Which VCU Team Will Show Up Against Dayton?

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The best summary of VCU’s collapse against St. Bonaventure on Wednesday was written 162 years ago, by a man who died decades before Dr. James Naismith hung up a fruit basket at Springfield College.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Charles Dickens wrote in “A Tale of Two Cities.”
“It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,” Dickens continued. “We had everything before us, we had nothing before us.”
The first half on Wednesday was excellent for the Rams, as they hung 40 points on the Bonnies in Olean, New York. VCU’s defense, which has played above expectations for much of the year, held St. Bonaventure to 25 in the opening frame.
The second half? A totally different tale. The Bonnies started the half on a 20-3 run, including 16 unanswered points. VCU scored three points in the last 10 minutes and would not make a field goal for the final nine minutes of the game. St. Bonaventure comfortably covered the 2.5-point spread, cruising to a 70-54...

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