Five stats from VCU’s dismantling of Fordham

Numbers 1-5 will explode your brain into tiny, quivering pieces!

January 14, 2016; 1:12 PM • by Aaron Williams

Photos by Will Weaver

VCU dominated Fordham 88-54 on both ends of the court Wednesday night in the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Here are five shocking stats:

VCU scored 20 points in the final 5:51 of the first half including an 18-2 run. Fordham scored 19 points in the entire first half. In fact, it took Fordham 37:31 and VCU’s walk-ons to match VCU’s 47 first half points.
VCU assisted on 23 of 33 field goals in the game including 14 assists on 18 buckets in the first half. JeQuan Lewis tallied 7 dimes and reserve point guard Jonathan Williams added 5.
Michael Gilmore, Korey Billbury, Ahmed Hamdy Mohamed, and Gerron Scissum all dunked, but it was Justin Tillman’s four dunks that punished the Siegel Center’s rims the most. He finished with a career-high 27 points and his fourth double-double after picking up his tenth rebound late in the game.
11 of VCU’s we dressed players scored. Walk-on Torey Burston finished with 3 points, and freshman Gerron Scissum slammed a powerful jam. Freshman walk-on Jordan Riullano didn’t score, but he did get an assist.
VCU’s four forwards combined for 47 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. They went 17-of-23 from two and 2-of-3 from three which amounts to a .769 effective field goal percentage.

Here are three shocking .gifs: