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Final · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · FedExForum, Memphis, TN · attendance 10,312 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Memphis edged VCU 89-88

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Memphis edged VCU 89-88 at FedExForum.

Westbury, New York, native Jayden Reid led Memphis with 32 points and 7 assists. Blake Harper had 22 points and 5 3-pointers for VCU. Ahmad Nowell led all players with 7 rebounds for VCU.

Memphis covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 8.8 points.

Scoring · Memphis: Jayden Reid 32, Rihards Vavers 17, Tylik Weeks 17, Josh Holloway 9, Luke Almodovar 7, Julius Thedford 3, Maxim Logue 2, William Whorton 2. VCU: Blake Harper 22, Ahmad Nowell 17, Nyk Lewis 14, Tyrell Ward 9, Lazar Djokovic 8, Michael Belle 7, Brandon Jennings 4, Torey Alston 4, Sammy Jackson 3.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

VCU 73, MEM 83model score

-9.8model spread (home)

156.6model total

8.8points off the final margin

UnderdogMEM +2.512.3 Won Under 159.52.9 Lost

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
Close	+2.5	159.5	110	-130	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +1 (home) ATS MEM covered Total 177 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
VCU	non-American team, not tracked
MEM	4	680	–	same

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

Team stats

Stat	VCU	MEM
FG	26-54	27-54
FG%	48	50
3PT	13-24	10-22
3P%	54	45
FT	23-27	25-38
FT%	85	66
Rebounds	28	30
Offensive rebounds	7	8
Defensive rebounds	21	22
Assists	19	11
Steals	4	8
Blocks	2	3
Turnovers	13	8
Points off turnovers	9	21
Fast break points	13	11
Points in paint	24	30
Fouls	26	23
Largest lead	10	6
Possessions (est.)	72.8	72.0
Points per 100 possessions	120.8	123.5

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

VCU Rams

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Blake Harper G	36	22	7-14	5-9	3-4	0	3	4	2	0	0	2
Nyk Lewis G	30	14	3-7	2-4	6-8	0	2	7	3	0	0	3
Lazar Djokovic F	29	8	1-6	0-1	6-6	1	3	2	1	1	0	5
Brandon Jennings G	20	4	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	2	2	2	0	4
Michael Belle F	16	7	3-4	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	3	0	0	3
Torey Alston	30	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	5	3	0	0	2	3
Ahmad Nowell	22	17	5-10	3-5	4-4	1	7	1	1	0	0	4
Tyrell Ward	11	9	3-5	1-1	2-3	1	3	0	0	1	0	1
Sammy Jackson	6	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Stefan Plisnic	DNP
Collin Ross	DNP
Joshua Wyche	DNP
Jordan Tillery	DNP
Nyle Ralph-Beyer	DNP

Memphis Tigers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Luke Almodovar G	35	7	2-3	1-1	2-2	0	2	1	1	0	0	2
Jayden Reid G	35	32	11-21	3-9	7-9	0	1	7	2	3	0	3
Rihards Vavers F	34	17	5-8	4-5	3-4	3	5	1	1	2	0	1
Tylik Weeks F	28	17	3-8	0-2	11-18	0	1	1	2	0	0	3
Maxim Logue F	11	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	1	2
Corneilous Williams	20	0	0-2	0-0	0-2	2	6	0	0	0	2	3
Julius Thedford	13	3	1-5	0-2	1-1	1	5	1	0	1	0	3
Josh Holloway	11	9	3-5	2-3	1-2	0	2	0	1	0	0	3
William Whorton	9	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Cello Jackson Jr.	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Brandin Cummings	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nemanja Popovic	DNP
Fred Smith Jr.	DNP
Jerry Deng	DNP
Parker Pounds	DNP