#20 VCU Handles St. Joe's 89-74
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Melvin Johnson scored 20 points and No. 20 VCU extended its winning streak to eight games with an 89-74 victory over Saint Joseph's on Saturday.
Treveon Graham added 19 points for the Rams (13-3, 3-0 Atlantic 10), who made Shaka Smart just the seventh coach in Division I history to win 150 games in his first six seasons. Smart is 150-49.
DeAndre Bembry scored 16 and Aaron Brown 14 for Saint Joseph's (6-8, 0-3). The loss was the Hawks' fourth in a row and gave them an 0-3 start to conference play for the first time since the 2010-11 season.
The Hawks used an 11-5 run in the first half to get to 22-21, prompting Smart to call a timeout. When Doug Brooks made a 3-pointer on VCU's next possession, it ignited a half-ending 24-9 run that featured scoring from seven Rams.
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