Stop me if you’ve heard this one before – it is mid-January, and the VCU Rams men’s basketball team are on the NCAA tournament bubble.
Thanks to a hot start coming out of a three-week COVID-19 pause, that is exactly where VCU finds itself as Atlantic 10 conference play begins to hit full song. The Rams (9-4, 2-0 A-10) now return to the Siegel Center with a six-game winning streak as they prepare to host the George Washington Colonials (4-9, 0-1 A-10).
The game will tip off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night, with live coverage on ESPN+ (fans in the Maryland/Virginia area can also see the game on MASN2).
A blowout and a squeaker
Following a three-week pause that saw two games canceled and two A-10 matchups postponed, VCU picked up right where it left off by extending the winning streak with a pair of road victories.
The games could not have been more different in their makeup: one was a one-point win with scores in the 50’s, while the other saw VCU put up its highest point total in...
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