RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Malcolm Armstead hit an 18-foot jumper from
the top off the key with 3.8 seconds to play Tuesday night,
lifting Wichita State to a 53-51 victory over Virginia
Commonwealth.



Cleanthony Early added 13 points and Carl Hall 12 for the
Shockers (2-0), who beat VCU for the first time in three tries.
The Rams (1-1) knocked them out in the second round of the NCAA
tournament last season, and beat them on last-second free throws
two years ago during the regular season.



Juvonte Reddic scored 22 points to lead the Rams (1-1). He had
two free throw attempts with five-tenths of a second left that
would have tied it, but the first spun out. He missed the second
intentionally but was called for a lane violation.



Darius Theus added 15 for the Rams, including a 3-pointer that
tied it at 51 with 26.6 seconds to play.