Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:09	+1	Truth Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-14
10:45	+3	Jason Nelson makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)	17-17
10:13		Trenton Walters misses three point jump shot
10:11		Christian Fermin defensive rebound
9:50		Zeb Jackson misses two point jump shot
9:48		D'Auntray Pierce defensive rebound
9:33		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
9:31		Justin Archer offensive rebound
9:12		Trenton Walters turnover (lost ball) (Zeb Jackson steals)
8:52		Zeb Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:50		Justin Archer defensive rebound
8:32		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
8:30		Justin Archer offensive rebound
8:27	+2	Justin Archer makes two point layup	19-17
8:02		Trenton Walters personal foul
7:59		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
7:57		TJ Nesmith defensive rebound
7:32		TJ Nesmith turnover (bad pass) (Jason Nelson steals)
7:27	+2	Toibu Lawal makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jason Nelson assists)	19-19
7:08	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point driving layup	21-19
7:08		Michael Belle shooting foul (DaQuan Smith draws the foul)
7:08		TV timeout
7:08	+1	DaQuan Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-19
6:38		Kyle Burns blocks Jason Nelson's two point layup
6:36		Highlanders defensive rebound
6:03		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
6:03		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
6:03		Chandler Turner personal foul
6:03	+3	Jason Nelson makes three point jump shot (Christian Fermin assists)	22-22
5:44		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
5:42		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
5:37		Toibu Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Turner steals)
5:37		DaQuan Smith turnover (lost ball)
5:13		Max Shulga misses three point jump shot
5:11		Justin Archer defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	24-22
4:47		Toibu Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Burns steals)
4:40	+2	DaQuan Smith makes two point jump shot	26-22
4:22		Michael Belle misses three point jump shot
4:20		Justin Archer defensive rebound
4:12	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	28-22
3:52		Jason Nelson misses three point jump shot
3:50		Justin Archer defensive rebound
3:44		DaQuan Smith misses two point jump shot
3:42		Toibu Lawal defensive rebound
3:26		Max Shulga turnover (bad pass) (Justin Archer steals)
3:13	+2	Kenyon Giles makes two point jump shot	30-22
3:13		Max Shulga shooting foul (Kenyon Giles draws the foul)
3:13		TV timeout
3:13	+1	Kenyon Giles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-22
2:53		Kenyon Giles personal foul (Alphonzo Billups III draws the foul)
2:53	+1	Alphonzo Billups III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-23
2:53	+1	Alphonzo Billups III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-24
2:29		Kenyon Giles turnover (bad pass)
2:13	+3	Alphonzo Billups III makes three point jump shot	31-27
1:52		Kenyon Giles misses two point layup
1:50		D'Auntray Pierce offensive rebound
1:45		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
1:43		D'Auntray Pierce offensive rebound
1:39		Max Shulga personal foul (D'Auntray Pierce draws the foul)
1:21		Kenyon Giles misses two point jump shot
1:19		Truth Harris offensive rebound
1:13		Truth Harris misses two point layup
1:11		Jason Nelson defensive rebound
1:09	+3	Jason Nelson makes three point jump shot (Zeb Jackson assists)	31-30
0:58		Highlanders 30 second timeout
0:44		DaQuan Smith misses three point jump shot
0:42		Justin Archer offensive rebound
0:38	+2	Justin Archer makes two point layup	33-30
0:06	+3	Zeb Jackson makes three point jump shot	33-33
0:01		Kenyon Giles misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Nelson's 19 lead VCU past Radford 73-50

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1st Half
RAD
Highlanders
33
VCU
Rams
33