National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
VCU 90, Wake Forest 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # John Cahill, # Wally Rutecki, # Tony Green
Attendance: 8119
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Bradford Burgess scored 25 points to lead Virginia Commonwealth to an impressive 90-69 rout of struggling Wake Forest Tuesday in preseason NIT action in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The experienced VCU Rams (3-0), who return all five starters, took advantage of 23 Wake Forest turnovers and broke open a close game in the second half. In contrast, VCU turned it over only seven times. Brandon Rozzell came off the bench to add 18, and Joey Rodriguez chipped in with 17 points. and six assists for the Rams.

Wake Forest falls to 1-2, with losses to VCU and Stetson. Ari Stewart led the Demon Deacons with 18 points, and J.T. Terrell added 14.

The Rams advance to the semifinal round of the tournament in Madison Square Garden.
Top Game Performances
 
VCU   Wake Forest
Bradford Burgess 25 Scoring Ari Stewart 18
Joey Rodriguez 6 Assists C.J. Harris 4
Bradford Burgess 8 Rebounds C.J. Harris 9
Jamie Skeen 5 Free Throws Made Travis McKie 4
Troy Daniels 3 Steals C.J. Harris 1
D.J. Haley 2 Blocks Carson Desrosiers 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
VCU 90 46.1 11-30 9-12 19 39 4 11
Wake Forest 69 46.0 9-16 14-22 11 30 7 3