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VCU Downs Merrimack 63-42 - Match Report

The battle between VCU and Merrimack didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Merrimack was handed a 63-42 defeat on Wednesday at Stuart Siegel Center.

Joe Bamisile had 20 points for VCU and Phillip Russell chipped in with 18 points. Max Shulga had 4 assists for them, while Brandon Jennings was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Merrimack got 19 points from Adam Clark in a losing cause and another 16 points from Sean Trumper. Adam Clark contributed 3 assists for them, while Devon Savage had 6 rebounds.

VCU was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

VCU won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 36-27.

Next game, VCU takes its act home to face Loyola-Maryland looking for another win. For Merrimack, they head home to face Princeton.