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Final · Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · Siegel Center, Richmond, VA · attendance 6,230 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

VCU rolled past NJIT 87-49

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Wed, Nov 11, 2026

VCU rolled past NJIT 87-49 at Siegel Center.

Torey Alston led VCU with 19 points. Victor Vanderstraeten had 10 points and 8 rebounds for NJIT. Michael Belle led all players with 9 rebounds for VCU.

VCU had 44 points in the paint to NJIT's 20. VCU covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 9.1 points.

Scoring · VCU: Torey Alston 19, Lazar Djokovic 15, Nyk Lewis 12, Blake Harper 8, Tyrell Ward 8, Sammy Jackson 7, Brandon Jennings 6, Michael Belle 5, Ahmad Nowell 5, Collin Ross 2. NJIT: Victor Vanderstraeten 10, David Bolden 9, Mario Tatum Jr. 5, Matheo Coffi 5, Rocco Awad 5, Quentin Duncan 4, Brendan Oliver 4, Brandon Stores Jr. 3, John Kelly 2, Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

NJIT 58, VCU 87model score

-28.9model spread (home)

145.9model total

9.1points off the final margin

UnderdogNJIT +33.54.6 Lost Under 149.53.6 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-28.5	148.5			our snapshots
Latest	-41.0	145.5	-55000.0	14100.0	our snapshots (6 books)
Close	-33.5	149.5	-100000	5000	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +38 (home) ATS VCU covered Total 136 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
NJIT	0	302	1	same
VCU	non-America East team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	NJIT	VCU
FG	15-60	29-59
FG%	25	49
3PT	5-23	7-25
3P%	22	28
FT	14-21	22-33
FT%	67	67
Rebounds	37	49
Offensive rebounds	16	16
Defensive rebounds	21	33
Assists	5	21
Steals	8	7
Blocks	1	8
Turnovers	13	10
Points off turnovers	5	14
Fast break points	12	6
Points in paint	20	44
Fouls	26	20
Largest lead	2	42
Possessions (est.)	67.0	68.7
Points per 100 possessions	73.2	126.7

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

NJIT Highlanders

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
David Bolden G	29	9	2-9	2-6	3-4	0	1	3	3	0	0	1
Victor Vanderstraeten F	26	10	5-8	0-1	0-0	3	8	0	2	1	0	2
Mario Tatum Jr. G	21	5	1-4	1-3	2-4	1	3	0	1	0	1	3
Matheo Coffi F	19	5	1-6	1-4	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	4
Brandon Stores Jr. G	18	3	1-7	0-3	1-2	0	2	2	3	0	0	2
Rocco Awad	21	5	2-6	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1
John Kelly	20	2	0-3	0-2	2-3	1	4	0	1	2	0	3
Quentin Duncan	14	4	1-5	0-1	2-4	1	2	0	1	2	0	5
Brendan Oliver	11	4	1-6	0-0	2-2	3	5	0	0	0	0	1
Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic	7	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jayonni Durrough	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
AJ Altobelli	7	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Zack Scherler	DNP

VCU Rams

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Nyk Lewis G	28	12	4-6	4-6	0-0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Harper G	26	8	1-6	0-3	6-6	0	3	5	1	1	0	1
Lazar Djokovic F	25	15	5-10	0-1	5-9	3	7	3	3	1	0	0
Brandon Jennings G	19	6	3-6	0-3	0-0	1	3	3	0	2	1	3
Michael Belle F	16	5	2-6	1-2	0-3	4	9	0	0	0	1	3
Torey Alston	19	19	8-10	0-0	3-3	2	7	3	2	0	2	2
Ahmad Nowell	16	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	3	3	1	0	0	2
Sammy Jackson	14	7	1-3	1-3	4-4	1	3	0	0	2	1	2
Tyrell Ward	14	8	2-4	0-1	4-6	0	2	0	1	0	1	4
Collin Ross	10	2	1-3	0-2	0-2	2	3	1	2	1	2	1
Nyle Ralph-Beyer	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Stefan Plisnic	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Joshua Wyche	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jordan Tillery	DNP