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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- JeQuan Lewis scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and VCU got an 87-77 win over Richmond in Saturday's Atlantic 10 Conference tournament to advance to the championship game. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 6:30:pm EST

JeQuan Lewis hit the shot that could limit the Atlantic 10 to two NCAA tournament bids. In the final minute of regulation of the second Atlantic 10 semifinal on Saturday, Richmond’s Nick Sherod elevated, a ball swished through a net, and bubble teams across America cringed. Sherod’s 3-pointer put Richmond up three on second-seeded, NCAA tournament-bound VCU with 35 seconds remaining, and looked like it would be enough to indirectly lock up a third March Madness bid for the A-10. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 6:15:pm EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- E.C. Matthews scored 19 points, hitting all four of his 3-point attempts, and fourth-seeded Rhode Island cruised into the championship game of the Atlantic 10 tournament with an 84-60 win over ninth-seeded Davidson on Saturday. Continue to Article

March 11, 2017 5:05:pm EST

Hassan Martin had 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots, E.C. Matthews scored 20 points and Rhode Island pulled away in the second half for a 74-63 win over St. Bonaventure on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Fourth-seeded Rhode Island (22-9), which has won six in a row, will play No. 9 seed Davidson in the semifinals on Saturday. Kuran Iverson converted a 3-point play and then Martin made a layup to make it 54-43 about six minutes later and the Bonnies trailed by double figures the rest of the way. Continue to Article

March 10, 2017 5:12:pm EST

In the final minute of VCU's regular-season-ending victory against George Mason, coach Will Wade had all five of his seniors on the floor. Second-seeded VCU opens play in the Atlantic-10 Tournament in the quarterfinals on Friday night. ''It's a little bit of pressure because I've been a part of a lot of winning teams here,'' said Alie-Cox, the team's leading shot-blocker and No. 3 scorer. Continue to Article

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