Alston scores 19 off the bench, VCU defeats NJIT 87-49
(AP) — Torey Alston scored 19 points off the bench to help lead VCU past NJIT 87-49 on Wednesday.
Key points
- VCU extended its lead to 87-45 during the second half, fueled by a 14-2 scoring run.
- VCU took the lead with 16:41 remaining in the first half and did not trail again.
- 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.
Up next VCU takes on Santa Clara on the road on Thursday, and NJIT visits Fairfield on Saturday.
Alston led the team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to go up 43-28 at the break.
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- Victor Vanderstraeten finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Highlanders (1-4).
- Blake Harper scored a team-high six points in the second half to close out the win.
- Nyk Lewis had 12 points and finished 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
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